Best Buy! The Williamson family was a strong supporter of Ste. Michelle’s Riesling Rendezvous, and their time surrounded by many of the world’s top Riesling producers prompted the family to take their program into a drier style. That has led James and Sydney Nederend of Koenig Vineyards to do the same, and it resulted in one of the best Rieslings of this year’s Platinum. Aromas … [Read more...] about Koenig Vineyards 2022 Williamson Vineyard Dry Riesling, Snake River Valley $18
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Jones of Washington 2022 Pinot Gris, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley $14.99
Best Buy! For the fifth time, the Jones family has been awarded a Platinum for their Pinot Gris program, spotlighting grapes they grow at their acclaimed Two Gun Vineyard in the Beezley Hills outside of Quincy, Wash. Hints of fingered citron and fresh gardenia precede a charming and complex palate that brings layers of Rainier cherry, lemongrass, sliced white button mushroom … [Read more...] about Jones of Washington 2022 Pinot Gris, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley $14.99
Milbrandt Family Wines 2022 Simply Riesling, Washington State $11
Best Buy! Riesling hasn’t played a prominent role within the profile of Butch and Lisa Milbrandt’s portfolio over the years, but the combination of winemaker Kendall Mix and Ancient Lakes Vineyard has made an immediate impression on West Coast judges within their new Simply brand. Golden Delicious apple and lemon zest aromas include whiffs of Ancient Lakes minerality, beeswax … [Read more...] about Milbrandt Family Wines 2022 Simply Riesling, Washington State $11
Bayernmoor Cellars 2021 Celilo Vineyard Pinot Noir, Columbia Gorge $50
A Seattle-area surgeon, the late Dr. William McAndrew, and his wife, Margaret, established this vineyard in 1972 on the slopes of Underwood Mountain. For decades, it’s been a go-to site for cool-climate varieties among winemakers in both Washington and Oregon, which is why this young Woodinville winery has prized its contract for those grapes. Sweet strawberry, pine forest, … [Read more...] about Bayernmoor Cellars 2021 Celilo Vineyard Pinot Noir, Columbia Gorge $50
Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2022 Optimum Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley $25.99
Estate-grown Pinot Noir is sorted into three bottlings at Gehringer Brothers, but only the best lots make it into the Optimum tier. This is the third Platinum for Pinot Noir won by these German-trained winegrowers. It’s loaded with fruit, sweet oak and spice notes, hitting on raspberry, Montmorency cherry, burnt caramel and white pepper. Velvety tannins make flavors stream … [Read more...] about Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2022 Optimum Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley $25.99