Best Buy! Stephanie Pao made the decision to harvest on Oct. 9 the Dijon clone grapes off the Gerber family's Maple Ranch Vineyard, which Foris views as the best-performing vineyard of their three plantings near Cave Junction, Ore. Gerber named this site in tribute to his mother and stepfather — Bob and Marge Maple, and he's devoted 32 of its 46 acres to 12 clones of Pinot … [Read more...] about Foris Vineyards Winery 2022 Rosé of Pinot Noir, Rogue Valley, $17
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Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2022 Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley $18.99
Best Buy! There's flexibility in using Columbia Valley as the American Viticultural Area, but Dusted Valley seems to be burying the lede by not using Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley on the label because they source their Pinot Gris from one of the top sites for whites in Washington - the Jones family's Two Gun Vineyard. And rather than truck the grapes all the way down to … [Read more...] about Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2022 Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley $18.99
Oregon Territory 2019 Tempranillo, Oregon $19.99
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
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