Trust Cellars (WWSR 2009)
What follows is an excerpt from the 2009 Walla Walla Spring Release Weekend Report. Download the full report here (Note: Opens .pdf).One of the most exciting parts of this trip to Walla Walla was the Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up – July 1st to 7th
A summary of articles from July 1st to 7th on Washington wine.From around the country… The Idaho Press-Tribune writes about Alexandria Nicole’s 2006 Quarry Butte Red Table Wine.The Las Vegas Review Journal looks at Magnificent Read more...
July Virtual Tasting – Charles Smith 2008 Kung Fu Girl Riesling
In honor of summer, the July Virtual Tasting wine will be our first white wine - the Charles Smith 2008 Kung Fu Girl Riesling. This wine is widely available and retails for $12. In addition Read more...
Value Syrah Continued
Last month Paul Gregutt wrote about why Washington Syrah doesn’t sell particularly well. One of the hypotheses is that there are price issues. The issues are that 1) there are few quality Washington Syrah less Read more...
Boudreaux Cellars 2006 Frangiovese Desert Hills Vineyard
Boudreaux Cellars is located in Icicle Creek Canyon in Leavenworth, Washington – one of the state’s most picturesque locations. Winemaker Rob Newsom learned winemaking by picking the brains of some of Washington’s finest, including Gary Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up – June 22nd to 30th
A summary of articles from June 22nd to June 30th on Washington wine.From around the country… The New Jersey Star Ledger writes about Washington Riesling.South Carolina’s The State recommends Gordon Brother’s 2006 Cabernet. MSNBC writes Read more...
Cadaretta SBS Columbia Valley 2007
Cadaretta Wines is located in Walla Walla. Virginie Bourgue, a native of France, serves as winemaker. Cadaretta currently has an estate vineyard in development in the Walla Walla Valley. 2007 SBS, from vineyards in the Read more...
2009 Walla Walla Spring Release Weekend Report
What follows is an excerpt from the 2009 Walla Walla Spring Release Weekend Report. Download the full report here (Note: Opens .pdf).Tasting Summary3 days, 21 wineries, over 110 wines sampled.Spring Release is one of the Read more...
CellarTracker – Five years, thirteen million bottles and counting
Back in April Seattle-based CellarTracker celebrated its five year anniversary. Over that time what started as a personal project has blossomed into the premier tool for tracking cellar information and posting user-written tasting notes.The story Read more...
Retrospective – 2001 DeLille Chaleur Estate
Chaleur Estate is one of the flagship wines of Delille Cellars, a Woodinville, Washington winery. This wine is a cabernet-focused Bordeaux blend with the majority of its fruit coming from Ciel du Cheval Vineyard on Read more...
