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Former Ste. Michelle boss pushes forward Kitsap Wine Festival is NW Wines A Saturday llen Shoup came into the Washington wine industry at a fortunate time, and he believes he has benefitted as much in the past 33 years as he has contributed. “I clearly think I was the luckiest guy ever to get into the wine industry,” said Shoup, chief executive for Long Shadows Vintners in Walla Walla. Shoup came to Washington in 1980 to work at what is now Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. Prior to that, he worked for Max Factor, the cosmetics company, and before that was with E&J Gallo, the world’s largest wine producer. Before he retired as CEO from Ste. Michelle in 2000, Shoup’s accomplishments there were many, not the least of which was helping to launch the Auction of Washington Wines in 1988. This year, Shoup is the honorary vintner. “Of all the lucky things I’ve been affiliated with in my lifetime, this is one I hold most significant,” he said. “It was truly an opportunity to give back and an opportunity for our
By ANDY PERDUE and eric degerman
entire industry — which has so much to be grateful for — because there’s probably not a person in Washington who has been here a while who doesn’t know someone who’s benefited from the services of Children’s Hospital.” Shoup and a couple of friends came up with the idea of the auction, hoping it could generate perhaps $100,000 to $200,000 per year. To date, it has raised nearly $30 million, including nearly $2 million last year. The honorary chairman of this year’s auction is Harvey Steiman of Wine Spectator magazine. Kent Waliser, partner and general manager of Sagemoor Vineyards north of Pasco, is the honorary grape grower. The auction started Thursday with a picnic at Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville. The big auction, filled with patrons willing to spend $500 per ticket and perhaps thousands on various bids, is
Allen Shoup, CEO of Long Shadows Vintners in Walla Walla, checks grapes in his estate vineyard, The Benches, in Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills. Great Northwest Saturday evening at Ste. Michelle. Nearly 50 wineries will be presenting their wines at the auction. When Shoup arrived at Ste. Michelle, he never would have thought the auction — or the industry — would be what it is today. Back in the early 1980s, Washington was a bit of a winemaking backwater. But he was a dreamer. Ste. Michelle’s collaboration with the Antinori family of Italy in 1995 became Col Solare, which now has a grand winery on Red Mountain east of
aroundkitsap Bainbridge island Review Town & Country remodel plan hits snag: Town & Country Market officials hit a bump in the road on their way to a remodel, when the city’s Design Review Board bluntly expressed disappointment in the company’s plans Aug. 5. One pothole in particular was a proposed exit onto Winslow Way. Another was the limited exterior views into the store. Board members act as the aesthetic advisers for development within the city, and stand proposals up against city rules. It was the first time the board discussed the remodel since it met with market officials in June. Board members asked Town & Country and its architects to make considerations before moving forward, such as removing the proposed exit onto Winslow Way and opening up a wall facing the street with more windows. The Aug. 5 meeting
danced around a line the remodel borders, between the capabilities of a building built in the 1950s, and the city’s modern vision of Winslow Way. Town & Country officials will return to the board on Aug. 19 for additional talk on the company’s proposal. — BainbridgeReview.com
Bremerton Patriot Bremerton officer involved in shooting: An unidentified, longtime Bremerton police officer has been placed on administrative leave, which is standard procedure,
pending an investigation following his shooting of a knife-wielding woman at a Naval Avenue apartment complex Aug. 11. Police responded to the apartment complex in the 1900 block of Naval Avenue at 10:25 p.m. Aug. 11. According to police, once on scene, officers were confronted by a female suspect that was armed with two knives. When the suspect advanced on one of the officers, the officer fired multiple rounds striking the suspect. The suspect was transported to Harborview Medical Center for treatment. The Kitsap County Investigative Response Team (KCIRT), led by the Washington State Patrol, responded to the scene See AROUND, Page 16
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the Cascade Mountains. That was inspired by Opus One, the joint venture between Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild. Shoup said the advent of Opus One in the late 1970s helped propel California as an important wine industry back when Napa Valley wines were generally unavailable on the East Coast.
Mondavi was a close friend and mentor to Shoup for decades. When Shoup decided to launch Long Shadows Vintners after leaving Ste. Michelle, Mondavi was an early supporter and even planned to be a partner, but he became ill and died in 2008 at the age of 94. Shoup gave the eulogy at his funeral. At Long Shadows, Shoup has taken the Opus One idea and given it a twist. He has seven international partners who make a single Washington wine using a grape variety they excel with. His partners come from California, Germany, Australia, France and Chile. Now nearly 70, Shoup shows no sign of slowing down. — Eric Degerman and Andy Perdue run Great Northwest Wine, a news and information company. Learn more about wine at www.greatnorthwestwine. com.
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he fifth annual Kitsap Wine Festival is Saturday, Aug. 17. The event is 2-5:30 p.m. at the Harborside Fountain Park in Bremerton. General admission is $50. The event will feature bites from local restaurants and wine tasting, as well as a few craft breweries from Washington and Oregon. Highlights include selections from Terra Blanca Winer y & Estate Vineyard, Davenpor t Cellars, Barrage Cellars, Naches Heights Vineyard & Winery and the Chocolate Shop along with featured items from local restaurants and purveyors. Visit www.kitsapwinefestival.com, or contact Arne Bakker, abakker@ kitsapconferencecenter. com.
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