In 2002, visionary Allen Shoup set out on a mission to find some of the most highly acclaimed international winemakers to create a portfolio of wines, Old World and New, that would take Washington win...
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Fall 2017 Winemaker Insight
I am excited to share with you some of the highlights of the 2017 growing season. As a winemaker, we have one shot a year at making a great wine; like an artist with only one canvas. It is an exhilara...
Fall 2016 Winemaker Insight
The 2016 growing season started early and was followed by a beautiful spring which moved maturation into the fast lane. Then came July. The skies were surprisingly overcast, which increased the size o...
Spring 2016 Winemaker Insight
My father always told me that time seems to accelerate as we get older...maybe he is right. Looking back, I sent my last newsletter late 2015 and we are now in June with the growing season well underw...
Fall 2015 Winemaker Insight
A fast and furious harvest. At Long Shadows, harvest started August 25th, bringing in some of our Merlot and Syrah. This is a good 10 days earlier than usual and the first time to bring fruit in Augus...
Spring 2015 Winemaker Insight
At age 21, I stepped for the first time on the U.S. land. That was 21 years ago.
I had signed up for a one year winemaking internship in the Yakima Valley and fell in love with the Northwest. I extend...
Fall 2014 Winemaker Insight
Harvest came and went, fast and furious! Although crush is one of my favorite times of the year, it is always a great feeling to receive the last bunch of grapes through the door!
The Columbia Valley ...
Summer 2014 Winemaker Insight
People that know me say that I never need an excuse to open a bottle of wine. More so than others, 2014 seems to be the year worthy of many toasts. Let me raise my glass to 20 years in the United Stat...