• 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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  Be Human Wines 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé, Horse Heaven Hills, $17

  The Aquilini family tree of wines in Washington stands at six brands across several appellations, and this rosé hails from one of the Northwest’s top regions for Cabernet Sauvignon. Its

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  Dusted Valley Vintners 2018 Southwind Vineyard Estate Cabernet Franc, Walla Walla Valley, $45

  This higher-elevation site in the southern end of the Walla Walla Valley grabbed headlines earlier this year when control of the 70-acre vineyard shifted to skilled Sagemoor Vineyards. The Braunel

  • Posted September 15, 2021
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  Black Hills Estate Winery 2018 Carménère, Okanagan Valley, $64

  One of the cult producers of Canada offers British Columbia’s rare example of Carménère only to club members, and this Andrew Peller gem along the Black Sage Bench can boast

  • Posted September 15, 2021
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  Tipsy Canyon Winery 2018 Merlot, Lake Chelan, $34

  Mark Garvin retired from Boeing to focus on his young winery in Manson, Wash., and nearby Amos Rome Vineyard overlooking the north shore of Lake Chelan continues to help the

  • Posted September 15, 2021
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  Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2018 Merlot, Washington State, $19

  This second label from Dusted Valley Vintners continues to provide first-rate value as the relationship with young McNary Vineyard in Washington’s famed Horse Heaven Hills, award-winning grower Tom Merkle and

  • Posted September 9, 2021
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  Quilceda Creek Vintners 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $200

  The Golitzin family made headlines this summer by adding to its majority ownership in Champoux Vineyard, and the historic Horse Heaven Hills site established by the Mercer family and nurtured

  • Posted September 8, 2021
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  William Marie Wines 2018 Two Blondes Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, $35

  It’s rather fitting that veterans of the West Coast restaurant industry, Edward William Lefferts and his wife, Monique Marie, have targeted Two Blondes for one of their vineyard-designated Cabs because

  • Posted September 8, 2021
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  Perennial Vintners 2019 Roseus Dry Rosé Wine, Puget Sound, $19

  Grower/certified sommelier Serena Roberge-Gordon joined founder Mike Lempriere’s team on Bainbridge Island in 2016, and her winemaking talents shine with this bright and fun rosé from Pinot Noir Précoce off

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  Andrew Januik Wines 2017 Lady Hawk Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, $50

  One of the Northwest’s top second-generation winemakers, Andrew Januik readily credits the influence of his father, Mike, and Novelty Hill’s Scott Moeller on his young program. This bottling of Cabernet

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  Youngberg Hill Vineyards 2018 J Block Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $60

  The Baileys’s middle daughter, Jordan, is the namesake for this 4-acre block that’s more exposed to the afternoon cooling breezes of the Van Duzer Corridor to the west, and this

  • Posted September 8, 2021
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