Five Under Fifteen – September
In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines…More hits than misses with this month’s Five Under Fifteen featuring four wines I gave a plus (+) rating and list as Recommended. I give Read more...
Retrospective – Cadence Bel Canto 2004
Bel Canto is Cadence Winery’s top end red wine. The 2004 vintage is a blend of ten different barrels from Cadence’s impeccable Red Mountain vineyard sources (Ciel du Cheval, Klipsun, and Taptiel). Starting with the Read more...
Gorman Winery 2007 Releases
Gorman Winery had its first commercial release in 2002. Since that time the winery has had a meteoric rise to near cult wine status. Owner, winemaker, and one man show Chris Gorman focuses on small Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up: September 1st to 14th
A summary of articles from September 1st to 14th on Washington wine. From around the country… Business Week writes about Pepper Bridge’s 2005 Cabernet.Food and Wine magazine names Charles Smith their winemaker of the year.Tulsa Read more...
September Virtual Tasting – Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
September's Virtual Tasting will be Novelty Hill's Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine retails for $25 and can frequently be found on sale. Note that this wine just had a vintage change so I will be tasting Read more...
Buty Sémillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle CV 2008
Buty Winery is located in the airport region in Walla Walla. Among the many excellent wines this winery makes, the Sémillon/Sauvignon blend is consistently one of their best. This is the seventeenth vintage that winemaker Read more...
Betz Family Winery Fall Releases
Betz Family Winery was founded by Bob and Cathy Betz in 1997, producing its first vintage that same year. Since that time the winery has gone from making 150 cases of wine annually to approximately Read more...
Focus – Kerloo Cellars and Rôtie Cellars
What follows is a Focus report on Kerloo Cellars and Rôtie Cellars. This report is available as a .pdf here.If you asked people to guess the biggest consumer of Walla Walla’s Va Piano Vineyard grapes, Read more...
Retrospective – Five Star Cellars Cabernet 2004
Five Star Cellars is located in the airport region of Walla Walla. The winery was founded in 2000 by David Huse. Starting in 2002 David’s son Matt took on winemaking responsibilities. Five Star initially focused Read more...
Furion Cellars The Dark Arts Syrah 2006
Furion Cellars is a small winery located in Everett, Washington. Opened in 2007, Furion’s owner and winemaker is Micole Miller. This wine is 100% Syrah from Walla Walla’s Les Collines Vineyard. Wines: Score Name Notes Read more...
