The Case Against BevMo and Total Wine: “Drink Local” Means More Than You Think

I wrote this thing once, already. But then I realized something: You already know all this stuff. You just sometimes Continue reading →

L’Ecole No. 41: “Ferguson” Stands Atop the (Wine) World!

It gives a ridiculous amount of pleasure to be the first to tell you – if you haven’t already heard Continue reading →

Wild Earth Brewing: You Must GO to Roslyn…NOW!

One of the surprisingly few things that bother me about the state of Northwest brewing is that the recognition, buzz, Continue reading →

A Summery Judgment 2014: White Wines Beyond the Pale!

In the Old Time Religion that is wine, here in the Year of Our Lord 2014, the rigid morality has Continue reading →

Quadrotriticale and RuinTen: Stone (and Sorta-Stone) Makes a BIG Splash

Okay, this is gonna be confusing and I apologize in advance. But it’s not my confusion. That’s been provided courtesy Continue reading →

Winemakers in Bondage: Who Took the “Fun” From ProFUNdity?

The Basic Premise is dirt-simple, in either case. It can be hideously complicated, both by its chemistry and by the Continue reading →

Deschutes Brewery “Not The Stoic” and “Hop in The Dark”: Spring Forward!

The inner workings of a beer reviewer’s thought processes: Yet another Deschutes review….What to say without reading like a huge Continue reading →

Wind Rose Cellars: Italy Invades The Olympic Peninsula

You gotta love that name: “Wind Rose”…Sounds very poetic and lyrical; like a Crosby, Stills and Nash song about sailing Continue reading →