Bottoms Up

Washington’s Wine Tasting Rooms Have a New Flavor

They’re not where—or what—they used to be. The recipe for success for local wineries is changing.

07/07/2025 By Sean P. Sullivan

Wine, Eh

The Okanagan Valley Hides a Charming, Sun-Splashed Wine Region

Just head for Canada’s desert. (Really.)

06/24/2025 By Allison Williams

First-Timer’s Guide

Walla Walla Travel Basics

The when, why, and how of visiting Washington’s signature wine country—even as a total newbie.

10/10/2022 By Allison Williams

Wine Country Escape

Walla Walla: The Maiden Voyage

How to make the most of a first-time visit to Washington's ultimate wine region.

09/14/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Oeno Files

Maltby’s Big Moment

Greater Woodinville gets a new wine destination.

09/14/2021 Photography by Sean P. Sullivan

Wine Country Escape

Yakima Valley: Scenic and Sparkling

Here's how to spend a day in the state's original grape-growing region.

09/14/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Wine Country Escape

Columbia Gorge: The Wild Frontier

Here's how to spend a day in Oregon and Washington's ruggedly beautiful shared wine region.

09/14/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Oeno Files

3 New Wineries That Deserve a Do-Over

The pandemic made for a rough debut, but these Washington winemakers deserve your attention under any circumstances.

09/14/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

QR Code Terroir

Wine Tasting's New Normal

Like everything else, the pandemic changed the tasting room experience. Often for the better.

09/14/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Tasting Notes

The Best Wineries to Visit in Walla Walla

The heart of Washington wine country has no shortage of producers. Here, in no particular order, are the ones to seek out.

08/13/2021 By Sean P. Sullivan

Culture Fix

Weekend What to Do August 16–18

A punked-out roller rink, a block party fit for mythology aficionados, and a mountain town film festival.

08/16/2019 By Sam Jones and Jonathan Olsen-Koziol

Weekly Planner

Where to Eat and Drink May 22–28

The week in which: Cubes Baking celebrates its birthday with tres leches, oysters and beer collide in Fremont, and a cocktail class goes green.

05/22/2019 By Jonathan Olsen-Koziol

Sponsored Content

Taste Washington’s Grand Tasting Is Back March 30 & 31!

Enjoy the most food and wine in one single place, plus Seattle’s hottest chefs and their friends from out of town.

02/26/2019

Culture Fix

Things to Do After Work: April 16–20

Questlove gets creative, Langston Hughes African American Film Festival returns, and there's rosé on parade

04/16/2018 By Mac Hubbard

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: July 26–Aug 1

The week in which: a chef contest goes full Game of Thrones, giraffes make nice drinking companions, and Indi Chocolate debuts inside MarketFront.

07/26/2017 By Amber Wright

Critic's Notebook

Zach Geballe Launches a Wine Tasting Popup at Bite Box

Wine neophytes and other unpretentious drinkers, meet Disgorged.

03/13/2017 By Kathryn Robinson

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: July 9–15

This week: Goodies from local farms are ending up on tables from Capitol Hill to Pioneer Square to Redmond. Ah, summer.

07/08/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

A Midsummer Night's Drink

Where to Eat and Drink This Solstice Weekend

At least three pigs will give their lives this weekend in the name of solstitial revelry. Worth it.

06/18/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: June 11–17

This week: Whether you're into beer, wine, or spirits, we've got a boozy event for you.

06/10/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

Bastille Day 2013

Where to Celebrate Bastille Day 2013

Don your stripes this weekend—Bastille Day returns to Seattle with full force.

07/09/2013 By Rachel Breiwick