Best Buy! Spain is among the handful of countries where Dyson DeMara continues to make wine, and he and co-winemaker Scott Kelley created this with an approach inspired by the roblé style of Ribera del Duero. As a result, half of the lot spent 18 months in barrel, the other half stainless steel in order make it approachable sooner with a more complexity than a joven - the … [Read more...] about Oregon Territory 2019 Tempranillo, Oregon $19.99
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Beckstone Wine 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills $19.99
Best Buy! This second-year, value-driven brand buys grapes from the plantings at eastern edge of Washington's Horse Heaven Hills such as storied Wallula Vineyard, and that approach to the production allows Beckstone to reference the resulting wine as "100% wind power offset." That fruit didn't have far to travel either to reach Tim Henly at Pacific Rim Winemakers in Richland. … [Read more...] about Beckstone Wine 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills $19.99
Waterbrook Winery 2022 Sangiovese Rosé, Columbia Valley, $16.99
Best Buy! One of Precept Wine's largest estate sites in Washington state — Canyon Vineyard Ranch east of Prosser — plays a key role in one of the Northwest's biggest efforts with rosé from this Italian red grape. Its salmon-colored appearance is the first clue of the profile, which is brisk and mouth-watering from start to finish. There's a fun hint of cotton candy in the nose, … [Read more...] about Waterbrook Winery 2022 Sangiovese Rosé, Columbia Valley, $16.99
Browne Family Vineyards 2021 Heritage Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $19.99
Best Buy! Precept CEO Andrew Browne continues to grow the brand that's dedicated to his family, and Chardonnay is a grape grown on five of the six vineyards most closely linked to Browne Family Vineyards. Waterbrook winemaker John Freeman and his team devote nine months to an oak program of 24% new wood, and that use shows from beginning to end, starting with an enticing wave … [Read more...] about Browne Family Vineyards 2021 Heritage Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $19.99
Snake River Winery 2021 Estate Malbec, Snake River Valley $20
Best Buy! Idaho’s aptly named Arena Valley Vineyard has helped display the potential of the Snake River Valley, and 2023 marks the 25th anniversary of grower/winemaker Scott DeSeelhorst’s brand. His work from the 75-acre site at 2,300 feet, first planted in 1983, yielded the only “Best Buy!” of our tasting. It’s a bright, focused and balanced Malbec loaded with blueberries, … [Read more...] about Snake River Winery 2021 Estate Malbec, Snake River Valley $20