Mercer Announces Purchase Of Washington Brands
In a bold move, Mercer Wine Estates is bringing four unique Washington wine brands under its wing, promising a fresh chapter for lovers of Washington wine.
Woodinville
Pomum Receives Organic Certification
Woodinville, WA-based, Pomum Cellars has achieved USDA organic certification for their estate vineyard, Konnowac Vineyard in Wapato, WA. Because of the expensive and limited farming methods and detailed record keeping required, organic winemaking is rare in Washington. Because...
Ste. Michelle Purchases Oregon's A To Z
Washington-based Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has made a massive expansion into Oregon. Already Washington’s largest wine producer, Ste. Michelle recently acquired A to Z Wineworks as well as sister label, Rex Hill. When combined with Ste. Michelle’s existing Oreg...
Northwest Ag Awarded Millions Through SCBG Funding
On Thursday, USDA announced it was awarding $72.9 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant program funding for Fiscal Year 2022. The funding, via AMS, will go to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Smoke Taint Forces Northwest Wine Maker To Table 2020 Vintage
Because of the wildfire smoke last summer and fall, the Betz Family Winery announced recently they would not release a 2020 vintage. Bridgit Griessel owns the Woodinville, WA winery, and said after a series of tests, they determined the smoke taint was just too great
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Washington Wine Industry Looks To Promote Diversity
Three of the biggest players in the Washington wine industry, Woodinville Wine Country, Chateau Ste. Michelle, and DeLille Cellars, are working together in an effort to recruit students from diverse backgrounds for Washington State University's wine science program
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Auction of Washington Wines Reports Another Strong Charitable Event
Auction of Washington Wines charitable event took place last week in Woodinville, and it was another successful event. AWW celebrated its 32nd annual weekend of charitable wine events Thursday through Saturday.
Over $4.5 million was ...
AWW Passes Funding Raising Goal
It was a big month for the Auction of Washington Wines. AWW celebrated its 31st annual charitable wine events at Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville, August 16 – 18, 2018. The organization raised more than $4.2 million. AWW surpassed thei...
WAVE Minute: Recaping WAVEx
Melissa Hansen recaps the recent WAVEx event that wrapped up last week.
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