Best Buy! The Campbell family and their longtime associate winemaker, Heather Perkin, began Pike Road Wines as they achieved their long-held dream of turning acclaimed Elk Cove Vineyards into a label that bottled only wines from estate vineyards. Chardonnay from Dr. Robert Matteri's eponymous vineyard near Pike Road is among the handful of sites Perkin works with on this … [Read more...] about Pike Road Wines 2020 Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $18
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Kiona Vineyards 2021 Estate Sage Advice White Wine, Red Mountain, $35
Heir apparent Tyler Williams assumed the lead winemaking duties at this three-generation estate winery on Red Mountain in 2019, and the Washington State University product has devoted some precious energy to creating thoughtful, rather than cookie-cutter, white blends. His two releases of Artemisia lean toward Bordeaux, while this newly created Sage Advice is Rhône-inspired … [Read more...] about Kiona Vineyards 2021 Estate Sage Advice White Wine, Red Mountain, $35
Ken Wright Cellars 2021 Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $38
The Wright family creates this Chardonnay from two of their estate sites — Haakon Lenai Vineyard, a Dundee Hills site owned by Cody and Marque Wright, with Savoya Vineyard in Yamhill-Carlton owned by founder Ken Wright and his soccer-coaching wife, Karen. Both vineyards are certified organic, and clone 548, which has found a home at each site, forms the foundation of this 50/50 … [Read more...] about Ken Wright Cellars 2021 Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, $38
Mt. Hood Winery 2018 Gunkel Vineyard Barbera, Columbia Valley $38
Three generations of the Gunkel family have raised crops near the Maryhill Museum of Art, and their grape vines at the eastern edge of the Columbia Gorge near the Columbia River have led to acclaim for a number of Northwest winemakers. Rich Cushman's work with Barbera from the 2018 vintage ranks among the most decorated wines in the past two years. In 2021, this bottling won a … [Read more...] about Mt. Hood Winery 2018 Gunkel Vineyard Barbera, Columbia Valley $38
3100 Cellars 2017 Whitewater Sparkling Wine, Snake River Valley, $36
Boise-area winemaker Hailey Minder turned some of Idaho's oldest Chardonnay — Bitner Vineyards — into one of the Pacific Northwest's best interpretations of Champagne. “Whitewater” is the title she and her husband, a former river guide, gave to their blanc de blanc made using traditional methods. It’s an appropriate name, considering the abundant bubbles of its mousse. It opens … [Read more...] about 3100 Cellars 2017 Whitewater Sparkling Wine, Snake River Valley, $36