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Review: 2009 Andrew Will Two Blondes

duanepem — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:59:06 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.andrewwill.com Located on Vashon Island, Andrew Will Winery has been a local favorite by wine lovers and sommeliers for over a decade. Its winemaker, Chris Camarda, is a long-time veteran in knowing how to work well with Washington Fruit that nearly always translates into very expressive wines. Technical Data: Composition: 38% [...]

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Review: 2010 Manu Propria Ex Animo Cab

duanepem — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:48:16 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.manupropriawinery.com Taken from the Italian meaning of “by my own hand”, Manu Propria is a very small winery located in Woodinville Washington that is owned by Mike and Rachel Macmorran. They produced only 70 cases of this exceptional wine and the only way to get future releases is to sign-up on [...]

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Review: 2009 Three Rivers Petit Verdot

duanepem — Thu, 30 May 2013 22:59:43 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.threeriverswinery.com Located on the outskirts of Walla Walla, Three Rivers Winery is a relatively long-time established winery in the greater area and even though it changed hands of owners a few years ago, still has a loyal following. Even though Petit Verdot, on the whole, hasn’t been produced very much – [...]

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Review: 2012 Bartholomew Winery Rosé

duanepem — Thu, 30 May 2013 22:41:59 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://bartholomewwinery.com/ Bartholomew Winery, in the SODO district of Seattle Washington, is located inside one of the more iconic buildings of the area – the old Rainier Brewery building – right next to Interstate 5. Its owner, Bart Fawbush, has been passionately churning out good wines now for a few years and this [...]

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Review: 2010 Amavi Syrah

duanepem — Thu, 30 May 2013 22:22:10 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.amavicellars.com A sister winery of Pepperbridge in Walla Walla – Amavi allows winemaker, Jean-François Pellet, to have some fun with other varietals of grapes that don’t fall under the model of Pepper Bridge. This Syrah from the Walla Walla Les Collines vineyard is showing very well right now – let’s dive into [...]

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Review: 2010 Avennia Gravura Red Wine

duanepem — Thu, 30 May 2013 21:53:18 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.avennia.com Avennia Winery is a relative new-comer to the Washington wine scene and specializes in what I feel is one of Washington’s strong-points and that is red blends. It does make a Sauvignon Blanc and straigh Syrah as well but those are for a different review. Technical Data: Appellation: Columbia Valley [...]

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Review: 2009 Waterbrook Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

duanepem — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:18:47 +0000

By: Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.waterbrook.com (Seattle WA 4/10/2013) – A brand of Precept, Waterbrook Winery is a relatively large producer in Walla Walla Washington and is also one of the older wineries in the area. It has wide distribution on a national level so finding its wines shouldn’t be too difficult. Technical Data: Varietal blend: 91% [...]

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Review: 2009 Andrew Will Sorella

duanepem — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:01:57 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.andrewwill.com Seattle WA – 4/10/2013 – Based on Vashon Island, Andrew Will has become one of the Northwest’s favorite “cult-like” wineries. Its small production and jedi-like winemaking prowess of Chris Carmarda have raised up a loyal following and strong demand for the wines, every vintage. Technical Data: Composition: 65%, Cabernet Sauvignon [...]

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2009 Saviah Cellars Petit Verdot – Revew

duanepem — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:39:42 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.saviahcellars.com Often treated as the step-child to the other bordeaux grapes, Petit Verdot has slowing been making a comeback as having the ability to be bottle all on its own merits. There are only a handful of Washington wineries who make a straight Petit Verdot and Saviah Cellars (based in Walla [...]

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2010 Waterbook Melange Blanc- Review

duanepem — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:07:49 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.waterbrook.com This 2010 Melange is made by Waterbrook winery, one of Walla Walla’s oldest wineries and has done a really good job of establishing itself on a national level as a solid Washington producer. This Melange Blanc is a “field blend” of varying white varietals from one of the cooler years – [...]

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2011 Hestia Cellars Chenin Blanc – Review

duanepem — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:12:49 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.hestiacellars.com/ Chenin Blanc seems to get quite lost amongst white wine lovers and that’s unfortunate. It can be made in a very nice dry or off-dry style and proves itself time and time again to be rather food-friendly. This bottling from Hestia Cellars does an admirable of showcasing how good this [...]

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2009 Doubleback Cabernet Sauvignon – Review

duanepem — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:27:34 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.doubleback.com Drew Bledsoe – the famous NFL Quarterback – hails from Washington State so it’s no wonder why he’d have an interest in launching a winery project in Walla Walla. Along with long-time friend, Chris Figgins (Leonetti) – this 2009 Doubleback Cab represents a collaborative effort between Chris and Drew. It’s [...]

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2008 Barons V – Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – Review

duanepem — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:20:02 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.baronsv.com Matt Loso’s kung-fu-like winemaking skills come through big-time in this delicious Cabernet Sauvignon, made from some of the best vineyards in the Columbia Valley. Technical Data: Vineyards: Conner Lee, Hedges Estate, Stillwater Creek, Belle Villa Vineyards Appellation: 100% Columbia Valley Grape Varieties: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc Average [...]

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2011 Barons V Napa Sauvignon Blanc – Review

duanepem — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:07:05 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.baronsv.com Barons V is a small winery located in the “Warehouse District” in Woodenville Washington – it hasn’t been around too long and has already been generating a great deal of buzz amongst Seattle-area wine lovers. Its winemaker, Matt Loso, is no stranger to making wines that please the palate [...]

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2009 Columbia Crest Reserve Cabernet – Review

duanepem — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:46:43 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.columbiacrest.com There is no question that Columbia Crest is one of the most pivitol brands from Washington State – it’s pedigree of releasing quality wines at each respective price level is nearly unheard of – especially when you consider their reputation. A couple of vintages ago, its Reserve Cab was hailed [...]

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2009 Saviah Walla Walla Cab – Review

duanepem — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:25:15 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: www.saviahcellars.com Price: $28 The Walla Walla Valley has really grown-up in many ways, not the least of them is its ability to churn out world-class Cabernet Sauvignon at prices that drive regions like Napa crazy. This stellar bottle of Cab comes from Saviah Cellars and is a really good example [...]

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2008 Watermill Walla Walla Merlot – Review

duanepem — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 03:40:02 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.watermillwinery.com/ Watermill Winery, located in Milton-Freewater Oregon, continues to churn out wines that represent a good value and this bottle of Merlot is no exception. Technical Data: Varietals: 100% Merlot Vineyards: Pepper Bridge, Seven Hills West, and McClellan Estate Oak: 50% new American oak and 50% neutral American oak Alcohol %: 14.7 Production: 114 [...]

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2010 Dunham Cellars Riesling – Review

duanepem — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:46:24 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.dunhamcellars.com Dunham Cellars has been producing wines in Walla Walla since 1995 and as far was the Washington Wine industry goes, that’s a long time. Winemaker, Eric Dunham, started things off and handed over most of the wine-making duties to Dan Wampfler back in 2008. Technical Data: Vineyard: Lewis Estate [...]

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2009 Hestia Cellars Malbec – Review

duanepem — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:15:43 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.hestiacellars.com/ Winemaker Shannon Jones has quickly been running up the ranks in the heats and minds of wine-lovers here in the Northwest for a few years now and has started getting some interest outside the WA boards as well. There’s no question that Washington wine drinkers love local malbec and [...]

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2010 Bartholomew Aligoté – Review

duanepem — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:12:45 +0000

By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.bartholomewwinery.com/ Aligoté is a variety that’s grown in Burgundy but is well off the radar for most vineyards in the New World. It can have similar expression or character of Chardonnay and overall is a very good grape. It’s primarily used in blending, however, I’d like to see more [...]

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