Northwest U.S. Wines

Giving up the excitement of the Bay Area for a country life, Craig and Claudia Broadley moved to rural Oregon to make big, oak-flavored Pinot Noir wine. They have a cult following and offer futures for the 2000 vintage

Jan 22, 2002 - Christina Kelly

Seven Hills Winery spent 11 years in Oregon before moving 10 miles across the Columbia River to take up Washington residence. The winery focuses on Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot, but keeps its Oregon Pinot Gris as a tribute to its roots.

Dec 22, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Chehalem Winery in Newberg, OR., not only produces some of the finest Pinot Noir in the country, the winemaker is producing good winemakers through mentoring.

Nov 25, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Artificial wine corks may be what consumers are pulling out of wine bottles. Corked wines, tainted with bacteria, are losing millions of dollars for American wineries and winemakers are looking to high technology to stop the contamination

Oct 20, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Bethel Heights Vineyards is owned and operated by twin brothers Ted and Terry Casteel. They produce some of the best Oregon Pinot Noirs and let the vineyards do the talking.

Sep 20, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Willamette Valley Vineyards is disgarding its lower-end, mostly white wines to concentrate on high-end Pinot Noirs and special Bordeaux and Rhone blends. The results are very good.

Sep 4, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Scott was a great veterinarian and a wine collector. I inherited a dog for a year. It was a great combination.

Aug 3, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Granville Winery in Dundee, Oregon is producing great Pinot Noirs without applying a heavy oak flavor. The results may be less flashy, but the consumer can actually taste the Pinot Noir grape.

Jul 28, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Romeo Conca, founder of Lost Mountain Winery in Sequim, WA. knew how to throw an impromptu party that could make the Gods shiver with envy. Memories of the generous winemaker and chef still linger as his winery lives on through his son. See June 24 article for information on the winery.

Jul 19, 2001 - Christina Kelly

When Liddy gave up drinking wine, I thought I would inherit some 600 bottles in her wine cellar. But she had other ideas. Each bottle carried a story, and I knew she would get around to telling me some of them.

Jul 12, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Raptor Ridge Winery is a small Oregon winery nestled in the forest of the Chehalem Mountains. The couple, Scott and Annie Shull, traded the world of high technology for hand-crafted wines and sharing their winery with noble raptors living on the property.

Jul 2, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Lost Mountain Winery, tucked in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains, offers hand-crafted, big red wines in the family-owned winery.

Jun 24, 2001 - Christina Kelly

The owners of Westrey Wine Company have degrees in philosophy. It shows in the attitude of their wine and the balance of their lives.

Jun 16, 2001 - Christina Kelly

The value of Secret House wines has not been a secret, but the quality is surprising. The Oregon winery also sponsors a great blues festival each year.

Jun 8, 2001 - Christina Kelly

It was almost Leap Year Day, and Carole was searching for the perfect wine to compliment her wedding proposal to Kevin. Includes tasting notes.

Jun 2, 2001 - Christina Kelly

More than I dislike the high mark-ups of wine in restaurants, I can't stand pushy waiters who fill your glass to the brim after each sip, hoping to sell you more wine. This story happened in Seattle.

May 25, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Hogue Cellars is Washington state's largest family-owned winery, producing 450,000 cases per year. The owners pushed for an affordable quality in the wine. Now, Gary and Mike Hogue are raising the bar on its wines, moving up the premium wine bracket.

May 18, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Cadence Winery in Seattle is producing small quantities of the finest Bordeaux blend wines in Washington state. But it took a change of tempo and a new direction for the owners to set out making wine.

May 9, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Food and wine pairing can be magic. The first time I focused on the right wine with the right meal, it involved romance and a big Italian red wine.

May 2, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Northwest wineries are growing by leaps and bounds. Washington state released a study recently reflecting a $2.4 billion economic impact on the state.

Apr 26, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Doug McCrea is developing a reputation for developing Rhone and southern Rhone-style wines with Syrah grapes in Eastern Washington. The results are big, forward lush red wines that sing.

Apr 19, 2001 - Christina Kelly

For people who don't understand the passion of wine lovers, the love story of Rich and Martha will provide an insight into how one person's passion can be another person's beverage.

Apr 12, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Washington's Chateau Ste. Michelle has released a wonderful Riesling that is complex and full of character. It's nothing like the old-style of Rieslings -- cheap and sweet with very little diversity. Now that spring is here, everything is coming up Riesling.

Apr 4, 2001 - Christina Kelly

Washington wines are better than ever, rivaling California and France for some of the finest red wines. A weekly look at new wines released in the Northwest.

Mar 27, 2001 - Christina Kelly