Best Buy! Craig and Vicki Leuthold have made Maryhill Winery one of Washington’s best-known and most consistently delicious brands, and their flagship Chardonnay under their "Classic" tier illustrates why. Once again, winemaker Richard Batchelor — a three-time winner of the INDY International “Winemaker of the Year” award — has crafted a stellar, lightly oaked version of the … [Read more...] about Maryhill Winery 2019 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $17
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Waterbrook Winery 2018 Vintner’s Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $16
Best Buy! Precept continues to prove that it can deliver at any price point, and this work with Cabernet Sauvignon from John Freeman's team in the Walla Walla Valley can be valued for a variety of reasons. Here's another understated work with a Bordeaux red that displays a sense of sophistication for those not seeking a fruit bomb. Rather, it opens with a nose of dried red … [Read more...] about Waterbrook Winery 2018 Vintner’s Selection Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $16
Primarius Winery 2018 Pinot Noir, Oregon, $19
Best Buy! Those who appreciate an "Old World" approach to Pinot Noir will enjoy a variety of aspects to this bargain by most standards, particularly when priced alongside its Willamette Valley peers. Red Hill Vineyard, established on a large scale in 1991 by the late Wayne Hitchings, is among the handful of vineyards that factored into this bottling orchestrated by Dundee … [Read more...] about Primarius Winery 2018 Pinot Noir, Oregon, $19
Camas Prairie Winery 2020 Raspberry Mead, Idaho, $14
Best Buy! Year after year, judges hang gold medals on Jeremy Ritter's honey-based wines as he furthers the delicious history of this family-owned winery that began in the Idaho Panhandle in 1983. In the winter of 2015, Ritter production from Moscow to the town of Bovill, a small logging town in the foothills of Idaho’s Bitterroot Mountains. He starts with the lightest local … [Read more...] about Camas Prairie Winery 2020 Raspberry Mead, Idaho, $14
Airfield Estates 2019 Flygirl White Vineyard Salute White Wine, Yakima Valley, $15
Best Buy! At 830 acres, making it one of the largest family-owned vineyards in the Northwest, Airport Ranches continues to pay homage to its history as a West Coast base for the Army Air Corps during World War II. Travis Maple now orchestrates the winemaking for the Miller family, and his blend of Pinot Gris (58%), Chardonnay (35%) and Viognier takes off with style. There's an … [Read more...] about Airfield Estates 2019 Flygirl White Vineyard Salute White Wine, Yakima Valley, $15