Cole Danehower is an award-winning writer, editor, and publisher who has been reporting on the Pacific Northwest’s dynamic wine, spirits, and culinary travel scene since 1998. In 2010 Cole’s book Essential Wines and Wineries of the Pacific Northwest, A Guide to the Wine Countries of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Idaho was published by Timber Press. In 2013 Cole began publishing a new regional wine website, Essential Northwest Wines that includes Northwest wine feature stories and profiles, in-depth wine reviews, and his blog.