climate / grapes / viticulture
Driest April since 1956
by Wow what a difference a couple of months makes around here! My last post was about the wettest February on record and then bam we …
Category: grapes
2016 gets off to a warm start, but a cool finish?
Here we are on May 22nd, 2016 and it’s a typical cool, rainy day we get in May here in the Puget Sound AVA, but …
Sparkling wine from the Puget Sound AVA
by What do you do when nature gives you lemons? You make sparkling wine of course! Let me explain when I say lemons. I really mean …
auxerrois / grapes / puget sound / vineyard / viticulture
Auxerrois in the Puget Sound AVA
Paul Gregutt wrote an article a while back about the grape Auxerrois. He did a good job explaining where the grape comes from and what it characteristics …