Life Between the Vines

The history of Washington wineries and vineyards might just surprise you. L’Ecole №. 41 is Walla Walla’s third winery, and was founded in 1983 by Baker and Jean Ferguson. Today it is run by second generation owner Marty Clubb. The tasting room is located in the historic Frenchtown schoolhouse which makes your visit a completely [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Marty Clubb, Proprietor, L’Ecole №. 41, Walla Walla, Washington, defining the term “Double Decant”.  Learn more by visiting lecole.com.

When I’m back in my home state of Ohio I always try to record a podcast interview featuring some of the areas finest winemakers. Way back in 2017 I recorded my first interview with Tony Kosicek of Kosicek Vineyards which was podcast 216, ironically, the Cleveland area code. This time I caught up with Tony’s [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Emma Kosicek, Assistant Winemaker, Kosicek Vineyards, Geneva, Ohio, defining the term “Authentic”.  Learn more by visiting kosicekvineyards.com

Yakima Valley in the state of Washington has its own special identity when it comes to wine. But getting wine lovers to notice can be a challenge. Marissa Dineen is the Owner and Vintner at Dineen Vineyards and she visited Milwaukee recently where her family has roots. But family was only part of the visit [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment, we feature Marissa Dineen, Owner & Vintner, Dineen Vineyards, Yakima Valley, Washington, defining the term “First Leaf”.  Learn more by visiting dineenvineyards.com

Highly sought after grapes makes for truly exceptional wine. Its a simple as that. Pepper Bridge Winery in Walla Walla practices sustainable agriculture but it goes way beyond that. I met up with Partner and Director of Winemaking Jean-Francois Pellet at their tasting room, just a few weeks ago. A third generation winemaker, Jean-Francois is [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Jean-Francois Pellet, Partner & Director of Winemaking, Pepper Bridge Winery, Walla Walla, Washington, defining the term “T-Bud Grafting”.  Learn more by visiting pepperbridge.com

I’ve been able to visit so many unique tasting spaces in Walla Walla picking a single best one would be impossible. But Dunham Cellars was just “plane” fun…with maybe a bit of emphasis on the word plane. Dunham is located in an old WWII airplane hanger (on East Boeing Avenue no less) and that’s where [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Joanne Dunham, Founder & Managing Partner, Dunham Cellars, Walla Walla, Washington, quoting her favorite wine phrase.  Learn more by visiting dunhamcellars.com

Crafting wine in Washington state is a serious business but not without a great deal of humor. These winemakers are passionate, but know how to share laughs with visitors. I met up with Proprietor Mike Martin a few weeks ago to learn about the wine, the winery name and how he found his way to [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Mike Martin, Proprietor, The Wall Vineyards, Walla Walla, Washington, defining the term “Duality”.  Learn more by visiting thewallsvineyards.com

Valdemar Estates is the first internationally owned winery in Washington and based in Walla Walla . With this interview, old world meets new world as Proprietor Jesus Martinez Bujanda Mora and Head Winemaker Devyani Gupta welcome me to their modern tasting room, which is located not far from the Oregon border. Jesus from Spain and [...]

This week on our Vino Lingo segment we feature Jesus Martinez Bujanda, Proprietor, Valdemar Estates, Walla Walla, Washington, defining the term “Troncoconic”.  Learn more by visitint valdemarestates.com