Wine Reviews May 16th 2024
70+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from Aquilini, Argyle, Cadence, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen, Chehalem, Chemistry, Eight Bells, Grosgrain, King Estate, L’Ecole No. 41, Mercer, Read more...
Wine Reviews April 24th 2024
80+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from Anacréon, Avennia, Chehalem, Ghost Hill, Gran Moraine, Iris, J. Bookwalter, Kevin White, King Estate, L’Ecole No. 41, La Rata, LucidWild, Mercer, Mongata, Neher, Read more...
12 reasons the Bionic Wines are consistently top quality
Plus 24 Bionic Wines reviewed from the 2021 and 2022 vintages Over the years, one question I’ve heard from consumers and more than the occasional winemaker is, how are the wines from Christophe Baron at Read more...
Andrew Latta’s Lucius wines
“Lucius is our space for experimental wines,” says Andrew Latta, owner of LATTA, Kind Stranger, and Lucius. The winery name comes from Latta’s great grandfather. Though he never met him, Latta says the name always Read more...
The Bounty of the Pacific Northwest (Wine Reviews March 25th 2024)
Image copyright Richard Duval. 55+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from 10,000 Hours, Argyle, Brooks, Damsel, Goose Ridge, Gramercy, Holocene, Itä, Kind Stranger, Latta, Lucius, Pepper Bridge, Revelation Read more...
The Horse Heaven Hills is Washington Cabernet Heaven
Horse Heaven Hills copyright Richard Duval Wine Reviews March 6th 2024 (50+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from Betz Family, Capital Call, City Limits, Covington, Fidélitas, Gramercy, Quady Read more...
Wine Reviews February 19th 2024
50+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Agathodaemon, Anderson Family, Aquilini, Balboa, Bryn Mawr, Compris, Dusted Valley, Goose Ridge, Mark Ryan, Pášxa, Seven Hills, and Virtue. * * * At Northwest Wine Report, all Read more...
The pitch for Red Mountain (Wine Reviews February 5, 2024)
Red Mountain, Yakima Valley, Washington. Copyright Richard Duval. (50+ wines reviewed below, including the latest from Alveare, Among the Giants, Amos Rome, Argyle, Armstrong Family, Betz Family, Force Majeure, Garageland, Goose Ridge, Liberty Read more...
The Evolution of Woodinville’s Matthews Winery
L to R: Alex Stewart, Bryan Otis, Jesse Schmidt, Hal Iverson, Matthews Winery. Matthews Winery in Woodinville made a huge splash in 2021 when it hired the Quilceda Creek winemaking triumvirate of Alex Read more...
Emergency wine review: Kevin White Winery 2022 ‘Blue Label’
I wrote about Kevin White Winery’s origin story in 2012 when the winery’s inaugural wine was released. Since that time, the Kevin White wines have consistently been among the highest quality Rhône-style wines in Washington. Read more...
Wine Reviews January 22, 2024
50+ wines reviewed below and in the database, including the latest from Armstrong, Avennia, Devison, Frank the Tank, Goose Ridge, Liminal, Luke, Matthews, Passing Time, Sagemoor, Saviah, and Syncline. 2021 was a challenging vintage in Read more...
Top 60 Northwest Wines of 2023
Below are Northwest Wine Report’s Top 60 Northwest Wines of 2023! These wines were selected from over 1,100 wines reviewed this past year from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. I selected the wines based Read more...