Best Buy! Oregon icon Ken Wright helped shine a spotlight on Del Rio Vineyard during the George W. Bush administration with vineyard-designate Syrah under the Tyrus Evans brand. A year after that wine’s release, Rob Wallace hired Jean-Michel Jussiaume, and his latest work with this Rhône variety is scintillating. Orange blossom, white peach and Rainier cherry carry into a … [Read more...] about Del Rio Vineyards 2021 Estate Grenache Rosé, Rogue Valley $19
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Gård Vintners 2021 Lawrence Estate Grand Klasse Reserve Rosé, Royal Slope, $25
The Lawrence family continues to raise the profile of this young American Viticultural Area in Washington's Columbia Basin with their site selection, viticulture practices and precise winemaking. This bottling represents the first vintage with Chilean-born Matías Kúsulas as their head winemaker after his promotion, and his all-Grenache rosé is reminsicent of Provence in … [Read more...] about Gård Vintners 2021 Lawrence Estate Grand Klasse Reserve Rosé, Royal Slope, $25
BacoVino 2020 Rosé, Columbia Valley, $21
Seattle-area winemaker Randy Brooks works with Syrah from Katharine Leone Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope and Suhadolnik Vineyard in the Yakima Valley for this skillfully crafted and lightly tinted rosé. A broad range of fruity aromas include cantaloupe, pink strawberry, honeydew melon and dried apricot. Inside, it spoons out golden raspberry and white peach, bringing a bit of … [Read more...] about BacoVino 2020 Rosé, Columbia Valley, $21