OS Winery Riesling Champoux Vineyard 2007
Summary: Last week we focused on white wines as an offering to the Sun Gods who have recently pulled up stakes and left Seattle for what appears to be the remainder of the “summer”. While Read more...
Five Under Fifteen – August
Each month I will review five wines in the so called “value” category of fifteen dollars or under.Of the wines sampled this month, I did not find any stunners. Perhaps my favorite of the group Read more...
Betz Familly Winery sells out of fall releases in two weeks
Two weeks after announcing the release of their 2006 Bésoleil, La Serenne, and La Côte Rousse to their mailing list, the Betz Family Winery has sold out of all three of these wines. This is Read more...
Nelms Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
While Woodward Canyon is consistently considered one of the top wines coming out of Washington, I have never been overly impressed with their wines. I think this is largely because the wines are strongly tannic Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up – August 15th to 21st
A round-up of last week's articles on Washington wine. From around the country: This biggest story this week was the Auction of Washington wines. The many articles and posts include this one from the Wall Read more...
Covington Cellars Viognier 2007
Continuing with our week of whites in honor to the sun gods...Covington Cellars is located in an office park in Woodinville, Washington. Winemaker David Lawson makes an interesting array of reds and whites, including a Read more...
21st Auction of Washington Wines
The Auction of Washington Wines took place last weekend in Woodinville, Washington. The events, from a picnic to winemaker dinners, a 10k run, and the gala auction, raise money for Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Read more...
Lost River Winery – Addendum
As one of my climbing compatriots points out in his comment on my write-up of Lost River Winery, there was, in fact, a casualty associated with the climb. Due to the trauma involved, I had Read more...
Lost River Winery
As promised, a brief digression from the focus on white wines this week. This diversion takes us to Lost River Winery.The weekend of August 8th I set out for eastern Washington for a climbing trip Read more...
Cougar Crest Chardonnay 2006
In continued supplication to the Pacific Northwest sun gods, another in a series of white wine reviews.Cougar Crest is a Walla Walla area producer. The winery – already receiving high scores from Wine Spectator for Read more...
