Each vintage, renowned Woodinville blender Brian Carter singles out a variety that he will bottle on its own. Vastly underrated Willard Family Vineyard, a breadbasket for some of Washington’s largest producers, received “The One” treatment across four select barrels during the vintage that followed up the Northwest’s warmest growing season. Rewarding aromas of nicely ripened … [Read more...] about Brian Carter Cellars 2016 Willard Family Vineyard 1 Merlot, Yakima Valley $65.00
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Washington wine license plate bill passes, heads to governor
Thanks to vineyard owner/lawmaker Kelly Chambers, the bill that would create the Washington Wine license plate needs only Gov. Jay Inslee’s signature in order to become law. It took the three years of meetings, petitions and consensus building in the state Legislature for Chambers, a House Republican from Puyallup, to get the Senate to vote 46-2 on Wednesday in favor of … [Read more...] about Washington wine license plate bill passes, heads to governor
Election Day arrives for office-seeking Airfield Estates Winery owner
PROSSER, Wash. — Tonight, Lori Stevens hopes to celebrate her election to the Port of Benton Commission, and it’s a safe bet that she’d toast her supporters with a glass of Washington wine from her family’s Airfield Estates Winery. Stevens is the marketing director and co-owner of Airfield Estates in Prosser. She and her winemaking brother, Marcus Miller, are also the … [Read more...] about Election Day arrives for office-seeking Airfield Estates Winery owner
Spring Run 2018 Stillwater Creek Vineyard Rosé, Columbia Valley, $18
Seattle entrepreneur Tom Alberg proudly created the Columbia Valley's first certified Salmon-Safe vineyard at Stillwater Creek along the Royal Slope, and the Spring Run rosé program at Novelty Hill donates $2 of each bottle sold in the winerys Woodinville tasting room to the conservation group. Since the first bottling of Spring Run in 2017, that's more than $70,000. Acclaimed … [Read more...] about Spring Run 2018 Stillwater Creek Vineyard Rosé, Columbia Valley, $18
Lunar Harvest 2015 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $9
Best Buy! Seattle-based Precept Wine collaborates with Walmart on the young Lunar Harvest brand, they've created a value-minded expression of Washington Merlot that's also a quaffer. Its theme of Bing cherry and milk chocolate includes hints of root beer candy and clove NECCO Wafer. Fine-grained tannins some with a drop of sweetness that's pushed along by espresso grounds in … [Read more...] about Lunar Harvest 2015 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $9