Alan Busacca is the founder of Vinitas Vineyard Consultants and co-owner of Volcano Ridge Vineyard in Oregon and AmaTerra Wines in Washington.

Ultra-premium Pinot Noir site will realize its full potential as part of this rising Northwest wine company

Jackson Family Wines announced it has purchased additional property in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The new vineyard sites complement acquisitions made earlier this year, and support the company's plans to produce high-end wines, particularly Pinot Noir, in the region.

The Northwest, particularly Washington, has distinguished itself in recent years as a prime region for the king of wines.

"We don't want to be the Friday or Saturday night wine," Bob Bullock says. "We want to be the Sunday through Thursday night wine business."

Lydig Construction Inc. and ALSC Architects PS, both of Spokane, have been selected by the Wine Science Center Development Authority to construct a $23 million research and teaching facility at Washington State University Tri-Cities in Richland.

Jackson Family Wines announced it has purchased additional property in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The new vineyard sites complement acquisitions made earlier this year, and support the company's plans to produce high-end wines, particularly Pinot Noir, in the region.

Founding Oregon winery melds regional wine history and tourism with updated responsive design for mobile use on the wine trail.

Senate Bill 841 scales back the number of events wineries in exclusive farm use zones can conduct from the existing 25 days to 18.

A conceptual design, construction and architectural team has been selected to build the wine science center in the Tri-Cities Research District in Richland.

First came the brewmasters, whose small-scale breweries and full-flavor beers were infused with the Northwest's DNA

Before it was Trillium Creek Winery, it was a tiny ad in the Tacoma newspaper that read: Three parcels of land totaling nearly 12 acres of blackberries, trees and possibilities.

With the most sales of distilled spirits in Washington state, Total Wine & More Vancouver will mark the fourth Washington liquor store opened by the marketplace leader since June 2012

The peak tourism season in the Columbia Valley is approaching and visitors are showing a growing interest in agritourism. The blending of agriculture and activity is attracting people and changing what the region offers to tourists.

It's officially the very first day of Oregon Wine Month.

"Pat's record demonstrates an understanding of how to improve performance, negotiate fair deals and provide top-quality service to the customers and taxpayers of Washington," Inslee said in a statement.

Officially, it's known as Spring Release Weekend, a moniker it has carried for more than a decade. For most longtime wine lovers and collectors, it's called Leonetti Weekend because this is the one time each year that legendary Leonetti Cellar is open for its customers.

Winerywise is continuing their work to ensure a bright future for the Washington wine industry, by providing education about sustainable management and winemaking practices with a focus on making winery sustainability work.

Here's the situation: You're a PR/Marketing company and you want to make the "case" to wine writers and influencers that Oregon pinot noir styles-including those from a client or two-are moving to a more elegant expression of the heartbreak grape. What's a marketing firm to do?

The Tri-Cities and the Yakima Valley were flooded with wine lovers this weekend. It was all for the 30th Annual Spring Barrel wine tasting event.