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WA Helps N. Mexico State Grad
Friday, 24 June 2016 12:27
WWIF scholarship recipient Zachary Cartwright
TASTE News Service, June 24, 2016 - Zach Cartwright’s great grandfather was a winemaker on the Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan) Native American reservation in New Mexico.
Zach never met his grandfather, but as the first person in his family to attend college, he was inspired by him. He earned a biochemistry degree at New Mexico State University, with a focus on wine.
“My passion for wine only grew after I got an internship at Rio Grande Winery in Las Cruces, New Mexico,” said Zach. “Gordon Steel, the winery owner, was a graduate of the wine program at Washington State University and insisted I look for graduate school opportunities at WSU.”
Mastering The Wine List: 5 Keys To Building Social Currency – Part 1, The Business Dinner
Wednesday, 01 June 2016 16:40
by Jim Laughren, CWE
Weapons of Mass Confusion, or We’re-So-Cool Intimidation? Offering little actionable information, arranged according to the whims of a newly-acquired sommelier or wine distributor, restaurant wine lists seldom do much to help the customer.
Yet this negative can be easily converted to a plus, enhancing your reputation as a sophisticated and knowledgeable diner, even with wine expertise two steps above none whatsoever.
Feds Announce Latest AVA
Wednesday, 20 April 2016 13:07
TASTE News Service, April 20, 2016 – Idaho’s wine industry continues to flourish with the newly approved Lewis‐Clark Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA). The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) today announced this important federal designation, which defines the geographic region of northwestern Idaho and bordering eastern Washington as a unique grape‐growing area.
Study Showcases Yakima Valley AVA'S Impact to Washington's Wine Industry
Tuesday, 19 April 2016 12:49
Tapteil Vineyard on Red Mountain
Yakima, Wash (May 20, 2016) The Yakima Valley is often referred to as the backbone of the Washington State wine industry. It was the first appellation to be established in Washington State and it remains the most significant as outlined in a new study released by the Washington State Wine Commission.
How I Came to Love Italian Wine
Tuesday, 05 April 2016 18:01
by Jackie Townsend
American children don’t grow up with wine as an inherent part of meals as Italian children do. We drink milk, and while wine might be at our tables, lumped in with beer or liquor, we inherit almost a fear of it. It is illegal after all; we might be arrested if caught drinking it under twenty-one, our parents might remind us. Not to mention that it tastes horrible.
Harvest '90
Tuesday, 05 April 2016 17:43
(Editor’s note: The following essay appeared in the November 1990 edition of the California Wine Press. In some ways the world has changed since then—wages have risen and the price of top-quality wines has, too--but the hand picking of winegrapes remains much the same.)
They start to gather in the darkness. It’s still a little chilly and most are wearing light jackets or wool plaid overshirts. Later they will peel these off and work in tee-shirts.