South Puget Sound vintner Dana Madsen sources Petit Verdot from McKinley Springs for this fortified dessert wine, and it continues to evolve beautifully. It opens with aromatic hints of chalkboard dust often associated with Horse Heaven Hills fruit, clove, black cherry and black licorice. The inky structure provides rich and lengthy flavors of plum, cherry and licorice. Notes … [Read more...] about Madsen Family Cellars 2012 Heart of Darkness, Horse Heaven Hills, $25
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Judges select favorites from 2017 Cascadia Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. – Wine experts rarely are unanimous when it comes to gold-medal wines, so we asked our judges at the fifth annual Cascadia Wine Competition to list some of their favorite wines. We dub these as “Judges Selections.” At The Cascadia, staged at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel in Hood River, Ore., our 21 judges worked in teams to taste through more than 900 … [Read more...] about Judges select favorites from 2017 Cascadia Wine Competition
Wild Goose tops 5th Cascadia Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Last year’s harvest at Wild Goose Vineyards will forever be remembered as Adolf Kruger’s final vintage, and the 2016 Pinot Gris produced by his sons and grandsons in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley won best of show at the international Cascadia Wine Competition. “Holy smokes,” said Hagen Kruger, manager of winemaking for Wild Goose in Okanagan Falls. … [Read more...] about Wild Goose tops 5th Cascadia Wine Competition
Washington Malbec on the rise
It would have been difficult to imagine five years ago that Washington Malbec would be propelled onto the global wine stage today. Yet, here we are with more than 100 wineries producing Malbec from Washington grapes. Some are doing so with quality that can competeswith the best from Argentina. And Washington hasn't really dedicated itself to the grape, not as Argentina … [Read more...] about Washington Malbec on the rise
Lake Chelan winery wins Tri-Cities Wine Festival with GSM
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Lake Chelan winemaker Charlie Lybecker proved at the Tri-Cities Wine Festival that he has a particular flair when working with Rhône-style red blends under his Cairdeas Winery brand. Last spring, his 2013 Tri Red Wine Blend won best of class at the Wenatchee Wine and Food Festival. On Saturday night, his young 2014 Tri ($39) — another blend of Syrah, … [Read more...] about Lake Chelan winery wins Tri-Cities Wine Festival with GSM