Tucked in for the winter, Washington vineyards prepare for the coming season. We will too! Happy 2017 from Washington Wine Report!

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Below are my Wine Enthusiast reviews for December 2016. Wines are listed alphabetically by winery. Read additional information on how I review wines here. All of these reviews are freely available on-line at the Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide. There is also a freely available Wine Enthusiast Tasting Guide app. See previous Wine Enthusiast reviews re-published in this space here. Search Wine Enthusiast's on-line database here.

** Please note, starting with the February issue Washington scores will be published monthly instead of every other month. **

A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from December 1^st to 7^th 2016. Read previous round-ups here.

From around the world…

The Toronto Sun writes about Washington wine.

Metro News Canada writes about the 2013 Erath Pinot Noir.

The West Sussex County Times write that Washington wines flow at a Christmas bash.

The Winter issue of Washington Tasting Room magazine has an article I wrote on The Year in Wine 2016. See a list of newsstand locations here.

Enjoy!

A round-up of stories on Northwest wine from November 15^th to 30^th 2016.

From around the country…

Wine Spectator writes about an Oregon Pinot Noir producer’s transparent pricing.

The Worcester Telegram recommends several Northwest wines for the holidays.