A Yakima Valley winery using estate grapes from the Horse Heaven Hills earned best in show at the annual Capital Food & Wine Festival Competition. Coyote Canyon Winery, whose tasting room is in the Vintners Village in Prosser, earned the nod from the judging panel for its 2012 Albariño, a bright white wine that has a history of scoring well in competitions. The … [Read more...] about Yakima Valley winery tops Capital Food & Wine Competition
Wine competitions
Great whites from the Great Northwest
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - While red wines now dominate the Northwest wine landscape (in Oregon with Pinot Noir and Washington with Cabernet Sauvignon), white wines remain an important segment for wineries and consumers. Here are the white wines that won unanimous double gold and gold medals at the second annual Great Northwest Wine Competition, held last week at the Columbia Gorge … [Read more...] about Great whites from the Great Northwest
Top red wines from Great Northwest Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - What are the wines behind the gold medals awarded at the second annual Great Northwest Wine Competition? Today we take a deep dive into the red wines that earned double gold and gold medals at the competition, held at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. A wine won gold when three of four judges voted it as such. A double gold was awarded when all four judges agreed … [Read more...] about Top red wines from Great Northwest Wine Competition
Top wines from the 2014 Great Northwest Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - Now that the corks have gone back in the bottles and the judges have departed for their homes, we have a little time to dig deeper into the top wines of the second annual Great Northwest Wine Competition. The judging, held at the famous Columbia Gorge Hotel in Hood River, attracted more than 900 entries from wineries in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia … [Read more...] about Top wines from the 2014 Great Northwest Wine Competition
Walla Walla’s Saviah Cellars tops Great Northwest Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - Saviah Cellars in Walla Walla, Wash., earned best in show Thursday at the second annual Great Northwest Wine Competition, winning for a red blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre from one of the top vineyards in the Rattlesnake Hills. Owner/winemaker Rich Funk's 2011 Elephant Mountain Vineyard G.S.M. took top honors out of 916 wines evaluated over two days … [Read more...] about Walla Walla’s Saviah Cellars tops Great Northwest Wine Competition