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HOT OFF THE PRESS...
Columbia Gorge AVA Press Release, July 2, 2009
Seattle Magazine Wine Awards: Columbia Gorge picked as Best Emerging Wine Region, Maryhill Winery as Best Destination & Syncline Wine for Best Alternative Closure!
Maryhill Winery Named 2009 Washington Winery of the Year! - Wine Press Northwest, Spring 2009
Passport Weekend picked by the Wall Street Journal for Spring on the Wine Trail event!
Celilo Vineyards highlighted in the Dec 23, 2008 Wine Press NW - NW wine of the week!
Press Release 11/08 - Celebrate the Holidays in the Columbia Gorge!
Press Release 11/08 - 2008 Harvest Report
Wine And Spirits Fall 2008 - Best Emerging Regions by Patrick Comiskey
Wines October/November 2008 - Wine Country: The Northwest's Columbia Gorge Wine Region: A Unique World of Wine - by Linda Lee Walden (link pending)
Press Release 07/08 - Gorge Wine Celebration for Hospice - Community sponsors announced
Press Release 05/08 - Gorge Wineries kick-off summer with Memorial Day Open Houses!
Press Release March 08 - Maryhill wins Sping Beer and Wine Fest Best in Show!
Press Release 02/08 - Presidents' Day weekend - barrel tastings, red wine, chocolate and more!
Press Release 01/08 - Autumn Woods joins Columbia Gorge Winegrowers
Shape Magazine September 2007
"This is the time for a wine country escape."[read full article]
Wine Press Northwest: Cathedral Ridge Winery Named Oregon Winery of the Year Spring 2007
Our Oregon Winery of the Year has been around for years. Yet for most wine lovers-and its owner-it might as well be brand new. [read full article]
Wheat Ranchers Branch Out: Wheatridge Vineyard 10/24/05
PHILIPPI CANYON - Unlike vineyards and wineries along busy highways that beckon travelers as they drive by, visitors must go out of their way to find Larry and Laurie Bartlemay's place. [read full article]
Gorge Wineries Sweep at Portland Spring Beer & Wine Festival 3/31/05
Three local wineries, all members of the Columbia Gorge Winegrowers Association, brought home several awards from the Portland Spring Beer and Wine Festival held March 25th and 26th at the Portland Convention Center. [read full article]
Oregon Wine Board: Gorge-style 3/7/05
More marketing, more tourism, more sales of Oregon wine. These themes reverberated through the crowd of about thirty people at Cathedral Ridge Winery on Monday. Ted Farthing, executive director of the Oregon Wine Board, outlined the Board’s five year strategic plan for Oregon wine to locals interested in the wine industry, emphasizing a renewed focus on marketing. [read full article]
Warm up with a Glass: February at Gorge Wineries 1/21/05
It’s grey and cold, it’s Valentine’s Day, it’s the long President’s Day weekend. Gorge wineries have new releases and Valentine’s celebrations to fill both your glass and your appetite for a good time! [read full article]
Start Seeing it: Winegrowers announce Logo Contest winner 1/8/05
It is simple, graphically depicts the Columbia River, include grapes and is pleasing to the eyes. The Columbia Gorge Winegrowers Association is happy to announce the selection of the Association logo. [read full article]
Thanksgiving a success for Gorge Wineries 12/10/04
From three local wineries pouring in Hood River, to live music adding to life in local tasting rooms, to the annual Swine and wine, Thanksgiving weekend was a great success for local wineries. Wineries had many local visitors as well as wine tasters who wanted a change from the usual weekend of tasting in the Willamette Valley. [read full article]
Winegrowers Honor AVA Proponent 12/9/04
At their November 19th membership meeting in Lyle, the Columbia Gorge Winegrowers honored Mark Wharry for his tireless work in completing the application to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau for the Columbia Gorge American Viticulture Area (AVA). [read full article]
A world of wine in 40 miles: Thanksgiving in the Gorge 11/10/04
Looking for something to do this Thanksgiving, post-turkey, post-pumpkin pie, in the midst of family and visitors? The Columbia Gorge Winegrowers has just the thing for you and your loved ones—tour the wines of the Gorge. All wineries will be open 11-6pm this weekend. [read full article]
Winegrowers kick off logo design contest 10/21/04
Calling all local artists: Sharpen your pencils, get out the design software or focus your camera lenses. Would like to see your work all over wine promotions throughout the Gorge and the Northwest? Here’s your chance! The Columbia Gorge Wine Growers Association is looking for a logo to promote Columbia Gorge Wines. [read full article]
Winegrowers open for business 10/20/04
Need information about local wineries? Have a question about vineyards in the area? We’re open! The Columbia Gorge Winegrowers Association has hired a parttime staff person as of October 1st. [read full article]
Official Columbia Gorge Appellation Approved 7/9/04
