RICHLAND, Wash. — Twice in the past three years, Earl and Carrie Sullivan of Telaya Wine Co., turned Syrah from the Snake River Valley into the Best Red Wine at the Idaho Wine Competition. At the 2021 Cascadia International Wine Competition, the Boise-area producers submitted a 2018 Syrah grown in Idaho that entered the sweepstakes as the best red of judging and emerged … [Read more...] about Boise-area Telaya Wine Co., uses Idaho Syrah to top Cascadia International
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Armstrong Family Winery turns Discovery Vineyard Syrah into best wine at Great Northwest Invitational
HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Tech exec Tim Armstrong began his admiration for the Washington wine industry in 2009 when he and his wife, Jennifer, were living in Chicago. Two years later, with winemaking courses through University of California-Davis, Washington State University and South Seattle College along the way, the Armstrongs were in Woodinville and ready to launch Armstrong … [Read more...] about Armstrong Family Winery turns Discovery Vineyard Syrah into best wine at Great Northwest Invitational
H3 2016 Cab rides off as Washington State Wine Competition best of show
Two years after it earned acclaim from the world’s most influential wine publication, the Columbia Crest 2016 H3 Cabernet Sauvignon finished atop the 2020 Washington State Wine Competition as the best of show. Since there were 500,000 cases produced of that $15 Cab, it should be easy for consumers to track down one or two of the 6 million bottles and judge for themselves. It … [Read more...] about H3 2016 Cab rides off as Washington State Wine Competition best of show
Elephant 7 soars with Yellow Bird Vineyard Grenache at Walla Walla Valley Wine Competition
Josh West of Elephant Seven Wine in downtown Walla Walla has a pretty good idea what he’ll hear from vineyard manager Kenny Hart when the news breaks about the best wine at the 2020 Walla Walla Valley Wine Competition. The E7 2018 Yellow Bird Vineyard Grenache cruised through the sweepstakes and stood out on top, picking up a double gold medal — an uncommon unanimous vote … [Read more...] about Elephant 7 soars with Yellow Bird Vineyard Grenache at Walla Walla Valley Wine Competition
Wild Goose Vineyards in British Columbia tops Cascadia wine judging again
LEWISTON, Idaho — The Canada/U.S. border has been closed for months, but the pandemic didn’t prevent Wild Goose Vineyards in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, from using its 2019 Mystic River Vineyard Gewürztraminer to win best of show at the Cascadia International Wine Competition. It marked the third time in four years for the Kruger family to learn that one of its … [Read more...] about Wild Goose Vineyards in British Columbia tops Cascadia wine judging again