Category Archives: New Northwest Wine Recommendations

Washington Wine of the Week – Selections for Spring, 2025

For the week of April 13, 2025 – Desert Wind Winery 2021 Mourvedre – This mind-blowing Mourvedre from the Prosser, Washington winery excels on every sensory level. Perfume-like aromatics of fresh, red raspberry and bing cherry are followed by an explosion of raspberry/chocolate cordial flavors, bramble, and white pepper. A layer of slightly chalky tannins […]

Washington Wine of the Week – Selections for Winter, 2025

For the week of March 16, 2025: Red wine selections from Dumas Station Wines. The tasting room at Dumas Station Wines, located in Southeastern Washington, may be considered a bit off the beaten path, but a visit to this small, family-owned winery is well worth the trip. For several recommendations of the winery’s red wine […]

Dumas Station Red Wines: In a Word, Outstanding!

Dumas Station Wines carries a Dayton, Washington address (population about 2,500), but it’s actually seven miles west of this small town and an easy 30-minute drive northeast of Walla Walla. Although it is a bit isolated, a road trip to this family-owned winery with it’s folksy/friendly atmosphere is just part of the package that makes […]

Be Sure to Try These Current Releases from Washington’s Sagemoor Estates

2022 Estate White Blend and 2021 Without Rehearsal – These nearly identical blends of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon from the White Bluffs AVA could not be more different on the palate. The White Blend was aged almost entirely in stainless, along with a small amount of concrete, and is light, bright, and lemony, with a […]

Washington Wine of the Week – Selections for Fall, 2024

For the week of December 15, 2024: Dynasty Cellars 2018 Late Harvest Syrah – Dynasty winemaker Peter Osvaldik has created a rather unique red wine sipper that will surprise you both for what it is…and isn’t. The ‘late harvest’ designation would suggest that this is a dessert wine, but Osvaldik has crafted it in more […]