Author Archives: salidawine

It seems the summer has almost disappeared before we knew it began! But I’m happy to say the word “summer” actually applies this year. The vines are progressing well in the vineyards of the Yakima Valley, essentially on schedule with … Continue reading →

‘Tis the season for the reds! With the advent of the Winter Holidays we’re releasing two of our wines, the “classic” Tempranillo and the first version of ‘Vino Rojo,’ simply meaning ‘Red Wine’ in Spanish. The 2009 Tempranillo greatly resembles … Continue reading →

Last Wednesday evening (in spite of quite stormy conditions) we celebrated the first gathering of Tempranillo producers from Washington State, held at Wine World in Seattle. It was a bit of history in the making and a milestone for the … Continue reading →

History will be in the making on Wednesday, November 16th at Wine World celebrating the first gathering of Tempranillo producers from Washington State. It’s exciting to realize that the ‘Red King of Spain’ has found a home in Washington’s vineyards, … Continue reading →

I can’t believe that the last entry was September 18th. It seems so long ago now. One month following, October 18th, we brought in our first fruit, Albarino, the spicy white hailing originally from Galicia, a really beautiful region in … Continue reading →

September is nearly two-thirds over. Looks as if we’re going to see a similar vintage as last year in terms of timing. So that means, crush “crushed” into about one month max. The great warm weather we had in the … Continue reading →

In my prior post, I announced the emergence of International Tempranillo Day, a world-wide “lift your glass” to the King Red Wine of Spain. Being September 1st, it strangely conflicts with “Cabernet Day,” which seems somewhat of an enigma, puzzling … Continue reading →

There’s lots going on down here in the south end as of late. A while back, an association called the South Sound Wineries came together and we now are conducting our first passport event. It will run beginning Friday, August … Continue reading →

Tempranillo is beginning to make a stir! The First International Tempranillo Day celebration has been announced for Thursday, September 1st, 2011. If you Google “Tempranillo Day” you can find several sources of what’s taking place that day, including participation by … Continue reading →

I must admit admonishment for not having kept up on my blogging, as I believe my last post was somewhere back in the Jurassic Age. When I saw a pterodactyl fly over the other day I got a clue. Actually, … Continue reading →