Best Buy! Several of Washington state's most well-known vineyards have factored into this Cab-focused program — Alder Ridge and Wallula in the Horse Heaven Hills, Doval on the Wahluke Slope and Goose Ridge in Goose Gap — that began as part of the Ross Andrew Winery campaign with Seattle-based Precept Wine. It's a big expression of Cab that offers dark blue tones of cassis and … [Read more...] about The Huntsman Winery 2018 quiver rock.pull.release Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $18
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SipClean 2020 Alcohol-Removed Rosé Wine, American, $6
Best Buy! Florida-based and female-founded SipClean recently entered the non-alcoholic wine scene and partners with Sonoma winemaker Meredith Leahy on this convenient and remarkably flavorful rosé made with Cabernet Sauvignon from Doval Vineyard on Washington's Wahluke Slope. Leahy, who earned a chemistry degree from the University of Florida and now makes wine for the … [Read more...] about SipClean 2020 Alcohol-Removed Rosé Wine, American, $6
The Miscreant Project 2018 The Right Bastard, Columbia Valley $19.00
Best Buy! TruthTeller Winery’s Chris and Dawn Loeliger recently launched this quirky, nicely priced tier, and credited their assistant winemaker Keith Whisenhunt with the winning blend of Merlot (80%) and Cabernet Sauvignon that emerged as one of the tasting’s highest scoring wines and a unanimous choice for a gold medal. It was no surprise considering its pedigree — Stillwater … [Read more...] about The Miscreant Project 2018 The Right Bastard, Columbia Valley $19.00
Washington Hills Winery 2018 Merlot, Columbia Valley $9.99
Best Buy! The first time our panel staged a comparative tasting for a magazine was in 1998. The focus was Merlot, and one of the best was the Washington Hills 1995 Merlot. Twenty-two years later, this Precept brand ranks among the most delicious Merlots, and the price has remained $10. Its fruit-forward nose of blueberry and plum includes a whiff of a coastal breeze. There is … [Read more...] about Washington Hills Winery 2018 Merlot, Columbia Valley $9.99
Be Human 2019 Merlot, Columbia Valley $17.00
Best Buy! One of the least expensive examples of Merlot also ranked near the top, thanks to Ivy League-trained winemaker Joshua Maloney and the Aquilini family’s vast plantings across Red Mountain and the Horse Heaven Hills. The Cornell graduate’s use of American oak, 33% new wood, adds vanilla, chocolate and baking spice to the profile of blackberry, plum and violets, which … [Read more...] about Be Human 2019 Merlot, Columbia Valley $17.00