Palate Press

1 min read

Blueberry and elderberry join cocoa on the nose. The palate is fruit forward, blueberry and elderberry, with cocoa and hints of licorice. Tannins are firm. Drink with a good burger with onion straws. Recommended. 89 points. DBH WHO: Columbia Winery WHAT: Cabernet Sauvignon WHEN: 2014 WHERE: Columbia Valley, Washington HOW

What We’re Drinking – Columbia Winery Merlot

David Honig

Wine Reviews

1 min read

Bing cherry, vanilla, and milk chocolate waft up from the glass. Cherry and cranberry lead on the palate, some chocolate comes through on the mid-palate. Tannins are dusty bordering on grainy. This offers high-toned red fruits with a chocolate base. Drink with sweetly-sauced duck. Recommended. 89 points. DBH WHO: Columbia

What We’re Drinking – Cameron Hughes Lot 575 Red Blend 2014

David Honig

Wine Reviews

1 min read

Color is a medium garnet. Black cherry and black currant lead on the nose, with hints of vanilla. More black fruit shows on the palate, blackberry and black raspberry. Red fruits show on the mid-palate, along with some unsweetened chocolate and espresso. Tannins are very fine and the finish sweet

What We’re Drinking – 2014 Vino Vasai Cabernet Sauvignon

David Honig

Wine Reviews

1 min read

This is a nice big, round mouthful of Washington Cabernet. Dark aromas of freshly turned earth and black cherries waft up from the glass. Dark black fruits lead on the palate, with black cherry and mulberry, with a bit of tar. Tannins are round and firm, balanced by good acidity.

What We’re Drinking – 2014 Mullan Road Cellars Columbia Valley Red Wine Blend

Becky Sue Epstein

Wine Reviews

1 min read

This is a wine you can just relax into – and maybe that will be my go-to style of wine for the upcoming year, considering the daily stress we are all laboring under: relaxing wine. This is a classic Bordeaux-style red blend, with a touch of modernity. It begins with

A Sparkling Wine Movement in the Pacific Northwest

Mary Cressler

Features

9 min read

There is a wine movement happening in the Pacific Northwest and it’s probably not what you’re thinking. It’s not pinot noir in Oregon. That happened years ago. And no, it’s not merlot in Washington. It’s sparkling wine. Though there are no exact numbers to show how many producers are currently

Farmers in the desert: the Horse Heaven Hills AVA

Mary Cressler

Features

6 min read

Earlier this month I found myself in the vast and remote region of southeastern Washington State known as the Horse Heaven Hills AVA. This is not exactly a region known for lavish wineries or tasting rooms, though I would come to find out it is home to some of the

When your iconic wine is everything: Washington’s diversity issue

Erika Szymanski

Features

5 min read

The Washington state wine industry is almost unbearably diverse. Just when you think you have a handle on the shapes and styles of Walla Walla – a name shared by eastern Washington’s most well-developed wine-town and one of its more populated American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) – someone pulls a Barbera

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What We’re Drinking – Columbia Winery Cabernet Sauvignon

What We’re Drinking – Columbia Winery Merlot

What We’re Drinking – Cameron Hughes Lot 575 Red Blend 2014

What We’re Drinking – 2014 Vino Vasai Cabernet Sauvignon

What We’re Drinking – 2014 Mullan Road Cellars Columbia Valley Red Wine Blend

A Sparkling Wine Movement in the Pacific Northwest

Farmers in the desert: the Horse Heaven Hills AVA

When your iconic wine is everything: Washington’s diversity issue