Here are a few statistics involving Great Northwest Wine’s 2023 comparative tasting of Malbec:
• Total entries: 110
• Double gold medals: 2 (2%)
• Gold medals: 13 (14%)
• Silver medal: 56 (51%)
• Bronze medal: 36 (32%)
• Average price per bottle: $39.59
• Median price: $33
• Average price for gold medal wines: $41.50
• Total cases represented in this judging: 30,690
• Average production: 279 cases
• Average production of gold medal winner: 190 cases
• Median production of gold medal winner: 240 cases
• Median price of gold medal winner: $40
• Average alcohol by volume: 14.27%
• Average alcohol by volume among gold medals: 14.34%
American Viticultural Areas represented as listed: 17
Columbia Valley (25), Walla Walla Valley (18), Yakima Valley (11), Red Mountain (10), Horse Heaven Hills (9), Wahluke Slope (7), Snake River Valley (5), Rattlesnake Hills (4), Washington State (4), Lake Chelan (3), Rogue Valley (3), Royal Slope (3), Umpqua Valley (3), Southern Oregon (2), Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (1), Naches Heights (1), White Bluffs (1)
Gold medals won by listed AVA
Walla Walla Valley (3), Columbia Valley (2), Snake River Valley (2), Rattle- snake Hills (1), Red Mountain (1), Royal Slope (1), Umpqua Valley (1), Wahluke Slope (1), Washington State (1), White Bluffs (1), Yakima Valley (1)
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