WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Few jobs are as pressure-packed as working the line at a popular restaurant or the crush pad at a famous winery. For a couple of years, Bobby Richards somehow did both before turning in his apron and settling in at Seven Hills Winery in downtown Walla Walla. “I don’t really remember how I did it, and I don’t know that I’d want to,” Richards says … [Read more...] about Bobby Richards turns 4 entries into 4 golds, best of show for storied Seven Hills Winery
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Wineries donate true club wine for 100-year-old Walla Walla Country Club
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Today marks the release of a true club wine in Walla Walla that comes with a delicious story and impeccable pedigree — the Walla Walla Country Club Centennial Celebration Cabernet Sauvignon. The all-star list of contributing wineries reads Abeja, Armstrong, Bergevin Lane, Corliss, Dumas Station, Dunham, Five Star, L’Ecole N° 41 and Reininger. They … [Read more...] about Wineries donate true club wine for 100-year-old Walla Walla Country Club
Golden Ridge Cellars 2018 Estate Red, Walla Walla Valley $40
Walla Walla attorney Michael Rasch jumped into the wine industry in 2007, which included going through Walla Walla Community College’s wine program and acquiring a 1998 planting known as Panoramic Vineyard. He used this blend of Merlot (55%), Cabernet Sauvignon (40%) and Cabernet Franc from his vines to score his first Platinum. It’s a well-structured and balanced offering of … [Read more...] about Golden Ridge Cellars 2018 Estate Red, Walla Walla Valley $40
Dunham Cellars 2019 Trutina Red Wine, Columbia Valley $29
A product of Robert Campisi’s second vintage as the head winemaker at Dunham, this edition of Trutina lives up to its translation from Latin — balance. An expression of Right Bank-Bordeaux in style, the blend of Merlot (48%), Cabernet Sauvignon (43%), Malbec (8%) and Petit Verdot is the flagship for Dunham and widely available. It’s highly aromatic with blueberry, blackberry, … [Read more...] about Dunham Cellars 2019 Trutina Red Wine, Columbia Valley $29
The Wine Knows: L’Ecole N°41 provides unique taste of its 2018 Perigee
A global pandemic turned a top Walla Walla Valley winery’s in-person outreach idea into an educational opportunity for adventurous wine consumers. But first, the back story from the iconic schoolhouse in the tiny town of Lowden. L'Ecole N° 41 can be viewed as a template for a Bordeaux-inspired house in Washington state with signature red blends crafted in an Old World … [Read more...] about The Wine Knows: L’Ecole N°41 provides unique taste of its 2018 Perigee