REMINDER: November Virtual Tasting Monday November 24th
A reminder that this month's virtual tasting will be the Russell Creek Tributary Red 2006 on Monday November 24th. Read more about it here.
A reminder that this month's virtual tasting will be the Russell Creek Tributary Red 2006 on Monday November 24th. Read more about it here.
All good things must come to an end. Arlington Road Cellars, located in the Woodinville, will be closing its doors later this year. Apparently founders Ken Nydam and Robin Rutz have gone their separate ways Read more...
Following up my post of Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2008, Paul Zitarelli over at Swordfern Wines inquired why I thought Quilceda Creek’s 2005 Cabernet had not made the list. I noticed this omission Read more...
Each year at this time, Wine Spectator releases their list of the top 100 wines of the year. The list always contains a handful of Washington wines. Here is their pre-amble to the list:"In 2008, Read more...
A summary of articles from November 1st to 14th on Washington wine. From around the country… The Kansas City Star among many others pick up on the AP’s story of the lobbying for a new Read more...
L’Ecole No. 41’s 2007 Luminesce is a Bordeaux-style blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. The Semillon vines used for this wine were planted in 1998 and the Sauvignon Blanc vines in 2004. As with all Read more...
Dumas Station came on my radar screen in the spring of this year while wine touring in Walla Walla. I saw a bottle of their wine on the shelves of a local store and shortly Read more...
Trio Vintners is a joint venture between Tim Boushey, Denise Slattery and Steve Michener, all recent graduates of the Institute of Enology and Viticulture in Walla Walla. The winery is located in the airport region. Read more...
Who said that summer was over? Each year I try a fair number of white and rose wines in the summer time. In terms of the latter, Cougar Crest’s 2007 Grenache Rose is one of Read more...
November's virtual tasting will be Russell Creek's Tributary Red 2006. Russell Creek is a Walla Walla producer. The Tributary Red - one of the few blended wines this winery makes - retails for $20. The Read more...