Whether you have been drinking wine for years or you just started, learning to be a great taster is a different skill than just enjoying a glass of wine. And regardless of the information that you have (or haven’t) accumulated, there is a method to build your wine tasting skills.I have been asked the questions many times. Where do I start? And the answer is with small steps. And a plan.

We only have a little more than 300 acres of vines planted in this valley, and it's a big fruit production area. (apples and pears!) The birds are naturally drawn here. The bird netting is just one of those things about making wine in Lake Chelan. If we don't put up this bird netting to protect our grapes, we won't have any come harvest time. So that is what is the deal here. When you see this in another region, you know that they too are suffering from too many of those friendly creatures. That's really all there is to it.

There are so many wine glasses available on the market. The truth is, though, that many of them are beautiful but not all that useful for tasting wine. Let’s take a look at what you should be buying.