Washington’s Shakeout Year: Three Small Vintages, New Owners, and Reasons for Optimism
October, 2026
Washington wine finds itself at an unusual crossroads in 2026. The state has just completed its smallest grape harvest in more than a decade, wineries are closing or changing hands, and growers are removing vineyards...
Willamette Valley at a Crossroads: Three Exceptional Vintages and an Industry Finding Its Way Forward
October, 2026
The Willamette Valley has experienced three consecutive growing seasons that have produced some of the most exciting wines I've tasted from the region in years. The 2023 vintage delivered beautifully ripe, generous Pinot Noir, 2024...
Lake Chelan: Washington's Alpine Outlier
October, 2026
Three days, more than 100 wines, and a closer look at one of Washington's most distinctive and promising wine regions. Few places in Washington wine country are quite like Lake Chelan. The drive into the...
Sonoma County: The 2023 and 2024 Vintages, From Fog to Finish
June, 2026
Sonoma County is not one place. It is a sprawling 1,768 square miles of fog channels, river benches, sun-baked inland valleys, and ridgelines that catch the Pacific before anyone else does. Treating it as a...
Paso Robles and Santa Barbara: The 2023 and 2024 Vintages, Side by Side
June, 2026
If you want to understand how dramatically a vintage can shift the character of a wine, the Central Coast just handed you a perfect case study. Across two growing seasons, Paso Robles and Santa Barbara...
Oregon Wine in 2026: a Soft Market, Two Extraordinary Vintages, and the Eola-Amity Hills at 20 Years
May, 2026
For anyone who follows Oregon wine, the past two years have felt like a riddle. The market is contracting. Wineries have closed, others have consolidated, and tasting rooms are quieter than they were three or...
The Washington Reset: High Quality and Hard Truths in the 2023 & 2024 Vintages
May, 2026
Washington wine country sits mostly in the rain shadow of the Cascades, dry and continental, where summer days can hit triple digits and winter cold can drop a vineyard to its knees in hours. It's...
Celebrating 20 Years of the Eola-Amity Hills AVA
April, 2026
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Eola-Amity Hills AVA, one of the most distinctive and exciting wine regions within Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Officially established in 2006, the AVA has grown from a respected...
Chateauneuf-du-Pape (2023-2024)
February, 2026
Grace in the Heat: Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s Refined 2023 Reds The 2023 vintage for red wines in Châteauneuf-du-Pape was defined by overall balance and healthy growing conditions, resulting in wines that emphasize freshness, aromatic clarity, and approachability....
Finger Lakes: Latest Releases
November, 2025
The Finger Lakes. Carved by glaciers into long, deep ribbons of water, the Finger Lakes sit in the sweet spot for cool-climate winemaking. The lakes act like thermal batteries, storing summer heat and slowly releasing...
Sonoma County (2022-2023)
November, 2025
A Tale of Two Vintages: The 2022 & 2023 Sonoma County Wine Report Every vintage tells its own story, and in Sonoma County, the tale of 2022 and 2023 reads like a study in opposites....
Central Coast (2022-2023)
October, 2025
Santa Barbara County, Vintages 2022 and 2023 California’s Central Coast contains two very different wine worlds. Santa Barbara County is a cool-climate mosaic shaped by transverse valleys that pull ocean air inland. Paso Robles is...
Oregon - 2023 (Pt. I)
October, 2025
A Deep Dive into the 2023 Vintage Across the Willamette Valley After reviewing hundreds of wines from across Oregon this year (2022s and 2023s mostly), one thing is clear: the 2023 vintage marks a turning...
Washington - 2023 (Pt. I)
October, 2025
The 2023 Vintage – A Deep Dive into the Standout Vintage Our Summer 2025 Washington Wine Report is here, and it’s a big one. After reviewing hundreds of wines from across the state, it's clear...
Napa Valley 2023
September, 2025
Growing Season The 2023 vintage in Napa Valley is being widely celebrated by growers and winemakers as one of the most promising and balanced of the past two decades. The season began with a dramatic...