Auction of Washington Wines (AWW) has announced an incredible lineup of TOAST honorees at a celebration on Aug. 14 at Sparkman Cellars in Woodville. The fourth annual TOAST Awards recognize leaders across Washington’s wine industry. Most important, we are absolutely delighted that our friend Mike Sauer of Red Willow Vineyard will receive the “Lifetime Achievement Award.” He is truly wine royalty in our state. Read on for details about other award recipients and the TOAST event in August. Continue reading
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Walla Walla Wine On Tour
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f you can’t make it to Walla Walla, the next best thing is to go to “Walla Walla Wine on Tour.” We drove to Seattle to do just that, and it was a perfect opportunity to celebrate stellar Walla Walla wine. We visited winemakers we’ve known for a while, like Trey Busch at Sleight of Hand Cellars and Joe Czarny at Canvasback, and said hello again to Emily Kiefer, the hospitality goddess at Caprio Cellars. In addition, we met some others for the first time – Doug Frost of Echolands, Tim Lenihan of Dossier, and Kelsey Albro Itämeri from itä wines. We tasted impressive new vintages of old favorites and enjoyed amazing wines that are new to us. Cheers to Walla Walla wine! And happy 40th anniversary to the AVA!