In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines.
Aligoté
is a rare variety in Washington with a limited plantings of old vines at Upland Vineyard on Snipes Mountain (Notably, Smasne
Cellars also makes a varietal bottle from Upland Vineyard). The grape is
perhaps best known as the other white grape of Burgundy, although there
are widespread plantings in other areas of the world. California’s Steele Wines has made the Shooting Star Aligoté for a number of years with the fruit for this wine all coming from Upland.
