Best Buy! The Gehringer family devotes this Sauvignon Blanc to its Dry Rock planting adjacent the winery, and it’s no surprise for one of their entries to emerge as elite, evidenced by seven career Platinum Awards for their work with this variety. Wonderfully fresh aromas of pink grapefruit, gooseberry and lime lead into the rewarding palate of pink grapefruit, honeydew melon … [Read more...] about Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2022 Dry Rock Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, Okanagan Valley $18.99
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Pendulum Winery 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, $14.99
Best Buy! Precept’s Pendulum brand can be spotted on the shelves at Costco and has made Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list, and anything associated with Walla Walla’s John Freeman and his winemaking team is worthy of attention. Harvested during the last week of September, the bottling ranks among the grassiest and most fascinating of the tasting. Green-toned fruit akin to Granny … [Read more...] about Pendulum Winery 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, $14.99
Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards 2022 Estate Selection Sauvignon Blanc, Umpqua Valley, $32
The versatility of Stephen Reustle’s site west of Sutherlin, Ore., continues to amaze competition judges and consumers, and the decorated self-taught winemaker began his journey with Sauvignon Blanc by sourcing clone 01 material from the University of California-Davis. Those cuttings were brought to the West Coast in the 19th century by industry pioneer Charles Wetmore, who … [Read more...] about Reustle – Prayer Rock Vineyards 2022 Estate Selection Sauvignon Blanc, Umpqua Valley, $32
Dude DeWalt Cellars 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Yakima Valley, $30
Michael Prout, a product of Walla Walla Community College’s winemaking program after serving in the Air Force, lifted the profile of this young brand in Idaho upon his arrival. There’s not an abundance of Sauvignon Blanc grown in the Snake River Valley, so he’s working with esteemed Yakima Valley grower Patrick Rawn and Schmidt Vineyard in the Rattlesnake Hills. Rather than … [Read more...] about Dude DeWalt Cellars 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Yakima Valley, $30
Stag’s Hollow Winery 2022 Herrera Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Similkameen Valley, $26
Few in the British Columbia wine industry offer as many different vineyard-designated bottlings as this fascinating Okanagan Falls producer, and Keira LeFranc’s first effort with this certified sustainable site near Keremeos definitely deserves an encore. The certified somm used concrete, stainless steel and oak during fermentation, and the late October harvest allowed for that … [Read more...] about Stag’s Hollow Winery 2022 Herrera Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Similkameen Valley, $26