Columbia Crest’s Grand Estates Merlot is consistently Washington’s best value wine. The Paterson-based winery produces approximately 300,000 cases of this wine. It has received the following Wine Spectator ratings for the previous three vintages:Columbia Crest Read more...
A reminder that January's Virtual Tasting takes place tonight and is the Columbia Crest Grand Estates Merlot 2006. As mentioned in my original post, we will be doing a poor man's vertical and trying the Read more...
As the economy continues to falter, I have been increasingly focused on looking for Washington's best value wines. I define these as wines that list at no more that $15 but can frequently be found Read more...
Leonetti Cellar originally made its mark as a merlot producer and the 2003 vintage shows why. Vintage notes from the winery: “Much like 2002, the 2003 vintage was incredible for it’s lack of precipitation. While Read more...
A reminder that this month's Virtual Tasting will take place on Thursday January 29th. You can read more about it here. Please join us in trying this month's wine and posting your notes.
What follows is an excerpt for the 2008 Walla Walla Holiday Barrel Tasting Report. Read the full report here. Walla Walla Vintners makes excellent wine with a consistent style dominated by rich chocolate and cherry. Read more...
What follows is an excerpt for the 2008 Walla Walla Holiday Barrel Tasting Report. Read the full report here. Amavi’s name comes from a combination of the Latin root words, "am" (love) and "vi" (life). Read more...
What follows is an excerpt for the 2008 Walla Walla Holiday Barrel Tasting Report. Read the full report here. Va Piano Vineyards year in and year out makes excellent wine. More than many wineries from Read more...
What follows is an excerpt for the 2008 Walla Walla Holiday Barrel Tasting Report. Read the full report here. This visit to Sapolil Cellars, my first, gave us the opportunity to try several single vineyard Read more...
What follows is an excerpt for the 2008 Walla Walla Holiday Barrel Tasting Report. Read the full report here. Richard Funk’s Saviah Cellars is one of the reasons I fell in love with Washington wine. Read more...
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