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Eternal Wines: Current Releases from Walla Walla
Eternal Wines specializes in terroir driven, single vineyard wines from the Walla Walla and Columbia Valley appellations. Established by professional sommelier and winemaker Brad Binko in 2014, Eternal Wines sources fruit from some of Washington’s most famous vineyards. As our reviews below … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Red Wine, Uncategorized, Washington, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Walla Walla
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Hors Catégorie: A Bit of Northern Rhone in Northern Oregon
Christophe Baron, most famous for his vineyards in The Rocks, has a new discovery, a very steeply sloped basalt hillside vineyard called Hors Catégorie located on the north fork of the Walla Walla River near the Oregon border with Washington … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Great Winemakers, Red Wine, Shiraz, Washington, Wine Articles, Wine Type
Tagged Featured, Oregon, Syrah, Walla Walla
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Cabernet Sauvignon Reigns Supreme in Washington State
Washington State’s Cabernet Sauvignon plantings have increased dramatically in recent years, driven by consumer demand and the price premium this grape commands. Cabernet Sauvignon plantings have also taken off in California in appellations like Lodi and Paso Robles. So is … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Countries and Regions, Markets, Red Wine, Uncategorized, Washington, Wine Articles, Wine Type
Tagged Economics of Wine, Featured, Lodi, Paso Robles, Washington, wine market
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Succulent Sweet Wines for the Holidays: The Best of 2018
What better time of the year to open a bottle of profusely perfumed, deeply flavored sweet wine than the Holidays? We’ve tasted a lot of them this past year from Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Washington, and, most recently, the Atlantic Coast … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Countries and Regions, Dessert Wine, Fortified, Germany, New York, Portugal, Portuguese, South Africa, Uncategorized, Virginia, Washington, Wine Type
Tagged Featured
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Washington’s Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Rieslings: Outstanding Wines, Incredible Values
Washington State is by far the most important producer of Riesling in the US, and Chateau Ste. Michelle accounts for most of it, making over 1.2 million cases of Riesling annually. We recently sat down with Chateau Ste. Michelle white … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Washington, White Wine, Wine Type
Tagged Eroica, Featured, Loosen, Riesling
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American Riesling from the East and West Coasts
Excellent Riesling is now being produced on both the East and West coasts of the US. In this article, we review recent releases of several of the most important American producers. These include Dr. Konstantin Frank and Lamoreaux Landing in … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, New York, Uncategorized, Washington, White Wine
Tagged Columbia Valley, Featured, Finger Lakes, Riesling
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Tenet Wines: Rhone Winemakers in Washington State
Two of the Southern Rhone’s premier winemakers—Michel Gassier and Philippe Cambie—have teamed up with Bob Bertheau of Chateau Ste. Michelle to make wines from Rhone varieties grown in Washington State’s Columbia Valley. Their venture is called Tenet Wines, and we … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Red Wine, Uncategorized, Washington, Wine Type
Tagged Cambie, Costieres de Nimes, Syrah, Tenet
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Pacific Rim: Washington’s Riesling Specialist
As we note in our Report # 38 The Wines of Washington State, Washington is by far the country’s most important producer of Riesling. With 6320 acres of vines, it has double California’s plantings and over five times those of … Continue reading
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Tagged Riesling, Wallula
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Mega-Floods and the Vineyards of Washington State
In the recent past (geologically speaking), Washington State was home to one of nature’s most cataclysmic events, which shaped the terrain and soils of the vineyards that today produce some of the world’s best wine grapes, which we had the … Continue reading
Posted in Countries and Regions, Uncategorized, Washington, Wine Articles
Tagged Geology, Washington
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David Lake: Patriarch of Washington State Syrah
David Lake (1943-2009) was one of the most influential pioneers in the history of the Washington State wine industry. He is credited with producing Washington State’s first vineyard-designated wines as well as the state’s first Syrah.
Posted in Countries and Regions, Great Winemakers, Red Wine, Uncategorized, Washington, Wine Articles, Wine Type
Tagged Columbia, Syrah, winemaker
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