• Gamay, Grenache Blanc steal show at McMinnville judging
• VineLines Dispatch: Tasting rooms continue to swirl around Woodinville
• Walla Walla Valley wine industry helps raise $55K for food bank
• VineLines Dispatch captures late scramble amid early freeze
• L’Ecole No. 41 recruits Marcus Rafanelli to take over as winemaker
• VinesLines Dispatch swings along Columbia River, Walla Walla Valley
• Alexandria Nicole Cellars uses white Rhône blend to lead Great Northwest Invite
• VineLines Dispatch coverage of 2019 vintage continues
• VineLine Dispatches from Harvest 2019
• ‘Slow and steady harvest’ forecast for Northwest grapes in 2019

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• Anelare 2010 Ciel du Cheval Syrah, Red Mountain, $59

  Last year, this high-end boutique producer moved its tasting room from the Southridge area of Kennewick, Wash., to the production facility it shares with Cañon de Sol Winery. It also has a tasting room presence in Spokane...

  • Posted February 1, 2013
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• Sawtooth Winery 2010 Vineyard Select Skyline Red, Snake River Valley, $12

  Best Buy! Sawtooth Winery is one of Idaho’s oldest producers, having started life as Pintler Cellars in 1987. Today, it is owned by Precept Wine in Seattle, and the wines are made by Bill Murray. This red...

  • Posted January 31, 2013
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• Gresser Vineyard 2009 Vineyard Select Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains, $19

  We had to do a double-take on the price of this superb Pinot Noir by Paul Gates because rarely do we find anything of this quality below $30, much less below $20. This young producer is in...

  • Posted January 31, 2013
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• Pleasant Hill Cellars 2009 Third Renaissance, Columbia Valley, $29

  Larry Lindvig is a graduate of the Boeing Wine Club, an amateur winemaking society made up of Boeing employees that, through the years, has sent many winemakers into the professional ranks. Lindvig runs his winery in the...

  • Posted January 30, 2013
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• Chateau Ste. Michelle 2010 Indian Wells Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $17

  While the Indian Wells tier of wines now indicates more of a style than terroir, Bob Bertheau takes most of the fruit for this Chardonnay off the warm Wahluke Slope that’s home to that vineyard. And while...

  • Posted January 30, 2013
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• Ghost Hill Cellars 2011 Bayliss-Bower Vineyard Spirit of Pinot Noir Rosé, Yamhill-Carlton, $18

  The Bayliss family, joined by son-in-law Cameron Bower, is showing a flair for growing Pinot Noir on the Savannah Ridge near Carlton, Ore., and Rebecca Pittock-Shouldis creates a skillfully serious pink that’s protected by screwcap. The amazingly...

  • Posted January 29, 2013
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• JoieFarm 2011 Riesling, Okanagan Valley, $23

  Put this winery from British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley on your “stuck on a desert island” list because Heidi Noble and Michael Dinn are simply making some of the most beautifully balanced wines in the Pacific Northwest. This...

  • Posted January 29, 2013
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• Forsyth Brio 2006 McKinley Springs Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, $50

  For years, David Forsyth has enjoyed sourcing the Horse Heaven Hills to create some of Washington’s best Cabernet Sauvignon for Hogue Cellars and Mercer Estates. This bottling marks the debut of his own boutique label, and he’s...

  • Posted January 26, 2013
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• Tsillan Cellars 2010 Estate Chardonnay, Lake Chelan, $19

  There’s a nice sense of elegance to this Chardonnay, beginning with aromas of dusty pear, lemon, kumquat and banana. A light creaminess shows on the entry to the palate, yet the acidity builds right alongside delicious butterscotch...

  • Posted January 26, 2013
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• Dusted Valley Vintners 2009 Stone Tree Vineyard BFM, Wahluke Slope, $49

  There’s truth in advertising with this blend of Bordeaux varieties featuring big “freaking” Merlot (41%). Nearly everything about this wine from Tedd Wildman is done on a large scale. The nose brings punches of black licorice, freshly...

  • Posted January 26, 2013
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