Winning a Platinum with Riesling is something the Roberts family has managed five times in the past decade, and this work from the 2019 vintage shows no sign of slowing down. White peach, a fork of Key lime pie, minerality and lemony acidity allows it to dance on the palate. “It’s so tasty, and it has everything,” remarked one judge. Qualifying awards: Los Angeles Invitational … [Read more...] about Westport Winery Garden Resort 2019 Maritime Riesling, Rattlesnake Hills $30
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Argyle Winery 2020 Master Series Nuthouse Riesling, Eola-Amity Hills $35
The top of the estate Lone Star Vineyard is the birthplace of this unusual West Coast approach to Riesling, which begins with devigorated rootstock and high-density plantings in Oregon’s Willamette Valley — which Argyle bills as “the only American Riesling planting of its kind.” Longtime winemaker Nate Klostermann took a different approach to this fire-plagued vintage than he … [Read more...] about Argyle Winery 2020 Master Series Nuthouse Riesling, Eola-Amity Hills $35
Nine Hats Wines 2020 Riesling, Columbia Valley, $14
Best Buy! While these wines are poured in Seattle's SODO Urbanworks, they are made at the Long Shadows facility in the Walla Walla Valley and the pedigree stems from some of Washington's top breeding grounds for Riesling — the historic White Bluffs and the still-underrated Horse Heaven Hills. The nose offers a light whiff of petrol that's followed by cotton candy, Granny Smith … [Read more...] about Nine Hats Wines 2020 Riesling, Columbia Valley, $14
Mork Wines 2017 Riesling, Columbia Valley, $12
Best Buy! The secret sauce inside many of Washington state's top examples of Riesling is sifted in from the hard-pan caliche soils in the Columbia Basin's Ancient Lakes. And the Seattle-based Mork family takes advantage of that for this beautifully made, consumer-friendly Riesling. Classic aromas of white peach, lavender and petrol lead to a delicious blend of Meyer lemon, … [Read more...] about Mork Wines 2017 Riesling, Columbia Valley, $12