Tildio winemaker/owner Katy Perry worked her way through a decade in the California wine industry before heading north to ply her trade at Chateau Ste. Michelle then launch Tildio on the north shore of Lake Chelan. She and husband Milum are pioneers in Lake Chelan, planting Tempranillo at their winery in an area with no viticultural track record. This delicious red opens with … [Read more...] about Tildio Winery 2009 Estate Reserve Tempranillo, Lake Chelan, $35
Archives for April 2013
Angel Vine 2010 Stone Tree Vineyard Petite Sirah, Columbia Valley, $22
Petite Sirah is technically a Rhône variety, though it's mostly grown in California. It is becoming a slightly more important grape in the Pacific Northwest, with at least a couple dozen examples being made in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Ed Fus, owner and winemaker at Angel Vine in Carlton, Ore., brings his grapes in from the arid Wahluke Slope in Washington to craft this … [Read more...] about Angel Vine 2010 Stone Tree Vineyard Petite Sirah, Columbia Valley, $22
Reininger Winery 2009 Seven Hills Vineyard Carménère, Walla Walla Valley, $48
This rare red Bordeaux variety is probably best known in Chile, where it has been grown for more than a century. In fact, Chilean growers thought it was Merlot until just 15 years ago. Now it has seen a revival in Washington, one of the few places in the world where European wine grapes are planted with their own root system rather than being grafted onto North American … [Read more...] about Reininger Winery 2009 Seven Hills Vineyard Carménère, Walla Walla Valley, $48
Chateau Ste. Michelle to re-open Canoe Ridge Estate for tastings, tours
PATERSON, Wash. - Chateau Ste. Michelle will re-open its Canoe Ridge Estate tasting room to visitors starting Friday, April 5. This is the third year in which Ste. Michelle will have opened its most remote - and arguably its most beautiful - winemaking facility to the public. It will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through October. Chateau … [Read more...] about Chateau Ste. Michelle to re-open Canoe Ridge Estate for tastings, tours