• Gehringer tops Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition again
• Erica Landon, Ken Pahlow take Walter Scott Wines into second decade
• L’Ecole No. 41 announces management change
• Team Quady sweeps superlatives at Oregon Wine Competition
• Fries family sells Duck Pond Cellars to Great Oregon Wine Co.
• USA Today readers vote Stoller Family Estate tasting room No. 1 in nation
• Auction of Washington Wines tops $4 million again
• Ste. Michelle CEO Baseler retires after 17 years at the helm
• Fujishin, Lost West Winery use Riesling to top 2018 Idaho Wine Competition
• Private Barrel Auction raises $251,500 for Washington State University wine program

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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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  Child’s Play by Tendril Wines 2017 Pinot Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $30

  Tony Rynders has built one of the Pacific Northwest’s most impressive winemaking résumés, and he continues to branch out under his own two brands headquartered in Gaston, Ore. Child’s Play shows off a more playful side, and...

  • Posted October 22, 2018
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  Le Cadeau Vineyard 2016 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $35

  Known as “The Red Label,” winemakers Jim Sanders and Steve Ryan collaborate on this kaleidoscopic view of five blocks on the Mortimers’s Le Cadeau Vineyard estate in the southern Chehalem Mountains. Lots from Côte Est, Diversité, Équinoxe,...

  • Posted October 22, 2018
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  14 Hands Winery 2014 Stampede Red Blend, Columbia Valley, $12

  Best Buy! The popularity of the 14 Hands is obvious as the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates brand has become the second largest in the Washington state at 2 million cases. Keith Kenison’s Hot to Trot Red Blend...

  • Posted October 22, 2018
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  The Conqueror Winery 2016 Chardonnay, Horse Heaven Hills $19

  One of nearly a dozen Chardonnay bottlings by the Precept Wine team, The Conqueror comes across as a clean and fruity drink with banana, apricot and apple notes, backed by crisp acidity and a touch of the...

  • Posted October 22, 2018
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  Gård Vintners 2014 Lawrence Vineyards Vaucluse Red Wine, Columbia Valley, $35

  The Lawrence family in the Columbia Basin and winemaker Ayrn Morell continue to grow this Rhône-inspired red blend, and this bottling signals the tripling of its production from the 2012 vintage. Its components remain similar with Syrah...

  • Posted October 21, 2018
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  Rocky Pond Winery 2015 Double D Vineyard Syrah, Columbia Valley, $39

  One of the most exciting young sites in Washington state is Double D Vineyard, an expansive planting by Seattle businessman David Dufenhorst and 15 miles southwest of Lake Chelan along the Columbia River. These four new oak...

  • Posted October 21, 2018
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  Snoqualmie Vineyards 2016 Winemaker’s Select Riesling, Columbia Valley, $8

  Best Buy! The history of this brand dates to 1983, and of the five remaining bottlings, which include its ECO tier, two are dedicated to Riesling. Joy Andersen, one of the Washington wine industry’s pioneers, creates her...

  • Posted October 21, 2018
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  Primarius Winery 2015 Pinot Noir, Oregon, $17

  Northwest Wine Academy product Sarah Cabot has entered her second decade of winemaking in the Willamette Valley, and her talents continue to show across a variety of price points for Precept Wine. It’s fruit-forward approach offers a...

  • Posted October 21, 2018
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  Columbia Crest 2015 H3 Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, $15

  Best Buy! Juan Muñoz Oca, who now oversees winemaking throughout Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, helped spearhead this tier a decade ago during his career at Columbia Crest. It’s grown into one of the Northwest’s largest expressions of...

  • Posted October 21, 2018
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  Abacela 2017 Estate Albariño, Umpqua Valley, $21

  White florals, lime and peach lead off the latest in a line of outstanding Albariño, the Abacela 2017 edition of this Southern Oregon leader’s favorite Spanish white bursts with crisp lime acidity and a hint of papaya...

  • Posted October 21, 2018
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