Tag: Washington State Wine Commission

Get ready to raise your glass: Taste Washington returns this Spring!   SEATTLE (September 29, 2022) –Taste Washington, the nation’s largest single-region wine & food festival, will return March...

Gabilan Mountains AVA Approved on the Central Coast: Straddling the slopes between Monterey and San Benito counties, from south of San Juan Bautista to east of Soledad, the roughly 30-mile-long appellation is primarily defined by its high elevation: 2,370 feet on average, and no lower than about 1,500, keeping the vines above the soupy fog that soaks most of Monterey...

Scorching Heat and Wildfires Worry European Winemakers: In wine regions across the continent, spring was dry and summer has brought record temperatures, shrinking the potential harvest and sparking wildfires...

A fresh new campaign transforms August into a 31-day festival of Washington Wine SEATTLE (August 1, 2022) — It’s officially WAugust, a 31-day festival of...

WSWA’s Sipsource Latest Channel Shifting Index (CSI) for On-Premise Closes in on Full Recovery: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s (WSWA’s) SipSource released today the latest set of Channel Shifting Index (CSI) data that provides wine and spirits professionals access to channel performance data for wine and spirits categories/segments, price tiers, and U.S. regions that are easy to understand and relevant to successfully navigate the current environment...

In-person seminar features research outcomes and sensory evaluation of research wines SEATTLE (June 30, 2022)—Washington wine grape growers and winemakers are invited to learn about...

Defining characteristics of new AVA include geology, soils, topography, and climate SEATTLE (June 3, 2022)—Rocky Reach is Washington’s 20th American Viticultural Area (AVA). Today, the Alcohol...

Southern Glazer’s Hit with Wine Sales Consultant Class Action Employment Lawsuit: A federal employment lawsuit that seeks class action status was filed May 5, 2022 against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits. The lawsuit against the distributor’s primary LLC and its Texas operation was filed in Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division...

New program will begin certifying state’s wine grapes this summer SEATTLE (May 17, 2022)—The Washington wine industry launched the state’s first statewide certified sustainability program...

Washington Wine Allocates Nearly $1 Million to Wine Research for Upcoming Year: The broad research projects aim to improve wine quality by tackling high priority vineyard and winery issues...

Innovative projects tackle challenges facing Washington’s wine industry SEATTLE (May 6, 2022) – The Washington State Wine Commission (WSWC) awarded almost $1 million in research...

Jackson Family Wines Purchases First Vineyard in Walla Walla Valley, Washington: Jackson Family Wines, the family-owned wine company founded in 1982, has announced the purchase of 61 acres of an existing 117-acre property located in Mill Creek in the eastern region of Washington’s Walla Walla Valley...

Annual wine production report shows 179,600 tons of grapes harvested last fall SEATTLE (April 14, 2022)—Washington’s 2021 wine grape harvest was marked by record-breaking heat...

THURSDAY, APRIL 07 TRENDING STORY   Constellation Buys Oregon's Lingua Franca Master Sommelier Larry Stone's Willamette Valley winery joins Schrader and Booker in the wine giant's premium portfolio...   FEATURED...

Webinar will show growers how to assess the risk of phylloxera in Washington state vineyards. SEATTLE (April 7, 2022)—Washington wine grape growers are invited to...