• Wild Goose Vineyards in British Columbia tops Cascadia wine judging again
• Southern Oregon starts June ahead of historically hot 2015 vintage
• Columbia Valley growers, winemaker look back on Mount St. Helens
• Salty fries and old Spätlese; the ’99 Bottles’ that made Andre Mack a somm
• Oregon wineries woo sports broadcaster Tony Kornheiser
• Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance moves Celebrate to 2021
• Early freeze, drop in demand lead to smallest harvest for Washington wine since 2012
• Stock helps David Hill join ranks of B Corp wineries
• First markers for 2020 vintage include wet January, cool start to April
• In tune with Bells Up Winery in Oregon’s Chehalem Mountains

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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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  Rocky Pond Winery 2017 Clos CheValle Vineyard Riesling, Lake Chelan, $20

  This is the oldest of the Dufenhorst family’s vineyard holdings, and those driving up to play Bear Mountain Golf Course will pass by Clos CheValle, a site established in 2004 overlooking the south shore of Lake Chelan...

  • Posted June 27, 2020
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  Valcan Cellars 2015 Mélange de Vin, Rogue Valley, $24

  Juan Pablo Valot, a native of Argentina, uses a French phrase for “wine blend” on his entry-level proprietary red to provide flexibility. And when he launched Valcan Cellars, he did so with a mélange de vin from...

  • Posted June 27, 2020
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  Abacela 2019 Estate Private Selection Albariño, Umpqua Valley, $26

  The Pacific Northwest’s leading producers of Albariño also craft another version for tasting room visitors and wine club members, and it offers a different angle on Abacela’s flagship white wine. First, there’s a single-block reserve approach to...

  • Posted June 17, 2020
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  Archery Summit 2018 Chardonnay, Eola-Amity Hills, $48

  Ian Burch transitioned from Scott Paul Wines to Archery Summit in the spring prior to the harvest of this Chardonnay, and his knowledge of the Eola-Amity Hills from his time at Evening Land Vineyards quickly bears fruit...

  • Posted June 17, 2020
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  Ott & Hunter Wines 2016 Heart of the Hill Vineyard Woolly Petite Sirah, Red Mountain $43

  Chris Hunter now crafts the wines for his in-laws on Whidbey Island, and he’s done a marvelous job for David Ott and Diane Kaufman, particularly with red Rhône varieties. That he earned a gold medal from Wine...

  • Posted June 17, 2020
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  Northwest Cellars 2015 Verhey Vineyard Syrah, Yakima Valley, $32

  A growing number of winemakers throughout the Northwest are realizing that one of the top spots for Malbec is Verhey Vineyard, just downstream of Union Gap and west of Elephant Mountain. Those who visit the Owen Roe...

  • Posted June 17, 2020
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  Wine By Joe 2019 Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley, $14

  Best Buy! Oregon native Joe Dobbes has loved this unappreciated white grape native to the Burgundy region of France for two decades, and his work under his nicely priced Wine By Joe brand has been getting attention...

  • Posted June 17, 2020
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  Jovinea Cellars 2019 Dolcetto Rosé, Washington State, $20

  Next year, winemaker Lisa Grigg and her husband, Michael, will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their move to the historic Lewis-Clark Valley with the goal to plant an estate vineyard in the town of Lenore, Idaho. In...

  • Posted June 17, 2020
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  Le Cadeau Vineyard 2017 Pierre Reserve Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, $80

  The Mortimers launched their collaboration with French enologist Pierre Millemann in 2016, and the winemaker for that bottling was Biodynamic researcher Steve Ryan. In 2017, the projected shifted to the Mortimers’ other winemaker – Jim Sanders –...

  • Posted June 17, 2020
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  Seven Hills Winery 2018 McClellan Estate Vineyard Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $40

  The McClellan family pioneered Merlot in the Walla Walla Valley, planting 4 acres of it in 1982, and founding winemaker Casey McClellan was also the first in the valley to produce Malbec, more than 15 years ago....

  • Posted June 17, 2020
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