Wine Press Northwest Magazine is seeking Syrah wines produced by Northwest wineries with fruit from Washington, Oregon or Idaho. Entries must be at least 75% of the variety. Top judged wines from the competition will appear in 20,000 copies of Wine Press Northwest magazine and online at winepressnw.com. Wines earning the top rating of "Outstanding" [...]
The Oregon tasting report in the Wine Spectator is currently in progress. The magazine prefers to receive samples from Oregon producers throughout the year upon their release on the market, but if you have not yet sent wines that are already on the market this year, there is still time to do so. While the response [...]
For the third consecutive year, Paul Gregutt will be writing the Oregon section for Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book - 2021. The 2020 edition is just now coming out. For the 2019 edition, Paul cleaned up a significant amount of outdated and/or missing material, and for 2020, he was able to add in a number [...]
Dr. Owen J. Bargreen CS of the Washington Wine Blog is writing about the 2012 vintage of Oregon Pinot noir and he'd like samples sent to him by September 15. He writes: "Many critics and winemakers alike have heralded 2012 as one of the great vintages for Oregon Pinot noir in the past twenty years. [...]
As we await the full Oregon report in the next week or so, here are the Oregon reviews from JamesSuckling.com senior editor Nick Stock, who came to Oregon in May. (Note: you will need a subscription to log in and view the scores.) Said Nick: “It should come as no surprise the wines once again [...]
Sip Northwest magazine is accepting submissions for its eighth annual Best of the Northwest issue. Published in November 2019, this issue will feature top picks for wine, beer, spirits and cider the region has to offer and will announce the winners in print SIP Northwest's more than 120,000 readers. The top four winning submissions of each [...]
Erin Brooks, Oregon reviewer for The Wine Advocate, has asked to review up to 650 Oregon wines during her visit here in late July. Erin's Oregon report will focus on wines from the 2017 vintage, although she will accept other vintages or back vintages, including 2018s that have been bottled and released (mostly rosés). All grape varieties [...]
UPDATE 10/5/18: Submissions for the James Suckling tasting are now full. Any samples sent for review will be returned. Thank you. James Suckling contributing editor Nick Stock is headed to Oregon and the OWB is helping facilitate a comprehensive tasting for him, to be held the week of October 22. Nick is inviting Oregon winemakers [...]
While many critics judged the 2011 Pinot noir vintage in Oregon harshly, Dr. Owen Bargreen of the Washington Wine Blog would like to revisit the vintage. In his words, "...a cool growing season doesn’t necessarily translate to poorly made wines; A cool growing season can lead to some highly complex wines. A 2011 retrospective could offer [...]
Here’s a list of publications seeking wines to sample and wine competitions too, listed by deadline: Wine & Spirits, Holiday Wines (Due Jul 13) Best of the NW from Sip Northwest (Due Jul 13) 10th Annual Sommelier Challenge (Due Jul 20-Aug 24) Wine Enthusiast, Sparkling Wines (Due Jul 27) California Winery Advisor (Due Jul 31) The [...]