Two years ago, Karl and Coco Umiker’s homage to Louis Delsol, the Frenchman who established the Lewis-Clark Valley’s first vineyard in 1872, won a Platinum. At our 2022 judging, both her 2020 and 2018 vintages of this Heritage Series Cab went Platinum, which means four of her past five releases of Delsol have earned a Platinum. This latest release is highly aromatic as anise, … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2020 Heritage Series Louis Delsol Cabernet Sauvignon, Lewis-Clark Valley $36
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Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2021 Crawford Vineyard Albariño, Washington State $22
Proven to be among the Pacific Northwest’s most brilliant winemakers, Coco Umiker takes this brilliant Spanish grape to the next level, and judges believed there was no white wine at the Platinum that was better than this. Her work with Albariño from the Crawford family’s vineyard in a cooler site in the Yakima Valley shows tropical aromas and flavors that pick up notes of Fuji … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2021 Crawford Vineyard Albariño, Washington State $22
Clearwater Canyon Cellars in Idaho turns Albariño into top wine at Great Northwest Invitational
HOOD RIVER, Ore. — In hindsight, it wasn’t surprising that some Pacific Northwest’s top wine buyers selected an Albariño from Idaho’s Clearwater Canyon Cellars and the 2018 Cabernet Franc by Lake Chelan Winery as top wines at the 10th annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition. Coco Umiker has won major regional awards in recent years with the Albariño grapes she … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars in Idaho turns Albariño into top wine at Great Northwest Invitational
Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2021 Crawford Vineyard Albariño, Washington • $22
The Umikers venture beyond the Lewis-Clark Valley and onto Washington’s side of the Columbia Valley for some of their most important wines. They have joined other wine- makers in making Crawford Vineyard in the Yakima Valley their prized source for Albariño. Coco Umiker has earned a Double Platinum for her work with the Spanish white, and this bottling seems to mirror those … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2021 Crawford Vineyard Albariño, Washington • $22
Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2019 Estate Syrah, Lewis-Clark Valley, $32
Among the early indicators that Karl and Coco Umiker were on the right track with their vines in the Lewiston Orchards arrived when their 2014 Umiker Vineyard Estate Syrah was awarded a Platinum in 2016. Five years later, here they are with another Platinum for their estate Syrah. Aromas of cassis syrup, huckleberry jam and black tea lead to flavors of sweet black plum and … [Read more...] about Clearwater Canyon Cellars 2019 Estate Syrah, Lewis-Clark Valley, $32