Heads up, wine enthusiasts: There’s a new appellation in Washington’s wine country and there’s already some well-established wineries within it. 

The winery of NFL quarterback and Walla Walla native Drew Bledsoe has opened a new tasting room on the south side of Walla Walla, growing its footprint. 

A Snohomish-based winery has acquired full ownership of one of the more coveted vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills. 

A California-based winery has bought the branding for a West Richland winemaker that declared bankruptcy earlier this year. 

Washington state’s largest wine producer is consolidating its southeast Washington operations as it focuses on strengthening the company’s long-term sustainability. 

Three winemakers, two of them longtime tenants of a 20-year-old building at Prosser’s Vintners Village, have come together to buy and fully occupy it. 

Leaders from some of the largest players in Washington wine will now work together to promote the state’s industry across the country. 
 

Another round of leadership changes are happening at Washington state’s largest wine producer. 

A West Richland winery that has sold most of its wine to an Italian wine producer for the past 15 year plans to liquidate its inventory over the coming months to pay back its creditors.