HOOD RIVER, Ore. - Red wines dominated the 2016 Cascadia Wine Competition - and for good reason. Many of the reds entered in the judging were from the vaunted 2012 and 2013 vintages - both stellar seasons throughout the Pacific Northwest. And the 22 wine professionals who judged the Cascadia Wine Competition this year agreed, being as generous with the gold medals as the … [Read more...] about Gold medal reds from 2016 Cascadia Wine Competition
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Palencia Albariño wins top wine in 2016 Cascadia Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - For the second consecutive year, a young Walla Walla Valley winemaker earned the top prize at the fourth annual Cascadia Wine Competition, the largest judging of Pacific Northwest wines. Palencia Wine Co. won best of show for its 2015 Albariño, a crisp white wine. A year ago, owner/winemaker Victor Palencia, 31, took top honors for his Vino La Monarcha … [Read more...] about Palencia Albariño wins top wine in 2016 Cascadia Wine Competition
Malbec tops Capital Wine and Food Festival wine competition
LACEY, Wash. - A young Malbec grown in the Yakima Valley and poured in the shadows of the Cascades Range's most active volcano will be featured as best of show during one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest single-day wine festivals. Gary Dunbar, owner/winemaker for Mount St. Helens Cellars in Castle Rock, Wash., used his 2014 Malbec from Crawford Vineyard to top the field of … [Read more...] about Malbec tops Capital Wine and Food Festival wine competition
Reustle-Prayer Rock dominates at Savor NW Wine Awards
CANNON BEACH, Ore. - Stephen Reustle had a great 2015, and the Southern Oregon winemaker is off to another great start in 2016. The owner of Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards near Roseburg earned a best-of-class award to accompany two unanimous double gold and two gold medals at the annual Savor NW Wine Awards. Earlier this year, Reustle won two double golds and one gold … [Read more...] about Reustle-Prayer Rock dominates at Savor NW Wine Awards
Sangiovese a taste of Italy in Pacific Northwest
Sangiovese is the most-planted red grape in Italy and is most famous in Tuscany. Here in the New World, Sangiovese plays no more than a minor role. In the Northwest, some of the best examples of Sangiovese are dry rosés that provide deliciously bright red fruit behind startling acidity. Washington has the largest plantings of Sangiovese in the Northwest, with about 1,300 … [Read more...] about Sangiovese a taste of Italy in Pacific Northwest