HOOD RIVER, Ore. - The inaugural Great Northwest Wine Competition concluded Sunday afternoon at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. Here are the results. Best in show Zerba Cellars 2010 Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $38 Best white Abacela 2012 Albariño, Umpqua Valley, $18 Best rosé Barnard Griffin 2012 Rosé of Sangiovese, Columbia Valley, $12 Best sparkling Bella Sparkling Wines … [Read more...] about Results of the 2013 Great Northwest Wine Competition
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Introducing the Great Northwest Wine Competition
HOOD RIVER, Ore. - We are pleased to introduce the inaugural Great Northwest Wine Competition. This new competition of West Coast wines is a collaboration between Great Northwest Wine and the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel. Judges arrive this evening, and the competition takes place Saturday and Sunday. About 800 wines from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, Idaho and … [Read more...] about Introducing the Great Northwest Wine Competition
Total botrytis affected wines labor of love in Northwest
One never knows where inspiration will come from, but Idaho winemaker Greg Koenig remembers exactly how he got the idea to attempt a Total Botrytis Affected-style Riesling. "I had read that Wild Goose Vineyards in British Columbia had done a TBA, and I wondered if we could ever do one in Idaho because of the dry conditions," said Koenig, owner of Koenig Winery in … [Read more...] about Total botrytis affected wines labor of love in Northwest
Awards for Abacela wines go beyond Tempranillo in Oregon
CANYONVILLE, Ore. - The Umpqua Valley Winegrowers Association recently staged the 43rd Greatest of the Grape as J. Scott Cellars and Abacela left Oregon's oldest wine event with the top awards. J. Scott Cellars, a Eugene project by Silvan Ridge winemaker Jonathan Scott Oberlander, won the professional judges' best of show for its 2011 Grenache. Abacela's 2009 Estate Syrah … [Read more...] about Awards for Abacela wines go beyond Tempranillo in Oregon
Tinhorn Creek’s Miradoro begins defense of winery restaurant award
OLIVER, British Columbia - A sure sign of the spring thaw in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley is when the doors are unlocked at Miradoro Restaurant at Tinhorn Creek, last year's winner of Vancouver Magazine's Best Winery/Vineyard Dining Award. The tony estate restaurant for Tinhorn Creek Vineyards re-opened March 1 after its traditional closure for January and February … [Read more...] about Tinhorn Creek’s Miradoro begins defense of winery restaurant award