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Forgeron Cellars

Forgeron Cellars


Posted on Jul 8, 2015

Forgeron original labelFounded on the former site of a blacksmith shop, Forgeron Cellars Winery in Walla Walla takes its name from the French word for blacksmith while at the same time paying homage to winemaker Marie-Eve Gilla’s French heritage.

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Walla Walla: A Primer

Walla Walla: A Primer


Posted on Aug 30, 2017

Washington Wine countryWithin the larger Columbia Valley American Viticultural Area (“AVA”), sitting at its southern end and straddling the Washington/Oregon border sits the Walla Walla AVA. Roughly 57% of its area is in Washington with the balance in Oregon. AVAs are delimited by homogenous soil and climatic characteristics and ignore political boundaries. But Walla Walla is the only AVA that crosses a state border.

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The Next Rhone Revolution

The Next Rhone Revolution


Posted on Aug 12, 2015

Grape varietals indigenous to the Rhone Valley have been grown elsewhere in the world for years. Notably, Spain has roughly ¾ of the acreage planted to Grenache that France does and Australia has about ¾ of the Syrah that France does. But the USA has been the late entrant to the game, and while it does not have nearly the amount of acres under vine of Rhone varietals, it has certainly become a force to be reckoned with for lovers of Rhone wines.

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Donelan Family Winery

Donelan Family Winery


Posted on Oct 22, 2014

Donelan is a boutique family-run winery located in Santa Rosa, CA, at the North end of the Sonoma Valley. Donelan makes small batches of Chardonnay, Grenache, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Rousanne from grapes purchased from some of Sonoma’s finest vineyards.

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