Columbia Valley Appellation Library

(news items and features of current interest regarding activity within the Columbia Valley appellation)

___, "Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris Surge Ahead" ( Corvallis Gazette-Times: Feb. 19, 2004 )

___, "Proposed Establishment of the Horse Heaven Hills AVA" ( TTB - Alcohol & Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau: Jan. 24, 2005 )

___, "State's seventh official wine-growing region approved" ( Puget Sound Business Journal: 07/26/05 )

___, "'Terroir' Conference to Examine Link Between Wine and Earth Science" ( UC Davis News Service: July 27, 2005 )

___, "Recognition of grape-growing area adds to the state's wine repertoire" ( The Seattle Times: July 26, 2005 )

___, Rattlesnake Hills Recognized as Washington State's Ninth AVA" ( Business Wire 2006 : February 28, 2006 )

___, "Bigger turns out better for Washington's Covey Run" ( The Register-Guard: 03/08/2006 )

___, "Governor Signs Wine Shipments Bill" ( KOMO Staff & News Services: March 14, 2006 )

___, "Automated System Predicts Grape Yields " ( USDA - Agricultural Research Service: April 21, 2006 )

___, "New Wines of Washington Marketing and Promotion Agency Formed" ( PR Newswire Association : 04/25/2006 )

___, "Feds institute looser standard for vintage wines" ( McClatchy Newspapers : 02-MAY-06 )

___, "Washington winery thinks small" ( The Register-Guard: May 17, 2006 )

___, "Wallula Vineyard: To the extreme" ( TriCity Herald: May 30th, 2006 )

___, "Can Wine Be Organic?" ( Balanced Living Magazine )

___, "Red Mountain rising: Tiny wine-producing region drawing worldwide attention" ( Wine Press Northwest: 10/09/2006 )

___, "For nation's vintners, days of wine are rosy " ( San Francisco Chronicle: 01/18/2007 )

___, "New Winery Boom Spans North America " ( Wines & Vines: 01/22/2007 )

___, "Pacific Rim Established as Independent Winery by Randall Grahm " ( Business Wire 2007 : 03/21/2007 )

___, "Washington wines: Best in the U.S.?" ( THE RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL : 04/24/2007 )

___, "Winemaking branches across nation " ( UNION-TRIBUNE : 09/17/2007 )

___, "Washington's vineyards break production records" ( The Seattle Times : 01/27/2008 )

___, "Winemakers head east to Yakima Valley" ( YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC: 02/11/2008 )

___, "Oregon Wine Grape Production Hits Record" ( The Associated Press: 03/17/2008 )

___, "Visionaries put Oregon on the winemaking map" ( The Statesman Journal: 05/21/2008 )

Gregutt, Paul, "Secrets of making Three Rivers wine" ( Seattle Times: 11/22/2006 )

Heeger, Jack, "U.S.-European agreement will keep wine flowing across the Atlantic" ( Napa Valley Register: March 16, 2006 )

Kelly, Christina, "Betz Family Winery Feature" ( Avalon: Feb. 14, 2004 )

Lonsford, Michael, "The unique appeal of Cañon de Sol" ( The Houston Chronicle : May 23, 2006 )

(a cumulative and permanent repository of writings which reflect the development of the Columbia Valley appellation as a distinct winegrowing region. Submission and selection criteria for placement of material in the Permanent Collection)

___, "Establishment of the Horse Heaven Hills AVA" ( TTB - Alcohol & Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau: July 1, 2005 )

Adams, Leon D., THE WINES OF AMERICA, THIRD EDITION" ( McGraw-Hill: 1985 )

Berger, Dan, Appellation America" ( California Grapevine: February-March, 2006 )

Cass, Bruce, et.al., THE OXFORD COMPANION TO THE WINES OF NORTH AMERICA" ( Oxford University Press: 2000 )

Ensrud, Barbara, AMERICAN VINEYARDS" ( Stewart, Tabori & Chang: 1988 )