SYDNEY, Australia - For the second time in three years, a Walla Walla Valley wine is on top of the world. On Thursday, it was announced that the L'Ecole No. 41 2013 Ferguson was awarded Best New World Bordeaux Blend at the prestigious Six Nations Wine Challenge, one of the most interesting wine competitions in the world. Two years ago, the 2011 version of the Ferguson - a … [Read more...] about L’Ecole No. 41 tops Six Nations judging with Ferguson
Wine competitions
4th Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition starts today
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - Some of the Pacific Northwest's top wine professionals have gathered at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel to judge some of the Northwest's top wines in the fourth annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition. Nearly 600 wines will be judged between now and Thursday afternoon, as judges from across the West Coast will swirl, sniff, sip … [Read more...] about 4th Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition starts today
SpierHead Winery uses Pinot Noir to win British Columbia Wine Awards
PENTICTON, British Columbia - SpierHead Winery, a young winery in Kelowna headed by Montreal native Bill Pierson, took the top honor at the 2016 British Columbia Wine Awards with its 2014 Pinot Noir Cuveé. Pierson, a product of the Okanagan University College’s wine program, has been the winemaker at SpierHead since 2012. His 286-case blend of five clones - Dijon 115, 667, … [Read more...] about SpierHead Winery uses Pinot Noir to win British Columbia Wine Awards
Judges nominations grow for Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - It’s not the easiest judging to organize, but the standards for next week’s annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition are simple. If one of 20 West Coast wine influentials is a fan of a particular Pacific Northwest wine and includes it among their list, then we send a note to the winery informing it that one of the judges nominated their wine … [Read more...] about Judges nominations grow for Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
Koenig Vineyards dessert wine tops 7th Idaho Wine Competition
BOISE, Idaho - A dessert wine from one of Idaho's top winemakers won best of show Tuesday afternoon at the seventh annual Idaho Wine Competition. Koenig Vineyards' 2014 Botrytis Single Berry Select Riesling, a late-harvest Riesling made in the style of a German trockenbeerenauslese, was the winner. "No way! That's so cool," Greg Koenig told Great Northwest Wine. "I have … [Read more...] about Koenig Vineyards dessert wine tops 7th Idaho Wine Competition