Northwest Wine Radio

(2020)  The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the ways a lot of us work, including the crew here at Northwest Wine Radio.  Because of statewide "Stay Home" rules, we haven't been able to host guests in our studio.  So, this week, we present an "encore" presentation of some of our favorite stories from the past three years.  And as you listen, we once again encourage you to support all of these local producers!

This week's encore guests share the stories of Waterbrook Winery, Cramoisi Cellars, and Cubanisimo Wines.

Join host Brian Calvert for all this, plus our features "Wine and Booze in the News" and the "Grapevine," a listing for Northwest events featuring wine and beer.  Master of Wine Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery stops by to answer our wine questions in his segment "Ask Bob," and Justin Stiefel of Heritage Distilling Company mixes-up our "Drink of the Week."  

(2020)  The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the ways a lot of us work, including the crew here at Northwest Wine Radio.  Because of statewide "Stay Home" rules, we haven't been able to host guests in our studio.  So, this week, we present an "encore" presentation of some of our favorite stories from the past three years.  And as you listen, we once again encourage you to support all of these local producers!

This week's encore guests share the stories of Territorial Vineyards, Tsillan Cellars, and Snoqualmie Falls Brewing.

Join host Brian Calvert for all this, plus our features "Wine and Booze in the News" and the "Grapevine," a listing for Northwest events featuring wine and beer.  Master of Wine Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery stops by to answer our wine questions in his segment "Ask Bob," and Justin Stiefel of Heritage Distilling Company mixes-up our "Drink of the Week."  

(2020)  The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the ways a lot of us work, including the crew here at Northwest Wine Radio.  Because of statewide "Stay Home" rules, we haven't been able to host guests in our studio.  So, this week, we present an "encore" presentation of some of our favorite stories from the past three years.  And as you listen, we once again encourage you to support all of these local producers!

This week's encore guests share the stories of Vine 46 Winery, Domaine Divio, and Bale Breaker Brewing.

Join host Brian Calvert for all this, plus our features "Wine and Booze in the News" and the "Grapevine," a listing for Northwest events featuring wine and beer.  Master of Wine Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery stops by to answer our wine questions in his segment "Ask Bob," and Justin Stiefel of Heritage Distilling Company mixes-up our "Drink of the Week."  

(2020)  According to their website, our guests on today's show describe their wine as "Seemingly ordinary at first, but undeniably complex. Bold and determined, but unabashedly generous."

Interested in more?  You'll enjoy the story behind Wines By Luke of the Columbia Valley, as well as the new label this operation has helped spawn.

Join host Brian Calvert for all this, plus our features "Wine and Booze in the News" and the "Grapevine," a listing for Northwest events featuring wine and beer.  Master of Wine Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery stops by to answer our wine questions in his segment "Ask Bob," and Justin Stiefel of Heritage Distilling Company mixes-up our "Drink of the Week."  And be sure to listen for the "Wine Moms" as they make a recommendation while the kids play in the background.

(2020)  A couple of brothers created the vines, now the next generation takes this winery to the next level.

Our guests on the show this week share the story of Gordon Estate in the Columbia Valley, and how the operation is part of a new wine village experience in Kennewick. 

Join host Brian Calvert for all this, plus our features "Wine and Booze in the News" and the "Grapevine," a listing for Northwest events featuring wine and beer.  Master of Wine Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery stops by to answer our wine questions in his segment "Ask Bob," and Justin Stiefel of Heritage Distilling Company mixes-up our "Drink of the Week."  And be sure to listen for the "Wine Moms" as they make a recommendation while the kids play in the background.

(2020)  What began as a cattle ranch over a hundred years ago has become one of the Applegate Valley's wine destinations as well.  You'll love the story behind Plaisance Ranch Winery just outside of Grants Pass.

Our guests on the show this week also include the story behind  wineries, Holleran Vineyard, located in the beautiful Dundee Hills.

Join host Brian Calvert for all this, plus our features "Wine and Booze in the News" and the "Grapevine," a listing for Northwest events featuring wine and beer.  Master of Wine Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery stops by to answer our wine questions in his segment "Ask Bob," and Justin Stiefel of Heritage Distilling Company mixes-up our "Drink of the Week."  And be sure to listen for the "Wine Moms" as they make a recommendation while the kids play in the background.

(2020)  A wine-making family moves into Oregon, and grows the operation into not one, but two successful vineyard operations.  You'll enjoy the full wine story behind Hyland Estates & Solena Estate of the northern Willamette Valley.

Our guests on the show this week also include the story of one of Walla Walla's newer boutique operations, Eternal Wines.

Join host Brian Calvert for all this, plus our features "Wine and Booze in the News" and the "Grapevine," a listing for Northwest events featuring wine and beer.  Master of Wine Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery stops by to answer our wine questions in his segment "Ask Bob," and Justin Stiefel of Heritage Distilling Company mixes-up our "Drink of the Week."  And be sure to listen for the "Wine Moms" as they make a recommendation while the kids play in the background.

(2020)  As our world is turned upside-down from a pandemic, we know that all businesses and industries are impacted.  Northwest producers want you to now that they're STILL producing AND you can still get their products.

Our guests on the show this week include Steve Warner with the Washington Wine Commission, as we talk about what local wine, beer, and spirits makers are facing, and their plans for surviving Covid-19.

Join host Brian Calvert for all this, plus our features "Wine and Booze in the News" and the "Grapevine," a listing for Northwest events featuring wine and beer.  Master of Wine Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery stops by to answer our wine questions in his segment "Ask Bob," and Justin Stiefel of Heritage Distilling Company mixes-up our "Drink of the Week."  And be sure to listen for the "Wine Moms" as they make a recommendation while the kids play in the background.

(2020)  He came from Italy, stopped in Canada, and settled in Oregon's Dundee Hills.  And every life experience culminates in the wine now being produced by Furioso Vineyards of Dundee.

Our guests on the show this week also include something different from the Yakima Valley family behind Wilridge Winery and Distillery.

Join host Brian Calvert for all this, plus our features "Wine and Booze in the News" and the "Grapevine," a listing for Northwest events featuring wine and beer.  Master of Wine Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery stops by to answer our wine questions in his segment "Ask Bob," and Justin Stiefel of Heritage Distilling Company mixes-up our "Drink of the Week."  And be sure to listen for the "Wine Moms" as they make a recommendation while the kids play in the background.

(2020)  We hear the term "organic" being used for a lot of things, but what exactly does it mean when it comes to wine?  We'll explore that, and the difference of going "bio dynamic" when we talk with our guests from Montinore Estate Vineyard of Forest Grove.

Our guests on the show this week also include the family behind one of Idaho's wineries, Telaya Wines, located next door to Boise in Garden City.

Join host Brian Calvert for all this, plus our features "Wine and Booze in the News" and the "Grapevine," a listing for Northwest events featuring wine and beer.  Master of Wine Bob Betz of Betz Family Winery stops by to answer our wine questions in his segment "Ask Bob," and Justin Stiefel of Heritage Distilling Company mixes-up our "Drink of the Week."  And be sure to listen for the "Wine Moms" as they make a recommendation while the kids play in the background.