NEWS & APPLAUSE
May 25, 2017
By Karen Wade, Co-Owner and Manager of Fielding Hills Winery When Fielding Hills Winery began my husband and winemaker Mike Wade’s goal was to, “make a red wine that I like. If the rest of the world likes it, I will be honored”. That was in 1998 when he planted Riverbend Vineyard in the Wahluke […]
March 30, 2017
Releasing a new vintage is always an exciting time of year. As many wine drinkers know, there is almost an infinite number of variables in the winemaking process, all of which play into how the finished wine evolves and results into the finished product. These variables, over a three and a half year period, results […]
March 9, 2017
A brief background of winter pruning wine grape vines (Vitis vinifera) The primary practice of vineyard management is to achieve a maximum yield (see definitions below), at the desired quality. One of the greatest influences on both yield and quality is winter pruning. Winter pruning involves the selective removal of up to 90% of the […]
Paul Gregutt is perhaps Washington’s most well known wine writer. He produces a list annually of the top wines/wineries in the state. A wine/winery may only be listed once. Paul believes if the wine or winery makes this list then probably all the wine produced by that winery are worthy of note. by doing this […]
2008 Vintage Ratings – Wine Enthusiast 93 points Fielding Hills – 08 Cabernet Franc 95 points Fielding Hills – 08 Cabernet Sauvignon and “Editor’s Choice” 93 points Fielding Hills – 08 Merlot 91 points Fielding Hills – 08 Syrah 92 points Fielding Hills – 08 Tribute 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon #77 on list “Top 100 Wines […]
2007 Cabernet Franc on the List Sean P Sullivan rates and ranks the “Best of the Best” in the September issue of Seattle Met Magazine. The 2007 Cabernet Franc was on the list at #60. (only 1 wine from FHW was evaluated for this list)