• 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
• Ste. Michelle Wine Estates closes wineries, tasting rooms to public
• Fortuity Cellars recruits winemaker Alexis Sells from Duckhorn

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  Stoller Family Estate 2017 Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, $35

  The flagship Pinot Noir crafted for Bill Stoller provides a bright and delicious example of high-toned red fruit profile that so often symbolizes the Dundee Hills where he grew up. Aromas of cherry pie with toasty crust...

  • Posted April 22, 2020
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  Anelare Winery 2015 Dionysus Vineyard Petit Verdot, Columbia Valley, $55

  When the Sagemoor group first planted Petit Verdot at Dionysus Vineyard in 2004, the dense Bordeaux red was rarely bottled as a standalone variety. A decade later, growers and winemakers have improved their handling of Petit Verdot,...

  • Posted April 22, 2020
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  L’Ecole No. 41 2017 Syrah, Columbia Valley, $25

  Marty Clubb and his team had the luxury of pulling in hand-harvested grapes from vineyards such as Sagemoor’s Bacchus, StoneTree and Candy Mountain as well as Summit View and Seven Hills in the Walla Walla Valley. They...

  • Posted April 22, 2020
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  Carl’s Pond Winery 2014 Rattlesnake Ruby Red, Rattlesnake Hills, $15

  Best Buy! A pair of higher-elevation vineyards in the Yakima Valley – Konnowac and Cordon Grove – are blended by Puget Sound vintners Frank Reale and Gary Sleeger in this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (58%), Merlot (34%)...

  • Posted April 22, 2020
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  Northstar Winery 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley $41

  One of the “string of pearls” for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, this brand was developed three decades ago to produce some of the world’s best examples of Merlot. Along the way, winemaker David Merfeld also has earned...

  • Posted April 20, 2020
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  Cathedral Ridge Winery 2016 Dampier Vineyard Reserve Pinot Noir, Columbia Valley $48

  Columbia Gorge vintner Robb Bell continues to fly in his hired gun from Sonoma, Michael Sebastiani, to orchestrate the wine program at Cathedral Ridge. In the case of this Pinot Noir, its story begins across the Columbia...

  • Posted April 20, 2020
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  Watermill Winery 2017 Hallowed Stones Estate Syrah, The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, $40

  After a century of growing apples in the Walla Walla Valley, the Brown family started adding vineyards to its portfolio in 2001. Before long, they began producing both award-winning cider under its Blue Mountain Cider Company and...

  • Posted April 20, 2020
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  Washington Hills Winery 2017 Dry Riesling, Washington State, $10

  Best Buy! Seattle-based Precept and director of winemaking Hal Landvoigt chose to produce and label three distinctly different styles of Riesling from the 2017 vintage with this dry version for Washington Hills. Clean aromas of apple pie...

  • Posted April 20, 2020
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  Airfield Estates Winery 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Yakima Valley $15

  Best Buy! This marks winemaker Travis Maple’s second vintage as head winemaker for the Miller family at Airfield Estates in Prosser, Wash., and his work with Sauvignon Blanc from Airport Ranch flies high. The product of Washington...

  • Posted April 20, 2020
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  Hamilton Cellars 2015 Weinbau Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley $35

  Charlie Hoppes, one of Washington’s most talented winemakers, crafts the wines for Russ and Stacie Hamilton, neighbors of his Fidelitas project on Red Mountain. This expression of Cabernet Franc comes from Weinbau Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope,...

  • Posted April 20, 2020
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