KENNEWICK, Wash. - The 17th annual Platinum Judging takes place for the next three days in the heart of Washington wine country. The competition, staged by Wine Press Northwest magazine, is an invitational-style judging limited to wines that have won gold medals at any of about 50 wine competitions conducted around the world. Wine from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia … [Read more...] about 17th annual Platinum Judging begins today
Wine competitions
Top white wines from 2016 Great NW Invite
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - Many white wines stood out for our judges at the fourth annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition, which took place last week at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel in Hood River. Amid the highlights were the numerous gold medals for Rieslings and rosés. Perhaps most remarkable is that of the five Rieslings entered by Chateau Ste. Michelle, … [Read more...] about Top white wines from 2016 Great NW Invite
Gold medal winning reds at 2016 Great NW Invite
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - After tasting through nearly 600 hand-selected wines during the course of two days, the wine professionals who served as judges for the 2016 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition selected the following red wines as those that deserved gold medals. Mike Dunne, one of the longest-tenured and most-respected wine writers in California, served as our … [Read more...] about Gold medal winning reds at 2016 Great NW Invite
Top wines from 2016 Great NW Invitiational
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - During the next three days, we will take a closer look at all the gold medal-winning wines from the fourth annual Great Northwest Wine Competition, which took place last week at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel. Twenty-one wine professionals from along the West Coast spent two days evaluating more than 500 wines - all of which were nominated by the judges … [Read more...] about Top wines from 2016 Great NW Invitiational
Walla Walla Cab wins best of show at Great NW Invite
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - Dunham Cellars added a page to its history of award-winning winemaking Thursday when the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon XIX from the Walla Walla winery was selected as best of show at the fourth annual Great Northwest Invitational. The judging, held at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel, began Wednesday and concluded Thursday afternoon. The Invite, as it's known, is … [Read more...] about Walla Walla Cab wins best of show at Great NW Invite