Cameron Fries

http://www.whiteheronwine.com

Cameron Fries is a card-carrying curmudgeon. Owner of and winemaker for White Heron Cellars, he is one of the most prolific and opinionated wine writers in Washington.

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Posts by Cameron Fries:

White Heron & Competitions

24 Oct 2011 in Blog&Bloggers&Home Box 1&The Vine Curmudgeon

Cameron Fries, White Heron Cellars When we started in 1986 and for many years afterwards we entered competitions as a way to get the winery noticed. If you come into our tasting room and peruse our... Read More »

Tips for Sips

11 Aug 2009 in Blog&The Vine Curmudgeon

Why tasting fees make a whole lot of sense By Cameron Fries, White Heron Cellars In the good old days, wineries poured tastes for free and everybody was happy. When the Napa Valley surpassed Disneyland... Read More »

Stealing Champagne

21 Jul 2009 in Blog&The Vine Curmudgeon

What’s In a Name? Apparently Everything In the world of wine we tend to believe that the place or vineyard that the wine comes from has an influence on quality.  In other words certain areas become... Read More »

Screw the Future

31 May 2009 in Blog&The Vine Curmudgeon

The value of screw tops and why we’re not ready for them By Cameron Fries, White Heron Cellars The screw top closure is definitely the future of wine. I once read an article which quoted a New Zealand... Read More »

The Name Game

04 May 2009 in Blog&The Vine Curmudgeon

In the world of wine we tend to believe that the place or vineyard that the wine comes from has an influence on quality.  In other words certain areas become more famous than others as their quality shows... Read More »

Sour Grapes

10 Apr 2009 in Blog&The Vine Curmudgeon

How vineyard managers aren’t getting the attention they deserve By Cameron Fries It is interesting that the French language does not have a word for winemaker. As I do not speak Italian or Spanish,... Read More »

A Bottle is as a Bottle Does

07 Feb 2009 in Blog&The Vine Curmudgeon

By Cameron Fries There is a joke in the wine industry that a certain famous wine publication out of San Francisco does not bother to taste the wine anymore, they just weigh the bottle. The heavier the... Read More »

Winter Kill

31 Dec 2008 in Blog&The Vine Curmudgeon

Central Washington’s biggest viticultural problem can be winter kill from severe arctic outbreaks.  These tend to occur on average two out of every ten years.  During the winter of 1995-96 we had... Read More »

Of the Earth

10 Nov 2008 in Blog&The Vine Curmudgeon

Understanding terroir, sort of. By Cameron Fries, White Heron Cellars The European appellation system exists for one purpose, and that purpose is to tell people that the wine comes from a specific region.... Read More »

The Money Trail

10 Sep 2008 in Blog&The Vine Curmudgeon

Prohibition left a nasty little stain on the wine industry. By Cameron Fries, White Heron Cellars In 2004 we went to France to travel a bit with our son who had just finished a year as an exchange student. ... Read More »