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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.vapianovineyards.com Justin Wylie’s passion for quality wine continues to come through in this 2008 release of his Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s composition 100% cab and that’s not a common thing to find any more as most “cabs” are actually blended with another grape. Pulling grapes from the greater Columbia [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.saviahcellars.com A lot of wineries have figured out that in order to grow revenue, coming up with a quality second-label at the sub-$20 price-point is a great idea. Even though Saviah has been lavished in praised by both fans and crititcs, owner/winemaker, Richard Funk launched the “Jack” line of second-label [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.baselcellars.com/ Even though Merlot may have gone out of vogue with some wine drinkers, it’s still very much at the forefront of many of us who have not lost our love for this illustrious grape. Justin Basel produced this Merlot and has a lot of reasons to be proud of it. [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.ste-michelle.com Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Cold Creek Vineyard produces some of the best fruit in the state of Washington and has long been a hallmark for such varietals as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. It’s a south-facing vineyard that was planted in 1973, making it one of the oldest vineyards [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.snoqualmie.com  Joy Anderson is one of the State of Washington’s most under rated winemakers. Her wines constantly win critical acclaim and have a loyal fan base of people who appreciate good quality to price ratio. The Reserve wines are priced at $20, have good availability and generally very solid wines [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.hedgesfamilyestate.com/ The Hedges family was the first to start a winery on Red Mountain with their own estate vineyards  - which was in 1987. Since that time, they have sold their wines all over the world and are champions of promoting the Red Mountain AVA and its terroir. Technical Data: [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.bookwalterwines.com John Bookwalter is not only one of the most brilliant winemakers in Washington State, he has also served on the Washington State Wine Commission – he truly is a great ambassador for our state. His wines win awards all over the country and he has some of the best [...]

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By Duane Pemberton & Sarah Bagdon Winery website: http://www.vapianovineyards.com Unfortunately, not too many producers make a Cabernet Franc – it’s either because they don’t have access to quality fruit or perhaps worry  that not enough folks would buy it. Thankfully, Justin Wylie of Va Piano Vineyards has neither of those concerns as he has his own [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.smasnecellars.com Robert Smasne has slowly, methodically, been crawling up the local Seattle-area’s palate for a few years now. Not only do his wines tend to place very well at regional events, but also the wines he makes for other wineries as well. Robert is from the Grandview/Prosser area of Washington [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.baselcellars.com/ Basel Cellars is one of the more iconic producers in Walla Walla Washington – it has a good reputation of producing wines which reflect elegance and quality. While the winery itself has gone through both ownership and recent winemaker changes, its mission to make great wines remains in tact. [...]

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