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Wine industry foundation oversees grants
The Washington Wine Industry Foundation is administering three grants totaling nearly $525,000 that deal with
Living the dream
Victor Palencia is one of the youngest winery owners in Washington’s wine industry.
New approaches to frost control
The height of the vines influences how they fare during cold weather.
Certified grape stock in short supply
If your nursery order isn’t already in, you’re too late for 2014.
Top 5 global wine trends
A survey of 115 international wine trade professionals, commissioned by ProWein, an international trade fair
Alternatives for disease control
Chitosan not only reduces decay but induces resistance in the plant.
Washington wine grape outlook
Americans are drinking more wine
Juice grape trends for 2014
Cash prices are trending downward, production is trending upward.
Hort Association, grape growers bestow honors
Silver Pear Kent Christensen (left) receives the Washington State Horticultural Association’s Silver Pear award
Wine Commission uses humor to educate
"The Recommendeuer" iPad app provides in-depth information about Washington wines.
Marketing matters
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B.C. growers should focus on clones
Grape gowers need to find out which clones will work best in British Columbia.
See grape harvest Down Under
Washington State University's Dr. Thomas Henick-Kling is leading a harvest-time vineyard and winery tour to
New wine center fulfills vision
An artist’s rendering of the new WSU Wine Science Center. Illustration courtesy of WSU
Managing nutrients in NW vineyards
For years, vineyardists in the Pacific Northwest have followed California recommendations to sample leaf petioles at bloom to assess the nutrient status of vines.
Tucker Cellars finds niche
Randy Tucker expanded the number of wines sold at Tucker Cellars from two to
Winery showcases estate fruit
Kerry Shiels began as Côte Bonneville’s winemaker in 2009, after getting her master’s from the University of California, Davis, and working harvests for five different wineries in California, Australia, and Argentina.
Winery showcases estate fruit
Kerry Shiels began as Côte Bonneville’s winemaker in 2009, after getting her master’s from
Kestrel Wines finds value in old vines
An old Cabernet Sauvignon vine at Kestrel View Estates Vineyard near Prosser. Photo courtesy of
A sense of place
Clay Mackey says their Cabernet Franc vineyard survived the cold temperatures in late spring. by
Trellis enhances grape quality
In the Geneva double curtain system, the canopy is divided into two curtains that
Wine industry matures
Like many Yakima Valley wine grape growers, Dick Boushey was an apple grower first. His
AVAs get smaller
In wine marketing, an appellation or American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a way to differentiate
FruiTrivia: Test your knowledge of fruit varieties
1 Which of the following cherries is not an offspring of Van? a. Lapins b.
Spotlight on Yakima Valley
Wade Wolfe in the tasting room of his Thurston Wolfe Winery in Prosser, Washington. Melissa
Yakima Valley opened the AVA door
The idea to designate Yakima Valley as Washington State’s first American Viticultural Area came to Mike Wallace while he was visiting California’s wine country in the early 1980s, when northern California growers and vintners were carving out appellations and subappellations.
Table grapes part of Arkansas breeding program
This is Joy, in a photo from Idaho, where fruit breeder Esmaeil Fallahi included John
Yakima Valley is the industry’s backbone
Two Blondes Vineyard near Zillah was planted in 2000 by Andrew Will and Chris Camarda.
Yakima Valley AVA turns 30
PHOTO COURTESY OF WASHINGTON WINE COMMISSION The Yakima Valley American Viticultural Area, established by the
White varieties need more water
What works well on red wine grape varieties might be too much of a good
Nothing easy about organic weed control
Research in a newly planted organic vineyard showed just how difficult and labor-intensive weed control
Evaluating grape sites
Michelle Moyer demonstrates how WSU's vineyard site evaluation computer model works. PHOTO BY MELISSA HANSEN
The root of the matter
This excavated root system is from a 40-year-old Concord own-rooted vine. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALAN
Cornell releases wine grape varieties
A new white variety is cold tolerant; a new red variety is disease resistant.
New grape disease reduces yields, quality
Left: A Merlot grapevine shows redleaf symptoms on mature leaves in the lower portions of
Grape harvesters are going high-tech
The grape harvester, on display at an Italian equipment show, can sort fruit in
Most vineyard tasks mechanized
This trunk scrubber of the vMech system is used by Ste. Michelle Wine Estates to
Mechanizing vineyard saves hundreds per acre
At year’s end, when costs of all the grapevine tasks are added up, Ste. Michelle
Developing a disease management program
Washington State University viticulture extension specialist Dr. Michelle Moyer suggests growers consider the following when
Water inside grapes
The Syrah cluster on the right was treated with the antitranspirant Vapor Gard; nontreated cluster
Preventing mildew
Guide for grape pest management available Washington State University’s 2013 Grape Pest Management Guide includes
Topping shoots
Left: The control vines of Madeleine Angevine, not tented. Right: This photo was taken
Enveloping vines in warmth
Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is on the edge of being able to successfully ripen many traditional
An expensive disorder
Photos courtesy of Bhaskar Bondada A shrivel is not just a shrivel. Of the various
Identifying grape shrivels
In the past, grape growers have mistaken any shrivel in their fruit for grape berry
Irrigate early if winter is dry
Bleeding (inset photo) caused by root pressure is associated with bud swell and bud break.
WSU Grape irrigation bulletin
Washington State University Extension has released a new irrigation manual for vineyards, clarifying irrigation options
Last Bite: Test your horticulture and viticulture savvy
1. What is the leading grape variety by acreage grown in Washington State? a. Riesling b. Syrah
Good Point: New kid on the block
Steve Warner In the worldwide winemaking community, Washington State’s wine industry is the 187-year-old new
New winery adds capacity
Grapes are piped overhead from the crush pad on the right into the winery for