Some of Washington’s oldest vineyards serve as neighbors for Mark and Tom Tudor’s vines near Grandview, and while they sell to some of the state’s largest wineries, here they work Prosser winemaker Andrew Martinez. The nose of lemon meringue pie, nectarine and spearmint include lamb's wool and lanolin. On the palate, it takes a tropical turn with Mandarin orange and honeydew … [Read more...] about Martinez & Martinez Winery 2015 Tudor Hills Vineyard Viognier, Yakima Valley, $16
Fujishin Family Cellars 2014 Late Harvest Riesling, Snake River Valley, $19
Riesling planted at Polo Cove Vineyard has the advantage of growing at about 2,800 feet elevation, making it one of the highest sites in Idaho’s Snake River Valley. Sunnyslope winemaker Martin Fujishin has worked closely with Polo Cove for several years, and he’s produced a marvelous late harvest-style Riesling as a result. Fanciful aromas of pineapple upside down cake, apricot … [Read more...] about Fujishin Family Cellars 2014 Late Harvest Riesling, Snake River Valley, $19
Panther Creek Cellars 2014 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton, $50
Tony Rynders furthers his efforts to return this historic Oregon brand to prominence with this vibrant Pinot Noir from Arthur Kalita’s vineyard, a 22-acre site established near Yamhill in 1998 that counts a number of the Willamette Valley’s top wineries as client. The juice spent just eight months in 42% new French oak, allowing for aromas boysenberry, Montmorency cherry and … [Read more...] about Panther Creek Cellars 2014 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton, $50
Noble uses ‘juicidity’ as key ingredient at JoieFarm
PENTICTON, British Columbia — On this day at JoieFarm Winery, Heidi Noble is in state of harvest disarray. The owner and winemaker on the Naramata Bench has just finished processing 230 tons of grapes from the 2016 harvest, mainly Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. She’s dressed for cellar work in a hoodie and knit cap, and although she ransacks her car, … [Read more...] about Noble uses ‘juicidity’ as key ingredient at JoieFarm
TruthTeller Winery 2014 The Cynic Syrah, Columbia Valley, $40
Chris Loeliger, a product of South Seattle Community College’s Northwest Wine Academy, makes a splash in Woodinville with this fruit-forward Syrah from Dineen Vineyard in the Rattlesnake Hills and Patina Vineyard in the Walla Walla Valley. The even contributions of those vineyards after 20 months of aging in four neutral French oak barrels allows for aromas of blackberry jam, … [Read more...] about TruthTeller Winery 2014 The Cynic Syrah, Columbia Valley, $40