The Huffington Post recently named the Okanagan Valley, B.C. the number one wine destination in the world, and it’s natural beauty attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists year to their 185 wineries. Listen to Dave and Sandi's travel north through the valley and what aspects make this region unique. Plus, learn about barrel aging in French and American oak and Dave’s night at the B.C. Wine Experience with Okanagan winemakers, featuring cuisine from Seattle restaurant legend Tom Douglas.

Happy 10 Year Anniversary, Lake Chelan AVA! It’s another action packed episode exploring the Lake Chelan Wine Valley with our featured interview, Charlie & Lacey Lybecker of Cairdeas Winery. Also, Judy Phelps of Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards delivers a brief history of the Lake Chelan AVA. Plus,  and Dave and Sandi go on an e-bike wine tour with Chelan Electric Bikes and we list our recommended don’t-miss wineries.

In this episode, we talk all things rosé, including a brief rosé 101, and we discuss our recent in-home tasting where we placed Washington state wines alongside those from international producers. Plus, we feature a couple of on-the-spot interviews with two of our guests, Rachel Fay and Cori Omundson who are NW Wine Academy guests and they discuss, you guessed it—ROSÉ! 

In this episode we chose three winemakers, Justin Neufeld, Mari Womack and Casey Cobble, and swept them away to the press room for lightening interviews. Plus, our new discoveries from Taste Washington 2019 and we literally go to church for NW Women Stars of Food and Wine event!

Morgan Lee of Two Vintners and Covington Cellars shares his his journey to becoming one of Washington’s premier winemakers. We celebrate Washington Wine Month with wine events, like the Washington Wine Blog’s 2nd Annual Critics Choice where we met Christophe Baron of Cayuse. And we also compare and contrast an old world Brunello with Morgan’s new world counterpart.

In this episode of Decanted, we interview Richard Duval, who has become one of the most well-renowned photographers in the Washington wine scene and recalls his adventures in some of the most awe-inspiring vineyards in our state. And, up your tasting game

In this one-year anniversary episode, winemaker John Bigelow shares his transition from tech to wine and reveals the collaboration and details of JM Cellars new tasting room and production facility, coming soon to Maltby, Washington. And, decanting has the power to make great and/or expensive red wine more refined or an adequate wine more enjoyable, listen to our decanting tips and about the wine aeration devices we use.

On this episode, Dave and Sandi highlight “best-of” interview clips from our first year—Bart Fawbush, Lisa Packer, Chris Upchurch, Kent Waliser & Lacey Lybeck, Jarrod & Ali Boyle, Seth & Audrey Kitske and Roy Hersh. And, we feel gratitude for the winemakers and wine industry professionals who have partnered with Decanted for our episode interviews or mini-episodes.

We recount our whirlwind tour of Portugal, including the Douro Valley wine country. Learn about the different types of port so you can feel more confident when choosing your own bottle to open with friends or age in the cellar. And meet our guide Roy Hersh, professional port wine judge, writer and educator who is the only person to be inducted into both the Port and Madeira Brotherhoods.

The Wine Bloggers Conference 2018 event gathered citizen bloggers, industry writers, new media innovators, and wine industry members to drive deep into what makes the Walla Walla special. This year’s event was held at the iconic, Marcus Whitman Hotel and Conference Center located in Walla Walla’s historic downtown. And, meet Upsidedown Wine: husband and wife winemaking duo Seth and Audrey Kitzke are carving out spectacularly crafted wines from Candy Mountain. This unique terroir in Richland, WA is the birthplace for Kitzke family vines & wines and will soon be granted AVA status.