Category Archives: New Northwest Wine Recommendations
Here Are My “Best of the Best” From This Year’s Taste Washington
Taste Washington, which touts itself as the “nation’s largest single-region wine and food event” took place at Century Link Field Event Center in Seattle on March 23 and 24. I was able to attend the first day’s four-hour tasting session, which featured about 225 Washington wineries and 60 restaurants in what some might describe as […]
Anacortes Wine Event Features Many of Washington’s Best
I had a great opportunity to taste some amazing Washington wines at an event in Anacortes on March 16. Compass Wines co-owner Doug Charles orchestrated the event, which benefitted the College of Veterinary Medicine and Wine Business Management Programs at Washington State University. Charles must have finagled, begged, cajoled and bribed (just kidding, of course) […]
Syrah Earns Its Place as One of Washington’s Top Red Varietals
Despite a few downturns on the global scale, syrah continues to hold its own as a solid wine grape in Washington. While consumers have gradually moved away from a flood of overripe, fruit-bomb Australian shirazes (the equivalent of our syrah) over the past several years, Washington continues to quietly carve out a niche of its […]
Gamache Vintners Produce Wines That Reflect Terrior, Quality Winemaking
The story behind Gamache Vintners is a familiar one. After 20 years of providing grapes for other wineries from their vineyard north of the Tri-Cities, brothers Bob and Roger Gamache decided to establish their own label in 2002. A tasting room in Prosser opened shortly thereafter, and it’s conveniently located just off Interstate 82 in […]
Pullman’s Merry Cellars Gets Better With Age
My first visit to Merry Cellars in Pullman was about three years ago. I recall there were a few good wines and some that were so-so and overall it was a perfectly average experience. But a return trip to the new tasting room last month turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. People were […]