White wines often are seen as less expensive than reds. Why? Well, the grapes are less expensive to buy, the wines often are made in reusable stainless steel instead of expensive oak, and the wines are made more quickly so they can get to market faster. No matter how you add it up, white wines can be a better bargain. Here are a dozen delicious examples of white wines … [Read more...] about Affordable whites wine abundant across Pacific Northwest
Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2015 Rosé of Pinots, Willamette Valley, $16
Stephen Cary and Ariel Eberle continue their winsome rosé work with this now traditional estate blend of Pinot Noir (80%) and Pinot Blanc from the second-oldest vineyard in the McMinnville American Viticultural Area. Cropped at 3.5 tons per acre and plucked at 22 Brix, they bottle this stainless-steel beauty within five months of harvest. It offers charming fruity aromas of … [Read more...] about Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2015 Rosé of Pinots, Willamette Valley, $16
Love & Squalor 2015 A Frayed Knot Rosé of Gewürztraminer, Willamette Valley, $20
One of the leaders of Portland’s urban wine scene, Matt Berson, finally has answered the pleas of his peeps and given them a rosé — and he chose 30-year-old Gewürztraminer from prized Sunnyside Vineyard near Oregon’s state capital. Foot-pressed fruit grown by Lucille Wisniewski and Tom Owens produces an intriguing pink that could at first look be mistaken for a Pinot Gris rosé … [Read more...] about Love & Squalor 2015 A Frayed Knot Rosé of Gewürztraminer, Willamette Valley, $20
Henry Estate Winery NV Veraison, Umpqua Valley, $15
Best Buy! Scott Henry and his team pull Pinot Gris off their historic vineyard near Sutherlin, Ore., for this cross-vintage, blush-style offering that’s one of the family’s most popular bottlings. Aromas of raspberry and white peach are joined by sweet herbs, white pepper and alder smoke. Flavors of strawberry nectar, peach and red bell pepper lead to a sweet midpalate (2.8% … [Read more...] about Henry Estate Winery NV Veraison, Umpqua Valley, $15
Lookout Point Winery 2014 Rosé of Pinot Gris, Rattlesnake Hills, $18
Yakima-area winemaker George Petzinger reaches into Two Coyote Vineyard in order to produce a rosé made using pink skin from this white Italian variety. The color extraction and eight months fermented in neutral barrels helps develop a dark salmon color with aromas of strawberry jam, peach taffy and fruit punch. The juicy flavor trail gathers up Montmorency cherry, pink … [Read more...] about Lookout Point Winery 2014 Rosé of Pinot Gris, Rattlesnake Hills, $18