U.S. Navy veteran Kyle Welch has proven to be a quick study with Merlot - a follow-up to his first vintage that he pulled from McKinley Springs Vineyard, just an hour from his tasting room along the rivershore in Richland, Wash. It's a nose filled with dark blue fruit, reminiscent of plum and black currant, joined by a chocolate-covered cherry. There's remarkable depth and … [Read more...] about Longship Cellars 2018 Majik Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills, $36
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Idaho bubblehouse 3100 Cellars tops 10th annual Cascadia International Wine Competition
RICHLAND, Wash. — When the 3100 Cellars 2017 Whitewater methode Champenoise won the Cascadia International Wine Competition sweepstakes by a landslide vote, it meant the judging panel had selected a wine from Idaho as best of show for the second straight year. And for the first time in the event’s 10-year history, a bottle of bubbles burst through as the top wine of the … [Read more...] about Idaho bubblehouse 3100 Cellars tops 10th annual Cascadia International Wine Competition
Cellardoor Winery 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, American, $26
McKinley Springs Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills and a vineyard on Red Mountain that Maine winemaker Aaron Peet is not allowed to disclose combined to give the Pine Tree State brand its first Platinum for Cab. The core of dark fruit comes with leather, chai spices, eucalyptus and savory black olive notes. There’s an endearing edginess from the Red Mountain influence, an … [Read more...] about Cellardoor Winery 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, American, $26
Napa winemaker produces Platinum’s top wine at Chris Daniel Winery
QUINCY, Wash. — It’s not the story of a hired gun, but there is a young hot shot Napa Valley winemaker and his father who are crafting some of the Pacific Northwest’s best wines near the Columbia Basin town of Quincy, Wash. Chris Daniel Stewart works with his father, Michael, to produce fewer than 1,000 cases each year at Chris Daniel Winery along Highway 283. This year, … [Read more...] about Napa winemaker produces Platinum’s top wine at Chris Daniel Winery
Abeja Chardonnay edges DeLille’s Harrison Hill at Great Northwest Invitational
HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Judges at the 2021 Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition thumbed their noses at the A-B-C crowd - "Anything but Chardonnay" - by voting the Abeja 2020 Washington State Chardonnay as the best wine of the two-day event. A recount was required before Abeja’s flagship Chardonnay was declared the winner, a single vote separating it from the DeLille … [Read more...] about Abeja Chardonnay edges DeLille’s Harrison Hill at Great Northwest Invitational