Exciting, Unusual Auction Items Highlight ’09 “A Celebration of Washington Wines” A ride in a Christen Eagle aerobatic biplane is just one of many items up for bid at this year’s “A Celebration of Washington Wine.” Have you always had a burning desire to experience aerobatic barrel rolls, loops, Cuban 8’s and wingovers in a […]
King of the Yeasts Partnering with the commercial yeast producer Lallemand, WSU food scientist Charlie Edwards and his colleagues formulated strains of yeast that can stand up to high-sugar grape musts. Top: Lallemand products. Bottom: yeast cells. Where does a great glass of wine get its start? In the vineyard, certainly, as the foundation for […]
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Fran Forgette, partner in the Tri-Cities law firm of Rettig Osborne Forgette, LLP, and Steve Burnstead, President of Steve Burnstead Construction of Bellevue, are co-chairs of the “CEO Collection” for the 2009 “A Celebration of Washington Wines” gala benefit dinner and auction. Each year business leaders from throughout the state are invited […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Some of the most popular items from WSU ’s “A Celebration of Washington Wines” gala auction will be back on the auction block next January, along with some exciting new offerings. Etched magnums, collectible cabernets and syrahs, exclusive dinners and wine tastings, exciting adventures and romantic getaways are among the items that […]
New Scholarship Supports V&E at WSU http://alumni.wsu.edu/ Wine-By-Cougars has announced the development of the WBC Viticulture and Enology Scholarship fund. “WSU’s viticulture and enology program is nationally recognized and provides the booming Washington wine industry with research innovations and talented graduates to recruit,” a Wine-By-Cougars representative said. Wine-By-Cougars is a wine club that features “premium, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – For the second year, the gala “A Celebration of Washington Wines” auction and dinner has brought in a total of $235,000 to benefit the Washington State University Viticulture and Enology Program. Nearly 200 people attended the seventh annual gala held Jan. 26 at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Wash. Over […]
It’s a Fact According to the Washington Potato Commission, “The potato belongs to the family Solanaceae, and is known to scientists as Solanum tuberosum . Other members of the family are the tomato, pepper (green, chili, jalapeno, etc.), eggplant, nightshade, belladonna, petunia, and tobacco.” Through direct and indirect sales, potatoes contribute about $3 billion per […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — When Kay Simon graduated from the fermentation science program at the University of California Davis some 30 years ago she was one of two women in a class of 45. “I’m told they are graduating about half and half now,” said Simon, who is co-owner of and winemaker for Chinook Wines in […]