Wine competitions

HOOD RIVER, Ore. - A wine competition that is unique to the Pacific Northwest - and perhaps to the United States - took place last week at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel. The Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition is one of two large judgings owned and operated by Great Northwest Wine. "The Invite," as it has come to be known, spotlights wines which are nominated … [Read more...] about Inside the Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition

HOOD RIVER, Ore. - During the third Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition, conducted last week at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel, judges were wowed by the quality of red wines coming from primarily the 2012 and 2013 vintages. The 20 judges worked in groups of four, tasting a manageable 120 wines during the two-day competition (in many competitions, judges will … [Read more...] about Luscious reds from 3rd Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition

HOOD RIVER, Ore. - During last week's third annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition, 20 wine professionals spent two days evaluating more than 560 wines. See full results of the 2015 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition. From them, they selected what they believed to be the best wines from each category and, ultimately, the overall top wine. All … [Read more...] about Top wines from 2015 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition

HOOD RIVER, Ore. - We asked our judges at the third annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition to select 10 wines from their two days of tasting and evaluating. Some of these wines earned gold medals, while others did not but dazzled the palates of these particular judges. All of the wines were tasted blind, meaning the judges knew neither the producer nor the … [Read more...] about Judges selections from 3rd Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition