Best Buy! A perennial favorite, this dry rosé of Pinot Gris is made in the Provençal style and set the standard in the Northwest for this Burgundian variety. Long Shadows founder, the late Allen Shoup, named this for his granddaughter, and winemaker Gilles Nicault — who trained in Provence — makes it beautiful vintage after vintage. Light and refreshing aromas of lime, white … [Read more...] about Long Shadows Vintners 2022 Julia’s Dazzle Rosé, Columbia Valley $20
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Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2021 Chardonnay, Washington State, $18.99
Best Buy! On occasion, Corey Braunel and Chad Johnson will work on their Boomtown wines in Walla Walla, that's case with this Chardonnay, which they've historically sourced from sites including The Cliffs Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills near McNary Dam and Two Gun in the Columbia Basin. This is delightfully drinkable and crisp from start to finish, opening with fun aromas of … [Read more...] about Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2021 Chardonnay, Washington State, $18.99
Browne Family Vineyards 2022 Bitner Estate Grenache Rosé, Columbia Valley, $19.99
Best Buy! This red Rhône variety is among the most expensive to work with in Washington state, yet it does produce some of the region's top rosés. Many are priced higher than this bottling by John Freeman and his Waterbrook team in Walla Walla, who benefit from Precept family sites Canyon Vineyard Ranch and Alder Ridge. Here, the rosé is salmon rather than pink, and the … [Read more...] about Browne Family Vineyards 2022 Bitner Estate Grenache Rosé, Columbia Valley, $19.99
Foris Vineyards Winery 2022 Rosé of Pinot Noir, Rogue Valley, $17
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
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