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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
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| Bob Woehler is tasting editor for Wine Press Northwest and wine columnist for the Tri-City Herald. He has been writing about Northwest wine since 1976. He can be reached at bwoehler@charter.net. He lives in Kennewick, Wash. |

Woehler on Wine

Gordon Brothers still shines
 Wednesday May 14th 2008

Gordon Brothers Winery is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month and is not content to rest on past laurels.

Powers/Badger Mountain celebrating with bags-in-the-box
 Wednesday April 16th 2008

Greg Powers, co-owner and winemaker at Badger Mountain/Powers winery, has always tried to think outside the box.

Hogue continues to craft premium wines
 Wednesday April 2nd 2008

It seems like only yesterday that I drove to Prosser to sample a Chenin Blanc and a riesling from a new winery called Hogue Cellars.

Goose Ridge getting bigger, more competitive
 Tuesday March 4th 2008

Goose Ridge Winery is spending $6 million on its new winemaking facility and grooming a new line of wines aimed at competing with the big boys.





Vintage Musings

Sumac a testament to B.C. wine
 Thursday September 1st 2005

Harry McWatters has been British Columbia's Okanagan Valley wine ambassador for more than 37 years and has carried his message all the way to Buckingham Palace.

Oak Knoll still standing tall
 Wednesday June 1st 2005

More than 35 years ago, a bumper crop of blackberries led to a tasty fruit wine and launched the Vuylsteke family into the Oregon wine business.

Waterbrook still running strong
 Tuesday March 1st 2005

Waterbrook, one of Walla Walla's largest and oldest wineries, doesn't get the same press and high prices as the dozens of boutique producers that have popped up in the past half-decade. But under the direction of owner Eric Rindal, it still makes some of the valley's best wines.

Hells Canyon a slice of heaven
 Wednesday December 1st 2004

When Steve Robertson first saw the property off Chicken Dinner Road that would become Hells Canyon Winery's vineyards, he was totin' a gun. Ducks and geese were noisy in the sky overhead, but Steve wanted a pheasant. His trusty Labrador, Savvy, flushed a covey of quail before they kicked up a colorful cock pheasant.




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