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By Duane Pemberton Winery website: http://mbwinery.com/ For winemaker, Jon Martinez, deciding to focus on Rhone grapes in Washington State was a no-brainer. Years ago, he traveled to Rhone and fell in love with the wines of that region – and Washington State is one of the top regions in the USA to grow Rhone varietals. [...]

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Inside Seattle’s Georgetown district there are a number of boutique wineries who have started there from a group of passionate proprietors – one of whom is Tim Narby. A Boeing worker by day, winemaker by moonlight – his passion for Washington wine has taken flight in the form of Nota Bene and he hasn’t slowed down [...]

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By Duane Pemberton Bart Fawbush is a man on a mission who’s armed with a little bit of know-how, some good industry contacts and a ton of passion. His Freshman release of wines is made with the help of an industry colleague but it’s to the style and preferences of Bart. In fact, the way [...]

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Dusted Valley Wines, headquartered in Walla Walla Washington, came onto the scene a few years ago and most recently won “Winery of the year”  Wine Press Northwest magazine. Its owners and winemakers launched back in 2003, becoming the 52nd winery to open in Walla Walla. They’re one of the few wineries in Washington that have [...]

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Col Solare is an effort by two partner companies to produce an ultra-premium red wine that uses fruit from the famous Columbia Valley in Washington State. It is headed up by Marchese Piero Antinori who arrived Washington back in 1992 – he met Ted Baseler of Chateau Ste. Michelle and the two hooked up. The [...]

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Northwest Cellars was founded by Bob Delf in 2004 with a vision of producing quality wines with customizable labels, made to the customer’s choosing. It works with top vineyard sites throughout the Columbia Valley and in this review we take a look at their red and white blend. 2008 Adajio – W.E.P. Rating: 88% Technical [...]

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When Don and Judy Phelps started this winery a few years ago they drew inspiration from the old brothel that once “served” the local mining community of the greater Lake Chelan area. For those not familiar with the landscape of this beautiful region in Washington State, it is indeed a bit different than Columbia Valley. [...]

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Prosser Washington is in the heart of the famed Columbia Valley appellation and started off as a farming community. That spirit of farming the fertile soils over that area live on in the likes of the Olsen Family who now have their own estate winery. What really makes wines shine, from any region, is when [...]

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Dean and Heather Neff are relatively new to the Washington State Wine scene and have established a loyal following amongst quite a number of wine-lovers in this state and rightly-so. Their young, fresh, take on winemaking is reflective in the wines they produce and for the most are both pure to the varietal and reflect [...]

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Efeste’s Brennon Leighton is a passionate, knowledgeable winemaker whose winemaking kung-fu can best be appreciated by the wines he crafts. He is a great example of what happenes when you combine top-shelf fruit with an incredible know-how in regards to not being too heavy-handed with the process. It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of [...]

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