SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Kiona Vineyards and Winery on Washington's Red Mountain received a best-of-class award and three gold medals to lead the contingent of Pacific Northwest entries at the 2013 Grand Harvest Awards, one of the calendar year’s final wine competitions. Five Northwest wines earned double gold or best of class at the judging staged by Vineyard & Winery … [Read more...] about Northwest wines shine at Sonoma’s Grand Harvest Awards competition
Wine competitions
Top wines from Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
Seven Falls 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition award: Best in show/best red wine Best Buy! This broadly distributed wine is made by former Columbia Crest winemaker Doug Gore. It is sold primarily at restaurants nationwide, though it also is available via the winery website. Mint, spice, graphite and cedar in the nose lead to … [Read more...] about Top wines from Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
Gold medal winners from Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
Barnard Griffin 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition award: Gold medal This red from winemaker Rob Griffin in Richland, Wash., is always a great value and a consistent award-winner. This latest version, from a cooler vintage, is already showing its greatness. Aromas of black cherries, summer-ripe blackberries, mint and … [Read more...] about Gold medal winners from Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
Washington wines earn top honors in S. California competition
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Two Washington wines earned best-in-class status at a prestigious Southern California wine competition. Domaine Ste. Michelle earned top honors for sparkling wine with its NV Brut, while Duck Pond Cellars of Dundee, Ore., won best in class for its red blend using estate grapes from Washington's Wahluke Slope. The Long Beach Grand Cru is conducted in … [Read more...] about Washington wines earn top honors in S. California competition
British Columbia wines shine in All-Canadian Wine Championships
La Frenz in Naramata, British Columbia, won two best-in-class awards and seven gold medals at the annual All-Canadian Wine Championships. CedarCreek Estate Winery in Kelowna won two best-in-class awards and three gold medals. Lang Vineyards won the trophy for best Canadian white wine for its 2011 Farm Reserve Riesling, while Mission Hill Family Estate in West Kelowna won … [Read more...] about British Columbia wines shine in All-Canadian Wine Championships