Columbia Winery is the oldest premium winery in Washington and one of its founders David Lake introduced Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Gris to the region. The present-day winemaker Sean Hails talks about the history of the company in this Columbia Winery interview as …
Amanda Barnes
Amanda Barnes
Amanda Barnes has been writing about wine and travel since 2003. South America has been her home since 2009, but she is currently on a mission to unlock the world of wine by traveling Around the World in 80 Harvests!
New York, New York. Vineyards aren’t the first image to spring to mind, right? Well, that’s what we were heading for – New York’s wine region. And we actually decided to take in two: the Finger Lakes and Long Island. We’ve got lots of …
Niagara is quite a spectacular wine region! The falls completely took our breath away, as did the Chardonnay! We’re still working up lots of content from the region, so please come back and visit us soon to get access to a guide to the …
Mexico’s wine region in Baja California was definitely one of the most surprising of our North America tour. We totally fell in love with the passion of the people and the fabulous cuisine! The wines were pretty great too! We’ve uploaded some of our content on …
We visited British Columbia, Canada, in late 2016 to bring you a guide to the Okanagan wine region. What a stunning wine region! We are still thinking about the amazing views and wines, and have lots more to upload in the coming months including …
We started our North America tour in the continent’s mecca of wine: California. Our area of focus was the most renowned AVA of the US, Napa Valley, however we couldn’t resist bringing you some more reports from around the state. Here’s some of the …
Get ready for your ultimate guide to Washington’s wine region! We spent some time in Walla Walla and beyond discovering what makes Washington unique as a wine producing region. We’ve got some content online already for you to enjoy: A guide to the wine …
We visited some great winemakers and producers in Oregon’s Willamette Valley and can’t wait to share everything with you from 2016’s harvest! If you can’t wait to get down to a bit of Oregon terroir, you can tuck into these guides which are already …
One of Mexico’s top winemakers, Hugo D’Acosta, gives us the insider’s guide to terroir in Mexico’s main wine region – the Vale de Guadalupe in Baja California. In this 360° interactive video, Amanda Barnes asks Hugo about what makes Mexican wine unique and the soils …
We are thrilled to announce that 80 Harvests won a Born Digital Wine Award 2016 for the Best Tourism Content with a Focus on Wine! Amanda Barnes was shortlisted for three awards – two in the Tourism-Wine Writing category, and one in Editorial/Opinion Wine …