Washington Winegrowers Association Honors Iconic Winemaker March 29th – The Washington Winegrowers Association has honored longtime Washington winemaker, Brian Carter with the 2020 Grand Vin Award. Brian is the winemaker and managing partner of Brian Carter Cellars centered in Woodinville...
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Brian Carter Cellars is looking for a qualified winemaking intern for fall of 2024. Join our small team in making handmade wines in Woodinville, Washington. The job commences the end of August and terminates sometime in November. Location: Woodinville, WA Click Here to Learn More
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January 8th – After successfully releasing 3 previous dedication wines celebrating a person that has had a significant impact on Brian’s life, Brian Carter Cellars presents the newest dedication wine: the 2017 Big Daddy, a Douro River-style blend from Yakima Valley. Big Daddy is a tribute to both...
Read MoreDecember 7th – Time to take a deep breath (hard to do with this mask on), relax a bit and assess the harvest 2020. Harvest time is inspirational and exhausting all in one big two-month mind and body expanding package. Actually, it is hard to separate out exactly what harvest means; it always seems...
Read MoreWOODINVILLE, WA – November 23, 2020 – Brian Carter Cellars, the first winery in Washington State exclusively focused on producing handcrafted European-style blended wines, recently announced that Andreina Bacigalupo has joined the company as a Director of Marketing & Sales. Andreina will be...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: California Winegrape Growers Advance 2026 Legislative Agenda
The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) is advancing a coordinated slate of sponsored legislation for the 2026 California Legislative Session, signaling a unified grower effort to strengthen local winegrowing, support family farmers, and reinforce consumer trust...
It’s in the Can: Premium Wine with a DTC Model, Celebrating Diverse Producers: So, you think wine in cans is a slick joke? Think again. Maker Wine Company, co-founded by Stanford Business School classmates Sarah Hoffman and Kendra Kawala, is out to change minds, one sip at a time... The post...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: The Annual SVB State of the Industry Survey Is Closing
These are the final days to participate in the 2024 State of the Industry Survey. We have a soft close scheduled for Friday the 18th but have decided to leave the survey open for stragglers through the weekend...
Afternoon Brief, August 28th
Brock Lindsay of Lake Chelan’s Succession and Alta Wineries Dies at 40: Brock Lindsay, winemaker and co-owner of Succession Wines and Alta Cellars in the Lake Chelan appellation, died August 26th due to traumatic injuries caused by a utility vehicle rollover accident. He was 40-years old...
Afternoon Brief, March 28th
New Cornell Variety Raises Grape Expectations for NYS Wine: Introducing Aravelle - a new white wine grape that was 42 years in the making. Renowned Cornell grape breeder Bruce Reisch made the hybrid by crossing Cayuga white and riesling grapes in 1981, at the start of his career...