This brand reflects the teaching winery for Yakima Valley College, which also operates tasting rooms on its Grandview, Wash., campus and along Yakima’s Knob Hill Boulevard. The wines achieve high marks at national competitions, and they’ve earned eight Platinums in the past four years. Here is their first for Carménère. The grapes from Pontin Del Roza produce a wine that … [Read more...] about Yakima Valley Vintners 2019 Science Fair Carménère, Yakima Valley $28
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Eternal Wines 2017 Drink Washington State Carménère, Wahluke Slope $29
Certified sommelier Brad Binko left the East Coast restaurant trade for the Walla Walla Community College winemaking program, and this work with Carm represents his fifth Platinum in the past five years. Dark purple fruit, tobacco leaf and white pepper aromas lead to rich flavors of boysenberry and President plum and a savory note that’s easy to enjoy because of the refined … [Read more...] about Eternal Wines 2017 Drink Washington State Carménère, Wahluke Slope $29
Northwest Cellars 2016 Seven Hills Vineyard Carménère, Walla Walla Valley, $42
Robert Delf thoughtfully sources from some of Washington's top sites, and in this case, he's pulls Carménère from historic Seven Hills Vineyard on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley. Thanks in part to the Figgins family, this Bordeaux grape, once thought to be extinct, was established at Seven Hills Vineyard in 1998. There are now more than 5 acres planted, and Delf's … [Read more...] about Northwest Cellars 2016 Seven Hills Vineyard Carménère, Walla Walla Valley, $42