2018
Palencia emerges from 2018 judging as ‘Kid Platinum’
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery in British Columbia remains crowned as “King of the Platinum,” but Victor Palencia could wear the nickname “Kid Platinum” of Wine Press Northwest magazine’s year-end judging of gold-medal wines.
2018
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PAIRINGS
Chicago chef fulfills her wine-country dream with Heritage Restaurant | Bar in Woodinville
Wine-loving chef Breanna Beike grew up in the Midwest but wanted to open a wine-country restaurant somewhere on the West Coast eventually.
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WINTER 2018
Oregon winemakers test blending in the vineyard
Some think all great wine is made in the cellar – processed, fermented, blended and bottled under the careful watch of the winemaker. But some of Oregon’s most innovative winemakers are learning to relinquish some control to create the complex, spontaneous and sometimes unexpected results...
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ANDY PERDUE
The rise of Northwest wine culture
As the Pacific Northwest continues its growth and has continued to mature as a wine region over the past two decades, we have seen the inevitable emergence of a wine culture.
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KEN ROBERTSON
Platinum XIX: Fine wines from an array of varietals
This fall marked the 18th time I’ve participated as a judge or a panel moderator for Wine Press Northwest magazine’s annual “best of the best” judging of Northwest wines that have won gold medals or better during the year.
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DAN BERGER
Better than Borscht
For some wine is more than a beverage, or just a liquid to get excited about. Beet juice is roughly the same color, but I never heard anyone get very excited about borscht, which basically is the same as it was a century ago.
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WINTER 2018
Platinum Judging casts spotlight on Port of Kennewick project
The Port of Kennewick recruited Palencia Wine Co., and Bartholomew Winery in 2016 to serve as anchor tenants for the Columbia Gardens Urban Wine & Artisan Village, a Columbia River waterfront redevelopment in downtown Kennewick, Wash.
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WINTER 2018
Northwest Washington winery offers distinctly local flavor
Steve Bertelsen stands behind the counter in the tasting room at Bertelsen Winery, greeting guests as they arrive to check out the facility and taste a few current releases.
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FALL 2018
Willamette Valley winemakers pay tribute to their inspiration
Rows of vines frame a view of the Chehalem Mountains American Viticultural Area, with evergreens, neighboring vineyards and the broader Willamette Valley spread out in the distance. At the cap of each row — oriented north-south — is a plaque bearing someone’s name in the spot where...
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FALL 2018
72 hours in Vancouver, Wash. Wine Country
A wine-lover’s guide to spending a long weekend in Southwest Washington
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PAIRINGS
Match Makers: Female restaurateur uses regional wine to stand out in Idaho’s Lake City
Naomi Boutz can look back and smile about the times she steered diners away from Cabernet Sauvignon by Napa’s Silver Oak and turning them on to Woodward Canyon Artist Series Cab.
