• None in the top 10, but nine from Northwest get inside Wine Spectator’s top 60
• Bob Bertheau joins German icon Loosen at J. Christopher Wines
• Abeja Chardonnay edges DeLille’s Harrison Hill at Great Northwest Invitational
• Election Day arrives for office-seeking Airfield Estates Winery owner
• Bledsoe, McDaniels buy Hope Well Vineyard in Oregon’s Eola-Amity Hills
• Oregon wine harvest fell by 29% in 2020, but growth continues
• Quilceda Creek acquires 22 acres of famed Champoux Vineyards from Woodward Canyon
• Hat Ranch Winery tops Idaho Wine Competition with Cabernet Franc from Lewis-Clark Valley
• Central Oregon Winegrowers schedule summer summit
• Avennia purchases vineyard, tasting room on Red Mountain

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  Cristom Vineyards 2019 Louise Vineyard Chardonnay, Eola-Amity Hills, $55

  Next year marks the 30th anniversary of the forward-thinking Gerrie family launching Cristom Vineyards in the hills northwest of Oregon’s capital city, and their star-studded team continues to craft some

  • Posted September 19, 2021
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  10,000 Hours Wines 2018 Red Blend, Red Mountain, $35

  The Aquilini marketing team branded this tier under the concept that it takes 10,000 hours for someone to master something of importance. Under that concept, it would require winemaker working

  • Posted September 19, 2021
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  Lone Birch Wines 2019 Estate Pinot Gris, Yakima Valley, $12

  Best Buy! The Miller family has 830 acres of estate fruit along the Roza in Washington’s Yakima Valley, making it one of the largest vineyards in the Pacific Northwest and

  • Posted September 19, 2021
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  Valcan Cellars 2020 Rosé of Malbec, Rogue Valley, $24

  Argentine winemaker Juan Pablo Valot targets Kelly Vineyard in Southern Oregon for much of the Malbec program under his own brand, which he pours up in the Willamette Valley college

  • Posted September 19, 2021
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  Northwest Cellars 2016 Intrigue Red Wine, Columbia Valley, $32

  Woodinville winemaker Robert Delf has shifted the focus his proprietary blend from strictly Bordeaux to now involving Syrah (30%) alongside Malbec (30%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%) and Petit Verdot (10%). Five

  • Posted September 19, 2021
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  Browne Family Vineyards 2017 Malbec, Columbia Valley, $35

  A pair of underrated vineyards in the Yakima Valley — Willard and Precept-controlled Canyon Vineyard Ranch — and historic Weinbau on the Wahluke Slope came together after a harvest in

  • Posted September 19, 2021
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  Airfield Estates 2020 Sauvignon Blanc, Yakima Valley, $15

  Best Buy! The Miller family and their winemaker, Travis Maple, employ a yeast strain derived from Sauvignon Blanc berries in New Zealand to ferment these Airfield Ranch grapes over the

  • Posted September 19, 2021
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  Plaisance Ranch 2018 Papa Joe’s Private Stash Carménère, Applegate Valley, $35

  Joe Ginet’s grandfather grew up in a winegrowing family near the French Alps, served in the French military and worked in a Parisian restaurant prior to leaving for the United

  • Posted September 19, 2021
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  Januik Winery 2017 Weinbau Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope, $40

  This historic planting on the Wahluke Slope continues to serve as an example of Washington state’s diversity and consistency, showing how a silty loam site that drew the attention of

  • Posted September 19, 2021
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  DAMA Wines 2018 Syrah, Walla Walla Valley, $50

  Mary Derby’s woman-owned winery hasn’t used artwork on any of their bottles that depicts a male until this release with the Roman god of strength — Hercules. There’s plenty of

  • Posted September 15, 2021
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