Garofalo Family Winery 2012 Les Collines Vineyard White Riesling, Walla Walla Valley, $12
Best Buy! As one of the Walla Walla Valley’s largest and highest elevation sites, Les Collines sells fruit to more than 40 wineries each year, but its reputation has been built upon red varieties — not Riesling. Chad Garofalo is working to change that with this release, which opens with a nose of dusty Granny Smith apple, lime, quinine and grassiness. The drink is deliciously dry with more apple and lime, and it’s particularly fascinating with the rounded edges of the midpalate.
Rating: Excellent
Production: 50 cases
Alcohol: 11.9%
Thank you for the info on $15 and under wines. I’ve been a red wine fan for most of my adult life and now that I’m retired I must be frugal with wine costs. I appreciate the information, especially because I want to support Washington wines.
Mike, thanks for the note. These are simply some of the wines we’ve tasted in recent weeks. Look for brands such as Columbia Crest, 14 Hands, Washington Hills, Waterbrook and Hogue and you’ll find a fair number of wines in that nice price range (reds and whites).