A to Z Wineworks Earns Impact 'Hot Brand' Award
A to Z Wineworks, Oregon’s best-selling wine brand, was awarded status as an M. Shanken Communications Impact Hot Brand based on 2016 performance. Continue »
Mar 10, 2017 at 9:25 AM
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Announcing our bee health fund recipients
In our second year of supporting bee health research with a portion of our sales from the A to Z Riesling, we are excited to announce that Oregon State University's Honey Bee Lab & the Xerces Society will be receiving the funds to purchase new equipment and further their research. Continue »
Nov 10, 2016 at 3:28 PM
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A to Z Wineworks Recognized by B the Change Media as a 'Best for the World' Leader
As our fourteenth harvest gets underway here at A to Z Wineworks, we are also excited to share that we were recognized (for the second year in a row) by B the Change media as a top B Corp in 2016! We like it when grapes and good news go hand-in-hand. Continue »
Sep 12, 2016 at 5:00 PM
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The effects of water on tannin levels in grape development - Part four: How does this help us understand dry farmed sites?
In February I had the pleasure of speaking at the Oregon Wine Industry Symposium on a panel talking about grape and wine tannins. Anna Matzinger, Steve Price and I wanted to clarify what tannins are, how their levels in wine affect texture and structure of the wine, where tannins come from, the role of soil moisture on grape tannin levels and how harvest date affects quality of tannins. Part 4 explores how this whole series helps us understand dry farmed sites. Continue »
May 6, 2016 at 3:15 PM
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Playing with your food - Kettle Chips part 2
Food and wine pairings can make or break a meal. We explored how well our wines paired with one of our favorite chip brands, Kettle Chips, in this two-part series. Continue »
May 4, 2016 at 2:00 PM
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Playing with your food - Kettle Chips part 1
Food and wine pairings can make or break a meal. We explored how well our wines paired with one of our favorite chip brands, Kettle Chips, in this two-part series. Continue »
May 3, 2016 at 4:55 PM
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The effects of water on tannin levels in grape development - Part three: Irrigation
In February I had the pleasure of speaking at the Oregon Wine Industry Symposium on a panel talking about grape and wine tannins. Anna Matzinger, Steve Price and I wanted to clarify what tannins are, how their levels in wine affect texture and structure of the wine, where tannins come from, the role of soil moisture on grape tannin levels and how harvest date affects quality of tannins. Part 3 discusses irrigation. Continue »
Apr 22, 2016 at 3:30 PM
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The effects of water on tannin levels in grape development - Part two: Plant physiology
In February I had the pleasure of speaking at the Oregon Wine Industry Symposium on a panel talking about grape and wine tannins. Anna Matzinger, Steve Price and I wanted to clarify what tannins are, how their levels in wine affect texture and structure of the wine, where tannins come from, the role of soil moisture on grape tannin levels and how harvest date affects quality of tannins. Part 2 dives into plant physiology. Continue »
Apr 15, 2016 at 2:25 AM
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Oregon Wine Symposium Part Two: Climatology
Held every year, the Oregon Wine Symposium is marked as "the premier educational event and trade show for the Northwest wine community." This was the first year that I had the pleasure to attend and following this past harvest, I was looking forward to lectures on some pretty hot topics in the Willamette Valley during the 2015 season. To say that there is something for every sector of this industry represented at the Symposium is an understatement. That said, there seemed to be one topic that transcended every niche of the wine business because it affects us all - climatology reports. Continue »
Mar 31, 2016 at 3:00 PM
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