This vintage signaled the start of Tyler Walters’ second decade of winemaking in Spokane's Davenport Arts District alongside barristers Greg Lipsker and Michael White, and the effort with this higher-elevation site on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley is artful. Summit View, part of the famed SeVein project, is between Ferguson and Seven Hills Vineyard. There’s also … [Read more...] about Barrister Winery 2019 Summit View Vineyard Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $43
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Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2022 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $18.99
Best Buy! Vintage after vintage, Dusted Valley Vintners shines with its Yakima Valley Chardonnay program from the Olsen family, so it makes sense that their Boomtown line - which also pulls Chardonnay from the Yakima Valley - would over-deliver at this price point. The use of neutral oak allows the fruit profile to emerge on the aromas and on the palate, ranging from starfruit, … [Read more...] about Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2022 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $18.99
Mosquito Fleet Winery 2020 S.G. Simpson Zinfandel, Rattlesnake Hills $50
History buff Brian Petersen uses his first bottling of Zinfandel to pay tribute to the Solomon Grout Simpson, a 115-foot sternwheeler that operated from Olympia to Shelton during the first quarter of the 20th century. The Kitsap Peninsula winemaker pulled the Zinfandel from historic Portteus Vineyard and blended Petite Sirah (6%) from Lonesome Spring Ranch ahead of a barrel … [Read more...] about Mosquito Fleet Winery 2020 S.G. Simpson Zinfandel, Rattlesnake Hills $50
Rocky Pond Estate Winery 2022 Glacial Treasure White Blend, Lake Chelan $32
Elizabeth Keyser’s time in the Finger Lakes region of New York and the Willamette Valley is on display with this aromatic, stylish and wide-ranging blend from Dufenhorst plantings at Clos CheValle above Lake Chelan and Double D in the Rocky Reach AVA — both part of the state’s young Sustainable WA program. A product of her first commercial vintage for Rocky Pond, this is … [Read more...] about Rocky Pond Estate Winery 2022 Glacial Treasure White Blend, Lake Chelan $32
Gordon Estate 2022 Rosé, Columbia Valley $20
Best Buy! The late-ripening vintage of 2022 set the stage for winemaker Joe Hudon’s Oct. 10 harvest of Phelps clone Syrah off Kamiak Vineyard that was destined for this rosé program. There’s a hint of Provence with the salmon color that brings aromas of pink strawberry, Rainier cherry, hibiscus and a cedar-lined chest of drawers. Dusty cherry and white strawberry flavors are … [Read more...] about Gordon Estate 2022 Rosé, Columbia Valley $20