Three distinct climates plus a trio of varying soil types equal three syrah wines with different flavor profiles that reflect the characteristics of the land on which the grapes were grown.

A software glitch that has held up the delivery of an estimated 18,000 cases of liquor per day statewide is likely resolved, said a spokesman with the Washington State Liquor Control Board.

It justgot a little easier to open a winery in rural Benton County.

KENNEWICK -- A warehousing and transportation company that specializes in serving the wine industry is opening a temperature-controlled wine storage warehouse at Vista Field in Kennewick.

Legislators from Washington state and across the country have asked a U.S. trade representative to work with the European Community to allow U.S. wines whose labels contain terms such as "chateau" and "clos" to again be sold within the European countries.

BENTON CITY, Wash. -- This small town of 3,000 someday could follow in Walla Walla's footsteps if it finds a way to capitalize on the growing wine industry on Red Mountain.

PROSSER Twins Zachary and Angelina Bartlett didn't expect to manage a winery.

Walla Walla's loss is Bellevue's gain.

GRANDVIEW, Wash. - As a production supervisor for Columbia Crest in Paterson, Armando Pena knows all about how to care for grape vines.

PROSSER, Wash. -- Prosser Wine and Food Fair organizers have found a new home for this summer's event -- the Washington State University agriculture research facility just north of town.

After 28 years, one Washington winery is closing its doors - not for economic reasons but because the owners decided it's time to move on and do something else.

KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Wine glasses in Jamie Adams' paintings look almost real enough to drink from, and the grapes juicy enough to eat.

OLYMPIA -- The state House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would require anyone using the Washington wine label to use grapes grown in the state.

RICHLAND — Board members of the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center are on a mission to make sure the new Prosser facility is built just the way wine and related industries want and need it.

PASCO, Wash. -- Most people remember Bill Preston as the man with the vision to create Washington state's first destination winery.

Amid the buzz about the 2008 vintage and Washington's mounting wine successes, some attendees at the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers annual convention and trade show in Kennewick said they're starting to feel the pinch of the recession.

KENNEWICK -- The Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers announced the election of new officers, board members and award recipients Feb. 6 during its annual conference at the Three Rivers Convention Center and Toyota Center in Kenneick.

Thomas Henick-Kling's self-described impatient nature may be a good fit with the Washington wine industry.

A dinner and auction to raise money for Washington State University’s Viticulture and Enology Program brought in more than $180,000 in auction proceeds, ticket sales, sponsorships and donations.

The 2009 annual meeting and trade show of the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers is Feb. 4-6 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick.

KENNEWICK -- Sauvignon Blanc grapes that Paul Dolan once described as "insipid" evolved into premium grapes good enough to use in top-tier wines after he switched to organic farming techniques.

Look out Chardonnay. Washington's got a new top wine grape variety.

SUNNYSIDE -- One of Washington's first grape-growing regions has received federal approval to become its 10th appellation or American Viticultural Area.

A new self-directed viticulture and enology program has started at Washington State University.

David Volmut gave up his information technology career in the Midwest a few years ago to pursue his passion for wine.