SEATTLE — Taste Washington turns 18 today, but it’s been grown up for quite awhile. More than 4,000 fans of Washington wine are expected to file into Seattle's CenturyLink Event Center today and Sunday for the two-day grand tasting, so organizers tout it as the largest single-region wine and food event in the United States. This year, Taste Washington’s public tasting … [Read more...] about Weekend brings Taste Washington grand tastings
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Upland Estates Winery 2009 Teunis, Snipes Mountain, $45
Winemaker Robert Smasne expertly honors the heritage of the Newhouse family’s great grandfather Teunis Johannes with this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (56%), Merlot (22%), Cabernet Franc (18%) and Malbec. Aromas include blueberry, Marionberry, vanilla bean, lilac and violets. It’s a drink brimming with that same purple fruit in a medium-structure. That theme of blueberry and … [Read more...] about Upland Estates Winery 2009 Teunis, Snipes Mountain, $45
Figgins Family Wine Estates takes pride in Old World approach with young vines
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — At almost 1,700 feet elevation, Figgins Estate Vineyard sits as high in the Blue Mountains as any other site in the Walla Walla Valley, and those 32 acres are close to heaven for Chris Figgins. The second-generation winemaker for his family’s legendary Leonetti Cellar soon will release his Figgins Walla Walla Valley 2011 Estate Red Wine, just the fourth … [Read more...] about Figgins Family Wine Estates takes pride in Old World approach with young vines
Northwest wines fare well at granddaddy of wine competitions
POMONA, Calif. - Nearly 40 Pacific Northwest wines earned gold or better at one of the oldest wine competitions in the United States. Nine Northwest wines earned best in class and another 27 were gold at the 75th annual Los Angeles International Wine Competition in Southern California. Ste. Michelle Wine Estates' Eroica Rieslings took home two of the best-in-class awards, … [Read more...] about Northwest wines fare well at granddaddy of wine competitions
Northwest wines shine at Sonoma’s Grand Harvest Awards competition
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Kiona Vineyards and Winery on Washington's Red Mountain received a best-of-class award and three gold medals to lead the contingent of Pacific Northwest entries at the 2013 Grand Harvest Awards, one of the calendar year’s final wine competitions. Five Northwest wines earned double gold or best of class at the judging staged by Vineyard & Winery … [Read more...] about Northwest wines shine at Sonoma’s Grand Harvest Awards competition