Next-gen winemaker Megan Hughes spearheads the white wine program at her family’s Barnard Griffin Winery, and her work here with Albariño adds more acclaim for Crawford Vineyard, a relatively cool site along the Roza in the Yakima Valley near Prosser. There’s no oak involved in the winemaking, which keeps the spotlight on the blend of green apple, lime, peach and tropical notes … [Read more...] about Barnard Griffin Winery 2021 Albariño, Columbia Valley • $25
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Wautoma Springs Wines 2021 Albariño, Columbia Valley • $25
A year ago, Jessica Munnell’s aromatic Sauvignon Blanc emerged as best of class at the Cascadia International. This summer, she turned young plantings of Albariño managed by business partner Tom Merkle into one of our judging’s most distinctive and delicious entries. The fruit source was JMST Vineyard, which is just west of Wautoma Spring’s namesake vines and near historic Cold … [Read more...] about Wautoma Springs Wines 2021 Albariño, Columbia Valley • $25
VineLine Dispatches from Harvest 2019
Harvest 2019 is running full steam. Throughout the Great Northwest wine community, grapes are being picked, transported, crushed and stored. It’s the height of activity so where better to send photojournalist Richard Duval but to a different region each week to capture slices of this most frantic of seasons. Last week, he roamed the Yakima Valley and Red Mountain for … [Read more...] about VineLine Dispatches from Harvest 2019