Best Buy! Jarrod and Ali Boyle have it all going on. They own and operate a gorgeous estate vineyard in the southern Horse Heaven Hills overlooking the Columbia River. The run tasting rooms on both sides of the Cascades (Prosser and Woodinville. And they are making some killer wines. This late-harvest Riesling is anything but a simple slurper. It reveals a gorgeous nose of … [Read more...] about Alexandria Nicole Cellars 2012 Late Harvest Riesling, Horse Heaven Hills, $14
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Cottonwood Winery of Oregon 2007 Raya Jade Syrah, Yakima Valley, $15
Best Buy! This Willamette Valley winery brought in grapes from Crawford near the Yakima Valley town of Prosser, a vineyard that consistently provides great fruit to wineries across the Pacific Northwest. And this wine is a stunner. It opens with aromas of spicy plums, cordial cherries and bacon, followed by rich flavors of blackberry, boysenberry syrup and sizzling ham. It's … [Read more...] about Cottonwood Winery of Oregon 2007 Raya Jade Syrah, Yakima Valley, $15
Wind Rose Cellars 2012 Rosato, Washington, $15
Best Buy! David Volmut moved from the Midwest to Washington because he wanted to turn his passion for wine into a profession. Volmut grew up in an Italian family, so when he established his winery in Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula, he gravitated toward Italian varieties. This rosé is a blend of Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Primitivo and Barbera from the Wahluke Slope, Yakima Valley and … [Read more...] about Wind Rose Cellars 2012 Rosato, Washington, $15
Seven Falls 2011 Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope, $15
Best Buy! Ste. Michelle Wine Estates' newest label pays homage to the Columbia River that flows along the arid Wahluke Slope in Washington's Columbia Valley. Prior to Priest Rapids Dam, the river went over seven falls in a brief stretch. All of those falls are now underwater behind the hydroelectric dam. This delicious Chardonnay tastes more expensive than it is, thanks to … [Read more...] about Seven Falls 2011 Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope, $15
Sawtooth Estate Winery 2010 Late Harvest Riesling, Snake River Valley, $12
Best Buy! Sawtooth Winery was known as Pintler Cellars when it launched in 1987. It is now one of Idaho's oldest and largest producers. Precept in Seattle has owned Sawtooth since the company began in 2003 (and actually well before that). This delicious and affordable dessert wine opens with aromas of honey, lavender and yellow grapefruit, followed by flavors of fruit cocktail … [Read more...] about Sawtooth Estate Winery 2010 Late Harvest Riesling, Snake River Valley, $12