Best Buy! The Gehringer family devotes this Sauvignon Blanc to its Dry Rock planting adjacent the winery, and it’s no surprise for one of their entries to emerge as elite, evidenced by seven career Platinum Awards for their work with this variety. Wonderfully fresh aromas of pink grapefruit, gooseberry and lime lead into the rewarding palate of pink grapefruit, honeydew melon … [Read more...] about Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2022 Dry Rock Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley $18.99
Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, $19
Best Buy! The brothers-in-law from Wisconsin source beyond their estate plantings in the Walla Walla Valley and collaborate with some of Washington’s top winegrowers for their nicely priced Boomtown tier. In the case of this stellar Sauvignon Blanc, they pull from two of the Northwest’s prime locations for graceful white wines — Olsen Vineyard in the Yakima Valley and Evergreen … [Read more...] about Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, $19
Jones of Washington 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $15.99
Best Buy! Aromatic whites in the hands of Victor Palencia routinely return gold medals from judges and appreciation from savvy consumers. His effort for the Jones family is the product of Lauzier Vineyard, their decade-old planting in the Beezley Hills and one of the state’s loftier sites at nearly 1,800 feet elevation. Here’s perhaps the most quaffable example of the tasting, … [Read more...] about Jones of Washington 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $15.99
Pendulum Winery 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, $14.99
Best Buy! Precept’s Pendulum brand can be spotted on the shelves at Costco and has made Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list, and anything associated with Walla Walla’s John Freeman and his winemaking team is worthy of attention. Harvested during the last week of September, the bottling ranks among the grassiest and most fascinating of the tasting. Green-toned fruit akin to Granny … [Read more...] about Pendulum Winery 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, $14.99
Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards 2022 Estate Selection Sauvignon Blanc, Umpqua Valley, $32
The versatility of Stephen Reustle’s site west of Sutherlin, Ore., continues to amaze competition judges and consumers, and the decorated self-taught winemaker began his journey with Sauvignon Blanc by sourcing clone 01 material from the University of California-Davis. Those cuttings were brought to the West Coast in the 19th century by industry pioneer Charles Wetmore, who … [Read more...] about Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards 2022 Estate Selection Sauvignon Blanc, Umpqua Valley, $32