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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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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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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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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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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.watermillwinery.com/ With the fall fast-approaching, I know many people do turn to Gewurztraminer because of its ability to blend-in well when you have a bounty of food at the table such as on Thanksgiving. This little gem from Watermill is easily one of the best new-world Gewurztraminer’s I’ve had. Technical Data: Varietals: 100% [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.hoguecellars.com For many Washington State wine lovers, we have a certain fondness for Hogue as it was one of the first “gateway” wines for a great deal of us. It wasn’t “Chateau Ste. Michelle”, it was “cool” because it was based out of Prosser and seemed to have a good [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://baronsv.com/ Matt Loso – famous for helping to build Matthews Cellars in Woodinville Washington, is the winemaker for Barons V  and this little blend proves that he hasn’t skipped a beat in his winemaking / blending ability. Technical Data: Vineyards: Conner Lee, Hedges Estate, Wallula Vineyard Appellation: Columbia Valley Grape [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.pepperbridge.com Ask most any wine lover who makes the better Merlot between California and Washington State and you’ll find most agree, Washington makes some of the best Merlot going in the new world. This $50 bottle from the famed Pepper Bridge Winery is only 85% merlot but contains enough of [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.threeriverswinery.com Three Rivers winery, located near the western outskirts of Walla Walla, is a recognizable, staple brand within that area as it has been producing quality vino for quite awhile now. This Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Walla Walla AVA and does a decent job of showcasing that area. Technical [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://www.eroicawine.com/ The Eroica project is a joint-venture between Chateau Ste. Michelle and world-famous Dr. Loosen of Germany – widely considered the mastermind of Riesling. This is a special wine label for CSM and has done a lot to really showcase how great Washington State Riesling can be. Technical Data:  Total [...]

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