This week, Youngberg Hill Vineyards and Inn in Oregon's Willamette Valley launched a giveway for a 2013 harvest weekend valued at $1,500. Word of Youngberg Hill's Ultimate Harvest Getaway contest was unveiled Tuesday to subscribers of co-owner Nicolette Bailey's newsletter. (Seth Cary of Chicago, Illinois, was announced Feb. 18 as the winner.) The winner of the contest, … [Read more...] about Willamette Valley winery to give away harvest weekend package
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These Northwest wineries make Cab far from drab
On the eve of Wine Press Northwest magazine's peer-judging of more than 140 entries of Cabernet Sauvignon made in the Pacific Northwest, Great Northwest Wine takes a moment to look back at some of the best Cabs our panel has tasted during the second half of 2012. Judging of 140 Northwest Cabernet Sauvignon set for Jan. 24 The Bordeaux grape variety long has been deemed to … [Read more...] about These Northwest wineries make Cab far from drab
Portland Indie Wine Fest poised to bounce back
The Portland Indie Wine and Food Festival took a sabbatical last year, but founder Lisa Donoughe recently pulled the veil back a bit on plans for its return to the Rose City on May 9-13. Her Indie Wine Festival blog referenced that while much has been penciled in rather set than in stone, the lineup looks to include: An interactive blind tasting with regional and … [Read more...] about Portland Indie Wine Fest poised to bounce back
A closer look at some Northwest wines at the San Francisco Chronicle judging
The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition - the Daytona 500 of North American wine judgings - presented the best of its 5,500 entries for the sweepstakes round last Friday in Cloverdale, Calif. Now that we've had a chance to sort through the decoder ring and the 180-page binder of results from the wine competition, here are some of the best wines from the Pacific … [Read more...] about A closer look at some Northwest wines at the San Francisco Chronicle judging
How Northwest wines fared at the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Here are the medals won by Pacific Northwest wineries in the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, held in Cloverdale, Calif. Best in class Airfield Estates 2011 Barbera, Yakima Valley, $28 Barnard Griffin 2011 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $14 Gordon Brothers Cellars 2009 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $21 Kiona Vineyards Winery 2011 Chenin Blanc, Columbia … [Read more...] about How Northwest wines fared at the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition