This small-production winery in Woodinville, Wash., launched with the 2005 vintage, and winemaker Shane Howard has produced one superb wine after another. For this delicious Cabernet Franc, he turned to Dineen Vineyards in the Rattlesnake Hills, adding 5% Merlot into the final blend. It opens with alluring aromas of boysenberry, mint, cedar, black tea and fresh-from-the-oven … [Read more...] about Pondera Winery 2009 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, $28
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Delfino Vineyard 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Umpqua Valley, $26
Linda Donovan, one of Southern Oregon's top hired guns, knows how to manage tannins, shown by her Platinum-winning Tempranillo last fall. This Cabernet Sauvignon for Jim and Terri Delfino, from the same vintage, shows remarkable balance, finesse and complexity with its lighter style. The aromatics include Rainier cherry, milk chocolate, blueberry, blackberry with a pinch of … [Read more...] about Delfino Vineyard 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Umpqua Valley, $26
Willamette Valley winery to give away harvest weekend package
This week, Youngberg Hill Vineyards and Inn in Oregon's Willamette Valley launched a giveway for a 2013 harvest weekend valued at $1,500. Word of Youngberg Hill's Ultimate Harvest Getaway contest was unveiled Tuesday to subscribers of co-owner Nicolette Bailey's newsletter. (Seth Cary of Chicago, Illinois, was announced Feb. 18 as the winner.) The winner of the contest, … [Read more...] about Willamette Valley winery to give away harvest weekend package
Book review: Wine Country Chef’s Table
Roy Breiman is best known in the Seattle area for his work as a chef and executive at the Salish Lodge, Edgewater Hotel and, now, Cedarbrook Lodge. But his roots are in California, and that is his focus with co-author Laura Smith Borrman in Wine Country Chef's Table, an exquisite new wine country cookbook from Lyons Press. This culinary adventure travels through the … [Read more...] about Book review: Wine Country Chef’s Table
Washington’s Olympic Cellars changing owners
Olympic Cellars Winery in Port Angeles, Wash., announced today that co-owner Lisa Martin will take over leadership of the company as Kathy Charlton moves into a consulting role. Charlton has plans for a new business, but the former Texas Instruments executive will continue to be an investor at Olympic Cellars, according to a news release. “The past 10 years … [Read more...] about Washington’s Olympic Cellars changing owners