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Where Cab Franc Shines
If you paid attention to all the wine-geek trivia in the wine-road movie comedy Sideways, you may have noticed that in addition to his infamous dismissal of Merlot, the twitchy character Miles also roundly dissed Cabernet Franc. If you paid close attention, you also noticed that one of the wines he considered most glorious - Chateau Cheval Blanc St.-Emilion - just happens to be made from a blend of mostly Cabernet Franc ...

Benefit Auctioneer Tom DiNardo Is First US Auctioneer To Become A Credentialed Sommelier
After successfully graduating from the International Sommelier Guild’s grueling eighteen month long Sommelier Diploma Program, renowned charity auctioneer Tom DiNardo is the first auctioneer in the United States to become a fully credentialed sommelier. 

African American Wine Maker Finds Soul in Napa
From oil industry project engineer to wine maker, Jonathan Branch is an African American man with an intriguing story. As you might imagine black wine makers are rare, and Jonathan Branch and his wines invite and welcome wine enthusiasts to journey into new uncharted territory...

Montepulciano High and Low
One of the more confusing Italian wine label terms has to be Montepulciano, a name that - depending on where it comes from - may stand for a location or a grape...

Crush a Coming-out for Winemaker
Tagaris Winery of Richland plans to release 13 new wines for Catch the Crush this year, which will mark a coming-out for winemaker Frank Roth...

Bottles to Barrels: On Wine and How to Keep It
Wine has been an important part of human life since man first discovered how to make this gift from nature over 6,000 years ago. How to store it and move it in containers was one of the early people’s first problems...

Offbeat Blends
What's your pleasure, single-varietal wines or blends? How about more offbeat and experimental blends, combinations of varieties that spring from the wine maker's creative spirit rather than tradition?

Walla Walla Vintners Stars with Cabernet Franc
Few wineries in the Pacific Northwest can boast 11 vintages of Cabernet Franc, but Walla Walla Vintners does.

Some Notes on Wine Tasting
We wine drinkers are a fortunate bunch. We have so many ways in which to enjoy that beverage of the ages. Our ability to taste and smell gives us an untold amount of enjoyment and pleasure. This gift comes as one of our natural assets...

Malbec by Any Other Name
I say "Malbec," you say "Auxerrois," and someone else says "Côt." Curiously, we're all talking about the same red wine grape, but by whatever name you call it, Malbec makes an enjoyable if not necessarily "noble" wine...

Riesling Making a Remarkable Comeback
The comeback of Riesling as Washington's top white wine was emphasized by the dedication of Pacific Rim winery's new $5.7 million facility in West Richland...

March 2007

Offbeat Grape: Poulsard
Today we'll take a taste of Poulsard, a red grape from the Jura region of Eastern France, a hilly strip that lies up against the Swiss border east of Burgundy...

Desert Wind
Desert Wind winery in Prosser is bringing a new destination winery to the Yakima Valley...

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