The second story from Miriah Falce, Enologist at Cairdeas Winery in the Lake Chelan AVA. EnglishEspañol The Beginning and the End of the Winemaking Process, again. It is I, the girl who previously said we had no major…
Designated: 2021Vineyards: 1,500 acres (607 hectares)Top Variety: Cabernet SauvignonAverage Annual Precipitation: 8-9 inches The Burn of Columbia Valley is located in south-central Washington, west of Horse Heaven Hills. The triangle-shaped appellation is wholly contained within the larger Columbia Valley. There are three distinguishing features of the appellation. The first is its soils, which are…
There’s no better way to begin the new year than with a laundry list of delicious wines to explore and enjoy. We’re here to share with you the Washington wines that made national and international Top 100 lists in 2021 from James Suckling, Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Enthusiast, and Wine Spectator.
Below, you’ll find a summary of each vintage for the past 30 years. If you are looking for more information, please reach out to Heather Bradshaw, Communications Director at Washington Wine, at [email protected] 2021179,600 Tons Harvested 2021 was a warm growing season in Washington marked…
SEATTLE (June 16, 2021)—Washington has two new American Viticultural Areas (AVAs). The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will publish the final rules for White Bluffs and The Burn of Columbia Valley tomorrow, June 17, 2021, to officially define them each as designated wine grape-growing regions.“We have been anxiously…
Enjoy the fifth story from Brittany Komm, Senior Viticulturist for Precept Wine. EnglishEspañol …the grapes are doing their own thing. The days are getting shorter, the crews are starting later, the nights are getting cooler, and the black…
Published in Good Fruit GrowerBy Ross Courtney August 4, 2020 As Will Beightol slowly drove through a vineyard in early June, a box the size of a microwave mounted to his ATV snapped thousands of pictures. Known as the Flash, the box is a crop estimation sensor developed by…
Final Report: This is a completed project for the Washington Grape & Wine Research ProgramDate: 29 June 2018 Project Title: Assessing and Ameliorating Salinity and Sodicity in Eastern Washington Wine Grape VineyardsProject Duration: July 2016 – June 2018 PI Name: Joan R DavenportOrganization: Washington State UniversityAddress: 24106 N Bunn…
Final Report: 2021- 2022 David G. James, Department of Entomology, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Washington State University, Prosser, WA 99350 Tel: 509 786 9280. Email: [email protected] Summary: Leafminer damage on wine grapes was first reported from vineyards in the Tri-Cities area in September 2020. We determined that the…
