Languedoc wineries go upscale
The Languedoc-Roussillon region stretches across southern France from the Spanish border to the Rhône. The largest wine-producing area in the
Wine Quality Alliance to get new life
The Washington Wine Quality Alliance is set to get a makeover. Don Corson, owner of Camaraderie Cellars and a board
Strategic plan for Washington wines
The Washington Wine Commission’s board has approved a long-term strategic plan that will require significant increases in assessments from grape
Packing APPLES
Bins of Golden Delicious are dumped at La Norteñita packing plant. A sign in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico, welcomes visitors to “the
Olsen brothers branch out
Leif (left), Larry, and Dick Olsen grow premium wine grapes to the west of Red Mountain, shown in background. Olsen
Chihuahua growers try cherries
Eric Robinson (right) explains to Carlos Chavez (left) and Pepe Armendariz how he’s training his cherry trees to the Spanish
How to grow only target fruit
For optimum profits, growers need to maximize their production of target fruit, Noel Adkins, manager of orchard operations with Dovex
Emigrant returns to grow apples
Washington State IPM consultant Naná Simone (right) chats with Chihuahua orchardist Hector Ordoñez. After spending most of his life in
How the economic situation developed
The economic situation that Washington State apple growers are struggling with today took root in the 1970s when several factors