• Apples to grapes: The path to the Lake Chelan AVA
• Maryhill, Gehringer Bros. stand tall at INDY International judging
• Alloro Vineyard weaves New World with Old in Chehalem Mountains
• Koenig Vineyards in Idaho stays local with sale to Nederends
• VineLines Dispatch: Tasting rooms spring up across Washington, Oregon
• 2019 vintage off to warm start in Northwest vineyards
• From apples to grapes: Lake Chelan AVA turns 10
• I Love Gamay festival helps kick off Oregon Wine Month
• Travel Oregon awards $125,000 in grants via Wine Country license plate
• Josh Lawrence, Tom Merkle team up to buy Conner Lee Vineyard

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Articles authored by Great Northwest Wine are co-authored by Eric Degerman and Andy Perdue. In most cases, these are wine reviews that are judged blind by the Great Northwest Wine tasting panel.

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  Sagelands Vineyard 2017 Rosé, Columbia Valley, $11

  Best Buy! Kiona Vineyards on Red Mountain, the Corliss family’s Blue Mountain Vineyard in the Walla Walla Valley and Precept’s large Canyon Vineyard Ranch in the Yakima Valley are among the vineyards that combine for this delightful...

  • Posted June 3, 2019
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  Buty Winery 2016 Conner Lee Vineyard 59% Merlot 41% Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley $45

  Chris Dowsett cast more of a spotlight on the 1991 block of Cabernet Franc at Conner Lee Vineyard than Buty Winery has in more than a decade, and this offering from one of Washington’s most historic vineyards...

  • Posted June 2, 2019
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  Ponzi Vineyards 2016 Abetina 2 Vineyard Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, $110

  Luisa Ponzi and her family have been researching block-focused blends of Pinot Noir clones in the Willamette Valley for more than 40 years. It began with their 22-clone research project in 1975 for Oregon State University within...

  • Posted June 2, 2019
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  Merry Cellars 2017 Stillwater Creek Vineyard Rosé, Columbia Valley, $24

  Palouse winemaker Patrick Merry targets Stillwater Creek Vineyard in the Frenchman Hills near Royal City, Wash., for much of his program, and his scintillating rosé showcases his award-winning work with Rhône varieties. He takes the saignée method,...

  • Posted June 1, 2019
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  4 Cellars by Little Big Town 2016 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $25

  John Freeman of Waterbrook Winery oversees the production of these wines for country music stars Little Big Town, and this brand partnership has become a hit for Precept Wine. Some of the top vineyards in Washington –...

  • Posted June 1, 2019
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  Northwest Cellars 2014 Madrigal Red Wine, Columbia Valley $28

  In a slight departure from his 2013 vintage, Totem Square vintner Robert Delf boosted the influence of Grenache to 50% in this GSM blend with Mourvèdre (30%) and Syrah. The results are delicious. Enticing aromas of blackberry...

  • Posted June 1, 2019
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  Indian Creek Winery 2017 Dry Rosé, Snake River Valley, $16

  Not long ago, a dry pink wine such as this was viewed as a “winemaker’s rosé.” Thankfully, U.S. wine consumers are savvy enough to embrace these bright roses, and Mike McClure continues his delicious run with Syrah...

  • Posted June 1, 2019
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  Skyfall Vineyard 2017 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley $10

  Best Buy! David Minick was the force and the face behind Willow Crest Winery in the Yakima Valley before joining Precept Wine, and his reign as director of vineyards included Skyfall Vineyard – a planting near Red...

  • Posted June 1, 2019
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  Willamette Valley Vineyards 2016 Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $32

  Three sites – including Tualatin Estate Vineyard, Elton Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills and the 1983 planting by founder Jim Bernau – come together for this gorgeous 2016 Pinot Noir. It launches with cherry, spice, and forest...

  • Posted May 27, 2019
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  Brian Carter Cellars 2015 Takahashi Red Wine Blend, Columbia Valley, $38

  Blending specialist Brian Carter handed this project over to longtime assistant Robert Takahashi, who created the blend of Malbec (58%), Merlot (34%) and Cabernet Franc. Thanks in part of vineyard sources such as StoneTree on the Wahluke...

  • Posted May 27, 2019
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