Andy Perdue, Editor-in-Chief of Wine Press Northwest

Andy Perdue is founder and Editor-in-Chief of Wine Press Northwest, a quarterly consumer magazine that focuses on the wine regions of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho. He is author of "The Northwest Wine Guide: A Buyer's Handbook" (Sasquatch, 2003). He writes a weekly column on Northwest wine that is distributed via e-mail and produces a weekly show on Northwest wine that is available on www.winepressnw.com and Apple's iTunes Store. Perdue also is the wine editor for Seattle Homes & Lifestyles magazine and Northwest columnist for Vineyard & Winery Management. He frequently judges in regional, national and international wine competitions, including the S.F. Chronicle, L.A. County Fair Wines of the World, Riverside International, Long Beach Grand Cru, Grand Harvest Awards, Dallas Morning News, Northwest Wine Summit, Washington State Wine Competition, Oregon State Fair, Okanagan Wine Festival and Tri-Cities Wine Festival.