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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE (Feb. 8, 2016) – Washington State’s wine grape harvest in 2015 totaled 222,000 tons, down 2 percent from the prior year, said a report released today by the Washington State Wine Commission and the United States Department of Agriculture. Grape growers attributed the decrease to several…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE (Feb. 9, 2015) – Washington State’s wine grape harvest grew for the third consecutive year, totaling 227,000 tons in 2014, reported the United States Department of Agriculture today. The USDA’s annual grape crush report showed an 8 percent increase from the previous year, making 2014 the…
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Overview As an alternative to analyzing grape samples for their content of smoke related volatile phenols, grape samples can be fermented for use as a tool for the prediction of risk to wine quality from a smoke exposure in the vineyard. There are a number of available protocols for conducting…
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Wine Folly has done it again. By it, we mean making wine more accessible. And by again, we mean by designing this brand-new resource guide, showcasing the history, but also the present, of the Walla Walla Valley AVA. And in true Wine Folly form, visual storytelling leads the way. Walla…
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Location: South-central WashingtonDesignated: 2011Total Size: 13,254 acresAcreage Under Vine: 50 acres (20 hectares)Top Varieties: Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, SyrahSoils: Windblown loess and clay Average Annual Precipitation: 10-13 inches Two Things to Know: Naches Heights is located on a 1M year-old lava flow above the Missoula Floods. Its elevation and proximity to…
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Published in Good Fruit GrowerBy Melissa Hansen, Washington State Wine Commission April 19, 2016 You walk through your vineyard and see suspicious-looking red leaves. Before you assume the worst—grapevine leafroll or red blotch disease—consider that your vines could have a nutritional imbalance. Dr. Joan Davenport, soil scientist for Washington State…
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The sixth story from Miriah Falce, Enologist at Cairdeas Winery in the Lake Chelan AVA. EnglishEspañol August 2022: A blur As the great Taylor Swift said , “August sipped away like a bottle of wine…”. Who else feels…
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“I’ve decided that Fridays are now #FarmerFriday,” Sadie Drury announced on Instagram on April 23, 2021, “and each week, I’ll be introducing a different person on our team from now until harvest.” She started with Leobardo “Lupe” Gomez, the most senior member of the North Slope Management team, who started…
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June Barrel Tasting Weekend Woodinville Tasting Room June 3 & 4 | 1:00-5:00 p.m. $25 pp* / complimentary for Wine Club members Meet and mingle with Winemaker Enrique Ibarra as you taste through three samples of current versus still in barrel wines. Taste and evaluate: Forgeron…
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Mission On behalf of the State of Washington and its wineries and growers, the international mission of the Washington State Wine Commission is to develop new and existing markets and raise awareness and demand for Washington State wine through marketing, communication, education, and winery participation. Japan In-Bound Tour in 2019,…
