Wine, Beer, & Cocktails

Washington Wine 2015

Top Malbec

Malbec has been getting a lot of buzz in Washington lately as acreage increases and more winemakers experiment with varietal bottlings. These wines realize malbec’s promise.

09/09/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Washington Wine 2015

Top White Wines

While Washington reds have the reputation for quality, the state still makes an abundance of top-flight white wines. Here are this year’s best.

09/09/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Washington Wine 2015

Top Cabernet Sauvignon

These bottles explain why this remains the state’s most planted grape variety.

09/09/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Washington Wine 2015

Top Merlot

Washington has long made some of the world’s finest examples of merlot, typically more muscular and tannic than those found elsewhere in the world. Here are five of the state’s finest.

09/09/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Washington Wine 2015

Top Syrah

Further proof that 2012 was one of the best years ever for Washington syrah.

09/09/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Washington Wine 2015

Top Grenache

Still a niche variety with only 268 acres planted in Washington (by comparison, cabernet has over 14,000), grenache is producing some of the state’s best wines.

09/09/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Vino

Top 100 Washington Wines of 2015

Our eighth annual ranking presents some of the highest-quality wines the state has produced in the last decade

09/09/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Washington Wine 2015

Top Bordeaux-Style Blends

Made of varying combinations of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, malbec, and petit verdot, these blends are becoming a calling card for the state.

09/09/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Oeno Files

Weekly Wine Pick: Mercer Estates Sauvignon Blanc Yakima Valley 2014

A superb example of an oft-forgotten Washington grape.

08/18/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Oeno Files

Weekly Wine Pick: Chateau Ste. Michelle and Dr. Loosen Eroica Gold Columbia Valley

A noble wine with Noble Rot.

08/11/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Apples to Apples

Here Are the Winners of the Pacific Northwest Cider Awards

From fruity to wood aged.

06/10/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Hopped Up

The New Guide to Washington Beer

What's new, what's next, and why lager doesn’t really suck.

05/21/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

New Guide to Washington Beer

The Next Big Names in Washington Beer

From Bellingham to Yakima, 8 new breweries to watch.

04/15/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

New Guide to Washington Beer

6 Spots to Get Your Fill...in a Growler

Growlers are the craft beer equivalent to takeout. In Seattle you can fill up at virtually any brewery, plenty of bottle shops, and even the occasional drugstore.

04/15/2015 By Rosin Saez