This Is Wine Country

The people, places, and bottles of Walla Walla. Plus, a can't-miss fall arts guide, Washington's most iconic inventions, and Top Doctors 2022.

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

Art History

Rehabilitating Uncle SAM

Seattle Art Museum’s reinstallation of its American collection grapples with the institution’s past and reaches for a new vision of its future.

09/19/2022 By Sophie Grossman

A Day in the Life

Punk, Pride, and Pickled Eggs

A historic day with local band Rachaels Children.

09/09/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Made in WA

Washington's Music Inventions, Sung and Unsung

Grunge was a hit. But Paul Tutmarc's electric bass strikes a deeper chord.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Sophie Grossman

AUTUMN HAPPENINGS

Fall Arts Field Guide

Discover—and rediscover—Seattle’s cultural landscape.

08/22/2022 By Sophie Grossman

On View

Reckless Spirits Premieres at Local Sightings Film Fest

The short from Seattle director Vee Hua is Broad City meets the metaphysical realm.

08/19/2022 By Ann Karneus

Eat & Drink

Fall Wine

Washington Wine Levels Up

An escape to wine country never looked so good.

10/10/2022 By Sean P. Sullivan, Allecia Vermillion, and Allison Williams Photography by Brooke Fitts and Amber Fouts

Fall Wine

What Happens When Smoke Gets in Your Wine

In this era of wildfires, air quality can impact wine quality. Will drinkers notice the difference?

10/10/2022 By Sean P. Sullivan

Fall Wine

Woodinville’s Wine Scene Keeps Evolving

Western Washington’s wine country gets a radical face-lift.

10/10/2022 By Sean P. Sullivan

Fall Wine

Walla Walla's Big Food Moment

The state's wine epicenter is becoming a full-fledged dining destination. But maybe don’t call it destination dining.

10/10/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Fall Wine

Where Are Washington's Woman Winemakers?

Our state makes more wine than any other except California, but female producers remain relatively scarce. The reasons may not be what you think.

10/07/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Made in WA

The Greatest Thing Since Fresh Bread

A Yakima-based company invented the humble clip that’s kept food fresh for six decades. Then a new generation invented it all over again.

08/23/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Made in WA

6 Foods Created Right Here in Washington

The staples of our diets.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Allecia Vermillion

Field Notes

At Kricket Club, Nostalgic Indian Food Gets Fancy

Preeti Agarwal's follow-up restaurant in Ravenna unstacks an upscale take on dishes from across the subcontinent.

08/15/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Health & Wellness

Made in WA

Broad Strokes

David Giuliani revolutionized more than just oral hygiene.

08/23/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Made in WA

12 of Washington's Most Vital Medical Inventions

The literal and figurative lifesavers.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Angela Cabotaje and Seattle Met Staff

Home & Real Estate

Habitat

Begone, Bad '90s Remodel

Built without a foyer, this Capitol Hill Craftsman is now flush with cabinets that hide the trappings of modern life.

08/26/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

News & City Life

Explainer

Why Can't Washington Find More Dinosaur Fossils?

A decade ago, the state dug up a fragment of the "Suciasaurus." It hasn't found any remains since.

09/20/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Enclaves

Japantown Was Due for a Landmark

The city is working to preserve the Panama Hotel. But the tiny neighborhood has already embraced its legacy.

09/09/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Group Chat

What Time Should Seattle School Days Start?

Three clock-minders weigh sleep science, equity, and a bus driver shortage after Seattle Public Schools shelves a bell change proposal.

08/30/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Made in WA

Washington’s 60 Most Timeless Inventions

The World’s Fair put Seattle's ingenuity on the map six decades ago. But before and since, our quirky and vital innovations have endured.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Seattle Met Staff

Made in WA

The Toys “R” Hers

How a Magnolia mom built an empire from the ground up.

08/23/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Made in WA

Who Gets to Invent?

A pro bono program at the University of Washington opens up the patent application process to everyone.

08/23/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Made in WA

A Suite of Seattle Tech's Ubiquitous Products

The screen time boosters.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Seattle Met Staff

Made in WA

6 Washington Ideas That Went National

Thank us, U.S.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Seattle Met Staff

Made in WA

11 Games, Toys, and Tools Invented in Washington

Our pastimes.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Seattle Met Staff

Feature

The Twisted Life of Clippy

In the ’90s, Microsoft created an annoying paperclip that it quickly retired. Its developers never imagined the virtual assistant would become a cultural icon.

08/23/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Obsession

Everybody Hates Seattle

Passive aggression is passé in a city desperate for change.

08/22/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Quote Unquote

Avery Barnes Brings African Style to Pioneer Square

"This is not just a gallery or retail space, but more of a creative space."

08/15/2022 By Allison Williams

Nightlife Orbs

Sapphic Seattle Is Reinventing the Lesbian Bar

These lavish club nights for queer femmes are a spiritual successor to gay house parties of yore.

08/09/2022 By Sophie Grossman

Feature

Lou Graham, Seattle's Misunderstood Madam

Is everything we know about one of Seattle’s most notorious historical figures true, or just the masterful storytelling of one garrulous newspaperman?

08/09/2022 By Hanna Brooks Olsen