Most wine tastings survey a number of wines created by a single firm. A couple of weeks back, Seattle Weekly'stasters had a rare opportunity to... More >>

The story so far: In Federal District Court in Seattle, mercantile giant Costco Wholesale Corp. is suing the Washington State Liquor Control... More >>

Now that the harvest is in, the winemakers and sellers can get back to their second favorite activity: litigation. Here in Washington state,... More >>

When Victor Cruz opened Cañon de Sol in 2001, he was the only Latino winery owner in the state. Attention was paid: The wines, crafted by... More >>

You think your wine merchant likes you? Respects your taste? Is interested in your opinions? Maybe, but consider whether you have ever strained... More >>

The annual Beaujolais nouveau craziness has peaked once more and is already fading, leaving behind smiling wine promoters and wine stewards, not a... More >>

There's so much to write about Washington wine that we tend to neglect the major contributions to our drinking pleasure made by our neighbor to... More >>

Consultants have long been a fact of winemaking life worldwide. Once vintners have built up a reputation for skill and commercial success, they... More >>

By the time I arrived at my neighborhood wine shop last Saturday, only six of the just-arrived 12 cases of 2002 Abeja cabernet sauvignon remained... More >>

Last spring, one edition of this column was devoted to celebrating a notable Northwest wine success story: the 21-year run of Columbia Winery's... More >>