Fidelitas M100 2006
Summary: Fidelitas is a family-owned winery located in Benton City, Washington in the Red Mountain AVA. Owner and winemaker Charlie Hoppes named the M100 after his grandmother Mary who passed away at age 100 in Read more...
Chateau Rollat Semillon 2007
Back on-line after a week in Boston and New York visiting family and friends.Chateau Rollat was started by Bowin Lindgren who named the winery after his French ancestors. Lindgren recruited Christian LeSommer - wine master Read more...
Gorman Winery 2006 Releases
Chris Gorman’s Bordeaux blends and Syrah are close to achieving cult wine status in Washington. The 2006 vintages - officially released September 1st – will no doubt please fans of this Woodinville winery. The two Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up – August 22nd to 28th
A round-up of last week's articles on Washington wine. (Note: Next week will be a quiet one as I visit family on the east coast). From around the country… Bloomberg writes about the Riesling Rendezvous Read more...
September Virtual Tasting – Tamarack Cellars Firehouse Red 2006
Hard to believe it is almost September…By popular demand, September’s Virtual Tasting will be Tamarack Cellars Firehouse Red 2006. Several people had suggested this wine at August’s Virtual Tasting. It is an excellent choice as Read more...
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...
