In honor of Halloween, this month’s Virtual Tasting will be the 2008 Owen Roe Sinister Hand. This wine is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre and retails for $24. A list of on-line retailers and Washington retailers is below. As always, contact the stores to ensure availability.
The tasting will take place on Friday October 30th. Please join us in trying this wine and posting your comments either on or before the 30th. For the tasting, I will also be tweeting @wawinereport.com from 7-9pm in addition to posting comments to the blog post that day.
Where to Buy On-line:
Where to Buy in Washington:
Compass Wines |
Anacortes, WA |
Harbor Square Wine Shop and Tasting Room |
Bainbridge Island |
George’s Wine Shoppe |
Bellevue, WA |
Pete’s Bellevue |
Bellevue, WA |
QFC Bellevue |
Bellevue, WA |
QFC Factoria |
Bellevue, WA |
Top Foods Bellevue |
Bellevue, WA |
Whole Foods Bellevue |
Bellevue, WA |
Food Pavillion Fairhaven |
Bellingham, WA |
Purple Smile Wines |
Bellingham, WA |
Bayleaf Coupeville |
Coupeville, WA |
Corky Cellars |
Des Moines, WA |
Arista Wine Cellars |
Edmonds, WA |
QFC Edmonds |
Edmonds, WA |
Top Foods Edmonds |
Edmonds, WA |
Pacific Wine & Kitchen |
Everett, WA |
WICK*ED Cellars |
Everett, WA |
Metropolitan Market Dash Point |
Federal Way, WA |
Vino Amore |
Freeland, WA |
Harbor Greens |
Gig Harbor, WA |
QFC Gig Harbor |
Gig Harbor, WA |
South Bank Kitchen |
Hood River, OR |
Wine Sellers Hood River |
Hood River, OR |
Fles Wine |
Issaquah, WA |
PCC Issaquah |
Issaquah, WA |
QFC Klahanie Dr. |
Issaquah, WA |
QFC Pine Lake |
Issaquah, WA |
Top Foods Lacey |
Lacey, WA |
Peninsula Wine Merchants |
Long Beach, WA |
Cellar 46 |
Mercer Island, WA |
Mill Creek Central Market |
Mill Creek, WA |
Snow Goose Produce Inc. |
Mt. Vernon, WA |
Bayleaf Oak Harbor |
Oak Harbor, WA |
Wine Loft |
Olympia, WA |
Fine Wines and Cigars |
Redmond, WA |
PCC Redmond |
Redmond, WA |
QFC Avondale |
Redmond, WA |
Top Foods Redmond |
Redmond, WA |
Whole Foods Redmond |
Redmond, WA |
World of Wines |
Redmond, WA |
Red House Beer & Wine |
Renton, WA |
Roche Harbor Market |
Roche Harbor, WA |
12th & Olive |
Seattle, WA |
Ballard Market |
Seattle, WA |
City Cellars |
Seattle, WA |
De Laurenti |
Seattle, WA |
Esquin Wine Merchants |
Seattle, WA |
European Vine Selections |
Seattle, WA |
Fremont Wine Warehouse |
Seattle, WA |
Greenwood Market |
Seattle, WA |
Leschi Market |
Seattle, WA |
McCarthy & Schiering QA |
Seattle, WA |
McCarthy & Schiering Ravenna |
Seattle, WA |
Metropolitan Market Admiral Way |
Seattle, WA |
Metropolitan Market Queen Anne |
Seattle, WA |
Metropolitan Market Sand Point |
Seattle, WA |
Metropolitan Market Uptown |
Seattle, WA |
Mont’s Market |
Seattle, WA |
Pete’s Super |
Seattle, WA |
Pike & Western Wine Shop |
Seattle, WA |
QFC Broadway |
Seattle, WA |
QFC Holman Road |
Seattle, WA |
QFC Issaquah |
Seattle, WA |
QFC Northgate |
Seattle, WA |
QFC University Village |
Seattle, WA |
QFC West Seattle |
Seattle, WA |
Red Apple Bert’s |
Seattle, WA |
Seattle Wine Company |
Seattle, WA |
Sixth Avenue Wine Cellar |
Seattle, WA |
Urban vines |
Seattle, WA |
West Seattle Cellars |
Seattle, WA |
West Seattle Thriftway |
Seattle, WA |
Whole Foods Roosevelt Square |
Seattle, WA |
Whole Foods Westlake |
Seattle, WA |
Shoreline Central Market |
Shoreline, WA |
QFC Stanwood |
Stanwood, WA |
Metropolitan Market Proctor |
Tacoma, WA |
Wine Bank |
University Place, WA |
QFC Vancouver |
Vancouver, WA |
Salut! Wine Outlet-Vancouver |
Vancouver, WA |
Whole Foods Vancouver |
Vancouver, WA |
Vashon Island Thriftway |
Vashon Island, WA |
Vashon Wine Shop |
Vashon Island, WA |
Above information generously provided by Dieter Klippstein at Triage Wines.
Smokey when first poured, but it dissipates quite quickly and opens up to a round bouquet of spiced berry. Very easy on the palette, extremely drinkable. Certainly worth its 24.99 price tag IMO.
Lots of smoke and spice on first pour, seems to lose heavy nose fairly quickly. Second pour brings it right back thought. Seems fairly well balanced with great tannins and acids. Very spicy, with blackberry and clover or allspice. Grenache seems to bring the berry while mouvedre brings the spice. Reminds me of my favorite, easy drinking cotes du rhone wines! Owen roe never lets me down!