Best Buy! This second label for the Miller family furthers its reputation for consistent quality and everyday pricing with the latest release with Chardonnay off the home base for Airfield Estates. Inviting aromas of starfruit, Juicy Fruit gum, Lemonhead candy and jasmine transition to up-front and smooth flavors of starfruit and white peach. It’s rather juicy on the back … [Read more...] about Lone Birch 2015 Chardonnay, Yakima Valley, $12
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Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards 2014 Pinot2 White Wine, Umpqua Valley, $23
Southern Oregon winemaker Stephen Reustle creates an estate blend of Pinot Gris (70%) and Pinot Noir (30%) for a lighter-style, easy-drinking white wine. Aromas of Ambrosia Salad include lemon, melon, lavender and mustard seed. It’s nicely rounded on the palate with flavors of Gala apple, dried pineapple and apricot, backed with pleasing lemon/lime acidity and finished with a … [Read more...] about Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards 2014 Pinot2 White Wine, Umpqua Valley, $23
ded.reckoning 2013 Ramseyer Vineyard No. 13 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, $45
Acclaimed wine merchant Doug Charles worked with John Ramseyer’s vineyard for this final bottling from this site near the Rattlesnake Hills. The former Café Juanita manager created 10 barrels of wine that Charles purchased and had Charlie Hoppes of Fidelitas fame blend and bottle at his Wine Boss operation. There’s a balanced oak profile in the nose as black raspberry and … [Read more...] about ded.reckoning 2013 Ramseyer Vineyard No. 13 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yakima Valley, $45
Winter’s Hill Estate 2014 Reserve Pinot Gris, Dundee Hills, $29
The Pinot family ranks among the most genetically unstable varieties, and Willamette Valley vintner Russell Gladhart spotlights a 1-acre block in his family’s vineyard that grows Pinot Gris as a mutation. They’ve dubbed this now-managed mutation as “Pinot Pierre” - a tip of the cap in part to Gladhart’s father, Pete. And nearby Lange Family Estate calls it “Indigene” and has … [Read more...] about Winter’s Hill Estate 2014 Reserve Pinot Gris, Dundee Hills, $29
Malaga Springs Winery 2014 AlyKat Red, Columbia Valley, $24
This delicious red blend of Zinfandel and Syrah from Malaga Springs near Wenatchee is a bright wine with aromas of strawberry, Rainier cherry and hints of spice, followed by flavors of raspberry, pomegranate and red currant. It’s all backed by well-integrated tannins and bright acidity. This should pair beautifully with everything grilled ahi steaks to Cornish game hens. This … [Read more...] about Malaga Springs Winery 2014 AlyKat Red, Columbia Valley, $24