One of Oregon's most approachable examples of Pinot Noir, winemaker Dan Duryee works with the estate St. Columbia Vineyard, history-laden Champoeg and late-ripening Winkler near Yamhill for this fruit-forward expression that continues Lady Hill's tradition. Aromas...
UCLA-educated biochemist Meredith Bell grew up in the Willamette Valley and her fascination with Chardonnay explains why she shared in the launch of Chardonnay-only Statera Cellars in 2014. For this Craft Wine Co., project, she and Laura Cusick worked with five...
One of the Northwest's rare three-generation wineries teamed up to produce a Malbec that ranks among the best in region. Founding winemaker Cal Schmidt, his daughter Rene Brons and grandson Duncan Brons took fruit from their Southern Oregon estate and turned it...
Of David Dufenhorst's three vineyards, Double D is the largest at 55 acres, and Sauvignon Blanc is the lone white variety planted since the site was established in 2013 across the Columbia River from the Knapp's Hill Tunnel. This effort brings alluring aromas of...
Jim Dahlman used a pétillant-naturel from the 2019 vintage to help launch his brand, and his follow-up to those bubbles — a blend of Grenache and Tempranillo from Iberian-focused Sonrisa Vineyard in the Yakima Valley - shows this Lynnwood, Wash., winemaker is a...
Brock and Erica Lindsay of Succession Wines took over this Lake Chelan brand on the heels of the 2019 vintage, and their team quickly put their stamp on the wines, which are poured in downtown Manson, Wash. Sources for this crowd-pleasing Syrah are on opposite...
More than a dozen houses for Western bluebirds sit in residence at the Sokol Blosser organically farmed vineyard along the western slopes of Oregon's Dundee Hills, and the label of this lively sparkling wine project features the family's support of the Prescott...
Navy pilots in the Douglas SBD Dauntless scout/dive bomber proved to be heroes at the Battle of Midway, an early turning point in World War II's Pacific theater. The Miller family and their winemaker, Travis Maple, take a Right Bank Bordeaux angle with this...
DeLille founding winemaker Chris Upchurch toasted the 10th vintage of his eponymous vineyard in 2021, and while Cabernet Sauvignon is king on Red Mountain, his skill with Merlot off the 18-acre site that Dick Boushey manages for him should not go overlooked. While...
Last summer, our panel evaluated this as part of now-defunct Wine Press Northwest's "Rhône Gems" comparative tasting. Six months later, Robert Delf's bottling of Petite Sirah grown by Art den Hoed shows no sign of slowing down. Classic notes of black pepper,...
