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Best Buy! Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the winery that Eric Rindal founded in the Walla Walla Valley. One of his key hires, John Freeman, stayed on after Rindal sold the Lowden brand to Precept in 2006 and his crew continues to produce some of the state’s most delicious wines. This vintage of Vintner’s Selection is a remarkable value as blend of Cabernet … [Read more...] about Waterbrook Winery 2021 Vintner’s Selection Red Blend Columbia Valley, $19.99

Best Buy! The brothers-in-law from Wisconsin source beyond their estate plantings in the Walla Walla Valley and collaborate with some of Washington’s top winegrowers for their nicely priced Boomtown tier. In the case of this stellar Sauvignon Blanc, they pull from two of the Northwest’s prime locations for graceful white wines — Olsen Vineyard in the Yakima Valley and Evergreen … [Read more...] about Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, $19

Best Buy! Aromatic whites in the hands of Victor Palencia routinely return gold medals from judges and appreciation from savvy consumers. His effort for the Jones family is the product of Lauzier Vineyard, their decade-old planting in the Beezley Hills and one of the state’s loftier sites at nearly 1,800 feet elevation. Here’s perhaps the most quaffable example of the tasting, … [Read more...] about Jones of Washington 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $15.99