CLOVERDALE, Calif - Barnard Griffin is back on top. The Richland, Wash., winery won best rosé of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition for its 2013 Rosé of Sangiovese. Owner/winemaker Rob Griffin has won a gold medal or better in eight of the last nine Chronicle competitions. Last year was the only exception, when his 2012 rosé earned a silver medal. The 2013 edition, … [Read more...] about Washington wine tops San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
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Great Northwest Wine top 100 wines of 2013: the entire list
Here are - in order - the Great Northwest Wine top 100 wines of 2013. All wines were tasted blind by Eric Degerman and Andy Perdue, who own and operate Great Northwest Wine. In all, we tasted and evaluated more than 5,000 wines in 2013. These stood out as the most memorable. 1. Mercer Estates 2010 Spice Cabinet Vineyard Malbec, Horse Heaven Hills 2. Smasne Cellars 2010 … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine top 100 wines of 2013: the entire list
Great Northwest Wine top 100 wines of 2013: 90-81
90. Camaraderie Cellars 2008 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $40 Don and Vicki Corson are the folks behind this beautiful winery nestled in the forest of the Olympic Peninsula just a few minutes from downtown Port Angeles, Wash. Don, the winemaker, uses grapes from across the state in the arid Columbia Valley. This superb Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of … [Read more...] about Great Northwest Wine top 100 wines of 2013: 90-81
Dry Riesling by Coiled wins Idaho Wine Competition
CALDWELL, Idaho — Leslie Preston produced not only the best example of Riesling in the state, but the Garden City winemaker also won best in show with it at the fourth annual Idaho Wine Competition. Her Coiled Wines 2012 Dry Riesling, which retails for $17, took the top award after receiving a unanimous double gold medal from the judges and earned the competition's best white … [Read more...] about Dry Riesling by Coiled wins Idaho Wine Competition
Results of the 2013 Great Northwest Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - The inaugural Great Northwest Wine Competition concluded Sunday afternoon at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. Here are the results. Best in show Zerba Cellars 2010 Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $38 Best white Abacela 2012 Albariño, Umpqua Valley, $18 Best rosé Barnard Griffin 2012 Rosé of Sangiovese, Columbia Valley, $12 Best sparkling Bella Sparkling Wines … [Read more...] about Results of the 2013 Great Northwest Wine Competition