Ellen is a Certified Sommelier, wine writer, and frequent judge at prominent regional, national, and international wine competitions Ellen Landis 9/29/24 Ellen Landis 9/29/24 Resounding Success Once Again for Napa Valley’s Smith-Madrone Read More Brian Ragan 8/31/24 Brian Ragan 8/31/24 Sonoma County’s Peterson Winery: Beautiful expression of Dry Creek Valley Terroir Read More Ellen Landis 5/15/24 Ellen Landis 5/15/24 A Potful of Double Gold Medals for the Northwest at AFWC 2024 Read More Great Northwest Ellen Landis 3/27/24 Great Northwest Ellen Landis 3/27/24 Pinot Blanc Earns Attention in Oregon, British Columbia Read More Mendocino, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 11/29/23 Mendocino, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 11/29/23 Barra of Mendocino Shines Again Read More Northwest, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 10/20/23 Northwest, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 10/20/23 Eye-catching OLED Wine Labels Read More Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 9/30/23 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 9/30/23 Materra Cunat Family Vineyards – A new worthy discovery Read More Napa, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 7/9/23 Napa, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 7/9/23 Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery in the Spotlight Read More Oregon, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 6/1/23 Oregon, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 6/1/23 PV365 Winery is GOLDEN at the 2023 American Fine Wine Competition Read More Oregon, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 5/17/23 Oregon, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 5/17/23 Enlighten Your Palate at The Carlton Winemakers Studio Read More Sonoma, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 3/1/23 Sonoma, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 3/1/23 Sonoma County’s De La Montanya Winery in the Spotlight Read More Great Northwest, Oregon, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 2/10/23 Great Northwest, Oregon, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 2/10/23 Willamette Valley’s Domaine Drouhin Oregon: Linking Old World Tradition to New World Terroir Read More Michigan, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 12/12/22 Michigan, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 12/12/22 Chateau Chantal and Hawthorne Vineyards Gems from Michigan Read More Michigan, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 10/18/22 Michigan, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 10/18/22 Michigan’s Black Star Farms 2018/2019 Treasures Read More Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 8/9/22 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 8/9/22 Michigan’s Good Harbor Vineyards and Aurora Cellars Lively White, Rosé and Sparkling Wines Read More Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 6/17/22 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 6/17/22 Stimulating New Releases from Willamette Valley’s Bells Up Winery Read More Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 1/21/22 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 1/21/22 Russian River Valley’s Bricoleur Vineyards Read More Great Northwest, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 11/21/21 Great Northwest, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 11/21/21 The Rogue Valley AVA’s Biodynamic and Organic Certified Upper Five Vineyard Read More Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 6/14/21 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 6/14/21 Willamette Valley’s Et Fille Wines in the Limelight Read More Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 5/23/21 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 5/23/21 Shimmering Gems from Willamette Valley’s Bells Up Winery Read More Older Posts
Ellen Landis 9/29/24 Ellen Landis 9/29/24 Resounding Success Once Again for Napa Valley’s Smith-Madrone Read More
Brian Ragan 8/31/24 Brian Ragan 8/31/24 Sonoma County’s Peterson Winery: Beautiful expression of Dry Creek Valley Terroir Read More
Ellen Landis 5/15/24 Ellen Landis 5/15/24 A Potful of Double Gold Medals for the Northwest at AFWC 2024 Read More
Great Northwest Ellen Landis 3/27/24 Great Northwest Ellen Landis 3/27/24 Pinot Blanc Earns Attention in Oregon, British Columbia Read More
Mendocino, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 11/29/23 Mendocino, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 11/29/23 Barra of Mendocino Shines Again Read More
Northwest, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 10/20/23 Northwest, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 10/20/23 Eye-catching OLED Wine Labels Read More
Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 9/30/23 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 9/30/23 Materra Cunat Family Vineyards – A new worthy discovery Read More
Napa, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 7/9/23 Napa, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 7/9/23 Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery in the Spotlight Read More
Oregon, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 6/1/23 Oregon, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 6/1/23 PV365 Winery is GOLDEN at the 2023 American Fine Wine Competition Read More
Oregon, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 5/17/23 Oregon, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 5/17/23 Enlighten Your Palate at The Carlton Winemakers Studio Read More
Sonoma, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 3/1/23 Sonoma, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 3/1/23 Sonoma County’s De La Montanya Winery in the Spotlight Read More
Great Northwest, Oregon, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 2/10/23 Great Northwest, Oregon, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 2/10/23 Willamette Valley’s Domaine Drouhin Oregon: Linking Old World Tradition to New World Terroir Read More
Michigan, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 12/12/22 Michigan, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 12/12/22 Chateau Chantal and Hawthorne Vineyards Gems from Michigan Read More
Michigan, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 10/18/22 Michigan, Tasting Notes, Gems in MY Glass Ellen Landis 10/18/22 Michigan’s Black Star Farms 2018/2019 Treasures Read More
Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 8/9/22 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 8/9/22 Michigan’s Good Harbor Vineyards and Aurora Cellars Lively White, Rosé and Sparkling Wines Read More
Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 6/17/22 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 6/17/22 Stimulating New Releases from Willamette Valley’s Bells Up Winery Read More
Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 1/21/22 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 1/21/22 Russian River Valley’s Bricoleur Vineyards Read More
Great Northwest, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 11/21/21 Great Northwest, Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 11/21/21 The Rogue Valley AVA’s Biodynamic and Organic Certified Upper Five Vineyard Read More
Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 6/14/21 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 6/14/21 Willamette Valley’s Et Fille Wines in the Limelight Read More
Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 5/23/21 Tasting Notes Ellen Landis 5/23/21 Shimmering Gems from Willamette Valley’s Bells Up Winery Read More
