Winemaker's Journal

Aphrodisia weekends

Romance is in the air at local wineries and restaurants

Sommelier classes at CWU

Learn the fine art of pairing wine with meals.

The economics of wine

Wine economist Mike Veseth talks about the battle between fine wine and McWine in his recent book.

Pasta party for the young at heart

Cooking and eating together with family and friends will keep you young and happy.

Stemilt Creek wines rich in character

Stemilt Creek Winery blends wines to express family character

Belgian stew just the thing for winter

Beef Carbonnade is a perfect dish to come home to after a great day of skiing, or a lousy day of snow shoveling.

Time to turn to winter ale

Here's a recipe for a winter stout. I'll have to get back to you on how it turns out.

First wine racking

New wine gets racked and sent to the cellar for winter slumber

California mushrooms

December mushroom hunt results in a great holiday meal

Christmas Eve Cioppino

Christmas Eve Feast of the Seven Fishes rolled into one.

Tsillan Cellars adding event pavilion

Indoor-outdoor pavilion will add year-round reliability for Tsillan Cellars events.

Good Karma for Craig Mitrakul

Craig Mitrakul will be celebrating the New Year with Karma bubbly.

Washington wines on top 100

Lots of Washington wines to be found on year-end lists of top world wines.

Lake Chelan Winery wins local award

Lake Chelan Winery's 2008 Merlot is an NCW winner.

Gobbler Cobbler

Here's a recipe to finally get rid of those turkey leftovers

Give thanks for turkey soup

Turkey soup season begins with Thanksgiving leftovers

Kosta Browne picked as world's best

Local boy makes good as winemaker

Fall barrel tasting this weekend

Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend and the holiday season with a winery tour

Green tomatoes make a spicy, tangy sauce

Those last picked tomatoes still have lots to offer

A wine to call my own

2010 wine is in the bottle; 2011 well on its way

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