Fresh Sheet August 7th 2014
Today’s Fresh Sheet – reviews of new and recent releases – includes wines from Andrew Will, Tulpen Cellars, Long Shadows, Boomtown by Dusted Valley, Auclair Winery, L’Ecole No 41, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Crest, Domaine Pouillon, Stottle Winery, Buty, and Cadaretta. Read more…
Boom times for Dusted Valley
In this month’s Five Wines Under $15, we take a look at Dusted Valley Vintners’ Boomtown wines. “A throwback to the energetic Roaring 20s, Boomtown embodies the essence of celebration and our booming Washington wine industry.” So reads Read more...
Fresh Sheet December 31st 2012
Today’s Fresh Sheet – reviews of new and recent releases – includes wines from Cadence, Syncline Wine Cellars, Forgeron Cellars, Sparkman Cellars, Va Piano Vineyards, Dusted Valley Vintners, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Leonetti Cellar, and Brandborg Vineyard & Winery. Read more…
2011 Vintage Rosé Round-up
Well folks, summer is finally upon us (right?). Yes, I know for wetsiders in Washington the season doesn’t officially begin until July 5th, but our eastern Washington counterparts have been baking in the summer sun Read more...
Washington makes more Pinot Gris than Oregon. Where are all the wines?
In this month’s Five Wines Under $15, we take a look at Washington Pinot Gris with a cyber special 2:1 wine list. Read previous Five Under $15s here.Scan the wine and grocery store shelves and Read more...
Five Wines Under $15 – A Look at Second Label Wines
In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines. Read more…
2010 Rosé Round-up – Part II
Time once again to focus our attention on rosé with another look at wines from the 2010 vintage (read part I here).The next two months mark the brief period when people in the Pacific Northwest Read more...
Five Under $15 – August
Please note, posts may be less frequent between now and Labor Day. The August Virtual Tasting will take place on Tuesday the 31st from 7-8pm Pacific Time. Read more about it here.In tough times we Read more...
Five Under Fifteen – May
This month in a nod to Washington’s non-existent spring, we take a look at five Chardonnay under fifteen dollars (Note: Summer is scheduled to begin July 5th).Chardonnay was, somewhat surprisingly, Washington’s most produced grape in Read more...