Tag: Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance

Enoforum, Europe’s Largest Scientific Technical Wine Congress, Coming to America: Ponte dell’Olio, Italy – ENOFORUM, the largest scientific technical congress in Europe for the wine sector, is coming to the United States on May 5-6, 2021 in Sonoma County, CA...

2020 Barrel Full of Money fundraiser most successful to date WALLA WALLA, WA (Dec. 16, 2020) – The 10th Annual Barrel Full of Money fundraiser raised a...

Annual Barrel Full of Money Campaign shifts amidst the pandemic to raise funds for local food bank WALLA WALLA, WA – Walla Walla Valley wineries, along...

Hansen will oversee a continued effort to further align organizations, share administrative functions and expenses, and maximize efficiencies (WALLA WALLA, Wash.) — Robert Hansen, executive...

Wineries Harvest While Wine Country Burns: Large swathes of California continued to burn on Thursday from fires ignited by more than 10,000 lightning strikes. Firefighters are desperately overworked. Yet, even as homes and a hospital were evacuated, many wineries report clear skies and no smoke in the vineyard...

Walla Walla’s first win in the nationwide competition provides a well-earned exclamation point to Washington State Wine Month   (WALLA WALLA, Wash.) — The Walla Walla...

Caymus Winery Owner Chuck Wagner Sues California Over Tasting Room Closures: Napa veteran calls it unfair that wineries serving food can open tasting rooms while others - including all Napa wineries - cannot...

Wine Excise Tax Reduction Extension Becomes Law: The consolidated appropriations package, which includes a one-year extension of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S. 362/ H.R. 1175) that provides federal excise tax benefits for all wineries, was signed into law by the president late on Friday, Dec. 20...

2019 Marks Walla Walla’s Third Finalist Designation Since 2012 (WALLA WALLA, Wash.)—For the third time since 2012, the Walla Walla Valley has been named one...

Phylloxera Strikes Walla Walla Vineyards: The most feared grapevine pest phylloxera has been found for the first time in Washington's Walla Walla Valley. "It's here for sure, just like it's probably throughout the state," Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance executive director Robert Hansen told Wine-Searcher...

Saving Cabernet from Climate Change: UC Cooperative Extension, Beckstoffer Vineyards and Duarte Nursery are launching the wine industry's most ambitious cabernet sauvignon rootstock and clone trial in the Red Hills of Lake County to give the varietal greater resilience to climate change...

Sonoma Wine Auction Co-Chairs Gina Gallo and Chris Jackson Spill the Beans: As we eagerly anticipate the 2019 Sonoma Wine Auction, to be held September 1921, we thought it would be illuminating to learn a little more about this year’s co-chairs, Gina Gallo and Chris Jackson, who happen to be from two of the most influential, long term Sonoma wine families ...

Fire, Smoke Damages Windsor Winery Warehouse, 300 Barrels of Wine: Fire Tuesday night sparked by staining rags badly damaged a Windsor winery warehouse and some 300 barrels of wine, according to a Sonoma County Fire District official. The Hillview Road fire at Notre Vue Estate Winery and Vineyard...

Economic impact study shows wine industry is a significant driver of jobs and tourism for Walla Walla County May 1, 2019 (WALLA WALLA, Wash.) —...

Increased acreage and change in top three varietals grown show evolution in Washington’s premier wine region. WALLA WALLA, WA – The Walla Walla Valley Wine...