2020 fails us again for grapes
by Well it was another disappointment for a harvest this year. 2019 we lost a lot of grapes to late heavy rains and again this year …
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Garanoir for the Puget Sound AVA
In my continuing series on new and interesting grapes for the Puget Sound AVA, here is a relatively newcomer from Switzerland called Garanoir. Garanoir is …
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Early Bud break at Hollywood Hill Vineyards
by I have been growing grapes in one form or another since 1998 in the Puget Sound AVA. We’ve had plenty of cold years and some …
Sparkling wine from the Puget Sound AVA
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 …