Terroir does not innately tell us which grapes to grow or what wines to bottle. Some varieties may be more suitable than others, but even that’s not static. With climate change, wine regions are necessarily exploring alternate grape varieties to
The wine industry is too focused on quality. Sure, that may be a controversial statement, but today the average bottle of wine – regardless of the region of origin – has never been better. Customers rightly assume that any winery they walk
About 30 minutes from Walla Walla, I begin to wonder if I’ve made a wrong turn. I’m surrounded by wheat fields and silos, without a grapevine, or even a sweet onion, the state vegetable, in sight. And that continues into town. A sign on the
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