HOOD RIVER, Ore. - For the second consecutive year, a young Walla Walla Valley winemaker earned the top prize at the fourth annual Cascadia Wine Competition, the largest judging of Pacific Northwest wines. Palencia Wine Co. won best of show for its 2015 Albariño, a crisp white wine. A year ago, owner/winemaker Victor Palencia, 31, took top honors for his Vino La Monarcha … [Read more...] about Palencia Albariño wins top wine in 2016 Cascadia Wine Competition
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Malbec tops Capital Wine and Food Festival wine competition
LACEY, Wash. - A young Malbec grown in the Yakima Valley and poured in the shadows of the Cascades Range's most active volcano will be featured as best of show during one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest single-day wine festivals. Gary Dunbar, owner/winemaker for Mount St. Helens Cellars in Castle Rock, Wash., used his 2014 Malbec from Crawford Vineyard to top the field of … [Read more...] about Malbec tops Capital Wine and Food Festival wine competition
4th annual Cascadia Wine Competition begins today
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - The fourth annual Cascadia Wine Competition begins this morning at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel. The judging attracted more than 1,000 entries from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho. Twenty-two wine professionals from across the Pacific Northwest will serve as judges for the next three days. The Cascadia Wine Competition concludes … [Read more...] about 4th annual Cascadia Wine Competition begins today
Judgment of Geyserville discovers beauty, grace of cool-climate Syrah
Thanks in large part to Australian wineries flooding the American market with overripe and inexpensive Shiraz, U.S. consumers have largely become bored with Syrah. But that all changes when we find a Syrah grown in a cooler climate, in a region that allows the red grape to reveal its depth of flavor and complexity. In search of great cool-climate Syrah, several top wine … [Read more...] about Judgment of Geyserville discovers beauty, grace of cool-climate Syrah
Reustle-Prayer Rock dominates at Savor NW Wine Awards
CANNON BEACH, Ore. - Stephen Reustle had a great 2015, and the Southern Oregon winemaker is off to another great start in 2016. The owner of Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards near Roseburg earned a best-of-class award to accompany two unanimous double gold and two gold medals at the annual Savor NW Wine Awards. Earlier this year, Reustle won two double golds and one gold … [Read more...] about Reustle-Prayer Rock dominates at Savor NW Wine Awards