Steve Kilisky

1 month ago | sipmagazine.com | Steve Kilisky

Looking for a fun and easy way to host a food and wine pairing party? Instead of laboring in the kitchen or defaulting to a charcuterie and cheese board — which in many instances won’t complement the wines — how about seasoned popcorn instead? Understanding how different flavors pair with wine matters more than the food itself. Popcorn combined with Spiceology’s Popcorn Seasoning Variety Pack makes it fun and easy to experiment with how wine complements or detracts from different flavors.

Jan 22, 2025 | sipmagazine.com | Aakanksha Agarwal |Steve Kilisky

Cellarmasters are relatively unknown and unheralded members of a winemaking team. They are responsible for organizing and overseeing daily cellar operations. Cellarmasters are jacks-of-all-trades with a seemingly never-ending list of crucial tasks to accomplish throughout the year to ensure a successful vintage from harvest to bottle.

Jul 22, 2024 | sipmagazine.com | Aakanksha Agarwal |Steve Kilisky

Scott and Vicki Nokleby decided to make a mid-life career change and move to the Walla Walla Valley in 2020. Opening a winery was not part of the plan. After an exhaustive search they found the perfect spot and purchased a farm located in the Blue Mountain foothills near Milton-Freewater, Oregon. The property included a 17-acre vineyard planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Viognier grapes. It was also one of the few vineyards in the Walla Walla appellation growing Chardonnay.

Mar 6, 2024 | sipmagazine.com | Steve Kilisky

In the March 2024 print edition of Sip Magazine, writer Steve Kilisky pondered the many ingredients winemakers use – or choose not to use – to create a bottle of wine. Here, he addresses why you cannot find those ingredients on the label – and what might be done in the future to address that.

Aug 23, 2023 | sipmagazine.com | Steve Kilisky

Brock Lindsay has made a career of building things. First as a civil engineer building numerous large bridges throughout Washington state and, since 2015, building a legacy in the wine industry as owner/winemaker of Succession Wines, along with his wife Erica. Brock Lindsay’s love affair with wine began while attending college in Rome, Italy. He became enamored with the “culture of wine” and how it brings people together.