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Westport Winery Garden Resort 2018 Kraken Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, $49
A blend from two premier vineyards – Klipsun (68%) on Red Mountain and Elephant Mountain (32%) above the Yakima Valley – deserves fandom among wine-loving Seattle hockey fans. Besides, it’s fun to say “Release the Kraken!” when...
- Posted October 19, 2020
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Mercer Estates 2016 Small Lot Petit Verdot, Horse Heaven Hills, $32
A product of Jessica Munnell’s final vintage as head winemaker for the Mercer family, Prosser native Jeremy Santo — a fellow Washington State University graduate — took these 18 barrels across the finish line in fine fashion....
- Posted October 1, 2020
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Abacela Winery 2019 Estate Grenache Rosé, Umpqua Valley, $19
As much acclaim as the Jones family has merited for its work with Albariño, Tempranillo and Port programs, they’ve also earned five career Platinums from Wine Press Northwest magazine via its rosé. That success began with the...
- Posted October 1, 2020
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Utopia Wines 2017 The Utopia Vineyard Estate Reserve Paradise Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge, $65
Silicon Valley refugee Daniel Warnshuis found a 17-acre site on Ribbon Ridge between famed Penner-Ash Wine Cellars and Adelsheim Vineyard where he’s created his own history. By 2008, his vineyard was certified under the Low Input Viticulture...
- Posted October 1, 2020
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H/H Estates 2017 Coyote Canyon Vineyard Artist Series Reserve Cabernet Franc, Horse Heaven Hills, $52
For the second straight vintage, Coyote Canyon Winery’s Artist Series showcases the Andrews family’s reserve work with Cabernet Franc and artwork by Martha Nelson Andrews. (The 2014 and 2015 vintages spotlighted Petit Verdot.) These two barrels of...
- Posted October 1, 2020
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Lindsay Creek Vineyards 2014 Mourvèdre, Washington, $25
The McIntosh brothers are fourth-generation farmers in the Lewis-Clark Valley who branched out a decade ago to create Lindsay Creek Vineyards in the historic Lewiston Orchards of Idaho’s Nez Perce County. They’ve learned about viticulture through Washington...
- Posted September 30, 2020
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L’Ecole Nº 41 Winery 2017 Ferguson Vineyard Estate Red Wine, Walla Walla Valley, $64
Marty Clubb and his winemaking team continue to take a Left Bank-Bordeaux approach to this blend from the Clubb family’s SeVein planting that has brought additional international acclaim to L’Ecole. There’s a bit more Cabernet Sauvignon (60%)...
- Posted September 27, 2020
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Argyle Winery 2019 Grower Series Rosé Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $20
One of the Oregon’s most nicely priced examples of Pinot Noir rosé also ranks among the best at any price as Nate Klostermann works with longtime favorite Knudsen Vineyard in the Dundee Hills and Argyle’s Spirit Hill...
- Posted September 27, 2020
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Utopia Wines 2017 The Utopia Vineyard Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge, $48
The flagship release for Daniel Warnshuis captures a site-wide sense of the project he launched in 2002 in Oregon’s North Willamette Valley. A dozen clones, including rarities such as Calera, Swan and cuttings from famed Arcus and...
- Posted September 27, 2020
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Valcan Cellars 2016 El Torero Tempranillo, Rogue Valley, $32
Argentine national Juan Pablo Valot first began making wine in Oregon’s Willamette Valley during the peak seasons in the career of Juan Román Riquelme. Two decades later, Valot pays tribute to his favorite midfielder by branding his...
- Posted September 26, 2020
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