I am excited to share with you some of the highlights of the 2017 growing season. As a winemaker, we have one shot a year at making a great wine; like an artist with only one canvas. It is an exhilara...
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Washington Wine Awards - Red Blend of the Year
The 2013 Chester-Kidder Red Blend was chosen as Red Blend of the Year in the Washington Wine Awards.
Fall 2016 Winemaker Insight
The 2016 growing season started early and was followed by a beautiful spring which moved maturation into the fast lane. Then came July. The skies were surprisingly overcast, which increased the size o...
Wine of the Year - Seattle Times
From thousands of wines he tasted this year, Andy Perdue ranks his standouts. Our 2013 Pedestal Merlot was ranked his #1 wine of the year.
Chihuly Artwork Brightens Tasting Room
About 30 years ago, Allen Shoup met Dale Chihuly. Shoup was the president of Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, and Chihuly was becoming recognized as the leader of the modern glass-art movement. The two quickly became friends...
Winemaker of the Year
Gilles Nicault was honored to be named Winemaker of the Year in the 11th Annual Washington Wine Awards.
Washington Wine Awards - White Wine of the Year
Our White Wine of the Year is a collaboration between Armin Diel of Schlossgut Diel in Germany and our 2016 Winemaker of the Year, Gilles Nicault of Walla Walla–based Long Shadows.
Spring 2016 Winemaker Insight
My father always told me that time seems to accelerate as we get older...maybe he is right. Looking back, I sent my last newsletter late 2015 and we are now in June with the growing season well underw...
Fall 2015 Winemaker Insight
A fast and furious harvest. At Long Shadows, harvest started August 25th, bringing in some of our Merlot and Syrah. This is a good 10 days earlier than usual and the first time to bring fruit in Augus...
Spring 2015 Winemaker Insight
At age 21, I stepped for the first time on the U.S. land. That was 21 years ago.
I had signed up for a one year winemaking internship in the Yakima Valley and fell in love with the Northwest. I extend...
Fall 2014 Winemaker Insight
Harvest came and went, fast and furious! Although crush is one of my favorite times of the year, it is always a great feeling to receive the last bunch of grapes through the door!
The Columbia Valley ...
Washington Wine Awards - Merlot of the Year
Every year the Seattle magazine Washington Wine Awards takes measure of the top wines in the state. The 2011 Pedestal was named Merlot of the Year.
Summer 2014 Winemaker Insight
People that know me say that I never need an excuse to open a bottle of wine. More so than others, 2014 seems to be the year worthy of many toasts. Let me raise my glass to 20 years in the United Stat...
Shoup Inducted into WA Wine Hall of Fame
Allen Shoup, who lead Ste. Michelle Wine Estates for 17 years before launching world-famous Long Shadows Vintners, will be the 2014 inductee into the Legends of Washington Wine Hall of Fame.
Chester-Kidder served at White House
Political blogs in our nation's capital are buzzing with the choice of wine for tonight's State Dinner at the White House for French President Francois Hollande, and Washington state will be represented by Long Shadows Vintners' 2009 Chester-Kidder.