Here are the medals won by Pacific Northwest wineries in the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, held in Cloverdale, Calif. Best in class Airfield Estates 2011 Barbera, Yakima Valley, $28 Barnard Griffin 2011 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $14 Gordon Brothers Cellars 2009 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $21 Kiona Vineyards Winery 2011 Chenin Blanc, Columbia … [Read more...] about How Northwest wines fared at the 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
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Northwest wines win 8 top awards in giant California competition
CLOVERDALE, Calif. - Eight Northwest wines earned best-of-class awards at the nation’s largest wine competition. The winners were announced Friday morning at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, conducted in the northern Sonoma County town of Cloverdale. Maryhill Winery in Goldendale, Wash., won a unanimous double gold and three gold medals for red wines, three … [Read more...] about Northwest wines win 8 top awards in giant California competition
INTRINSIC Wine Co. 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $22
With its flamboyant label that’s reminiscent of street art, INTRINSIC has quickly built a reputation for showy red wines, which its 2017 vintage will only augment. One of the recent labels created by the wizards within Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, INTRINSIC is now crafted in Paterson, Wash., by Katie Nelson, who followed the template created by Juan Muñoz Oca and continues to … [Read more...] about INTRINSIC Wine Co. 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $22
Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
Great Northwest Wine conducts a one-of-a-kind wine competition each October. It's called The Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition, and the 12th annual judging will be staged Oct. 1-2-3, 2024 at the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa in Hood River, Ore. Here's how it works: Nominating judges for the 2023 Great Northwest … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition
Washington wine grape growers dodge spring frost
Sub-freezing temperatures caused wine grape growers across Washington's Columbia Valley to lose sleep, but it appears they mostly dodged a potentially deadly spring frost bullet. "It was a little scary," said Kent Waliser, who manages Sagemoor Vineyards north of Pasco. "It was cold enough to cause significant damage. Without frost protection systems, we would have had … [Read more...] about Washington wine grape growers dodge spring frost