ARTICLES BY WHITE HERON CELLARS

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Wine grapes aren't for the faint of heart

Grape growing in Washington State has evolved dramatically in the last 35 years.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

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Columbia Basin sagebrush country rich with history of wine

The earliest European settlers brought wine grapes from their various countries to the Columbia River Basin and made wine in sagebrush country. "Dutch" John Galler had a winery and vineyard in Malaga in the late 1800's and sold wine at a stagecoach stop between Wenatchee and Ellensburg.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Environment key in perfect wine

Since the Central Washington and Southern British Columbia climates are somewhat unique in the world we are still learning about the best ways to utilize this arid environment. One such way has more or less been pioneered by British Columbia - ice wines and late harvest wines. B.C. winemakers have …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

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Wine may be healthier than you think

Much has been written about the health benefits of wine consumption. Naturally nothing is definitive as everybody is different. In addition I am not a health care professional and nothing that follows should be taken as an admonition to drink wine. Wine consumption is a topic that should be discussed …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO