Posted on 20 June 2012.
This is a popular white wine for Bookwalter wines – it combines a little Rhone with Burgundy in this Chardonnay meets Vionier blend which has enough residual sugar on it to make it a rather nice “patio wine”. I know of purists out there who scoff at the idea of blending these two grapes but [...]
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Posted in Chardonnay, Reviews, Viognier, Washington Wines
Posted on 15 July 2009.
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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Posted in Reviews, Syrah, Viognier, Washington Wines
Posted on 03 December 2008. Tags: red wine, washington wine, white wine
Winery Website: www.noveltyhillwines.com For the past few years now, lots of washingtonians have been super excited about what’s been going on at Woodinville-based Novelty Hill Winery – it’s winemaker, Mike Januik is one of the state’s superstars and rightly so. His wines have a stellar track-record of kicking ass and taking names – he is [...]
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Posted in Chardonnay, Reviews, Syrah, Viognier, Washington Wines
Posted on 01 August 2008. Tags: california wine, white wine
Winery Link: www.whitmancellars.com Winery Phone: 509-529-1142 Related Articles: Steve Lessard Interview I really think that over the next 3-5 years we’ll see Viognier step up on a very national and global scale of being one of the big “go-to” grapes as a very food-friendly white wine choice. It has the complexity we love, the fruit [...]
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Posted in Reviews, Viognier, Washington Wines
Posted on 30 June 2008. Tags: cabernet franc, red wine, viognier, washington wine, white wine
With its first, estate vineyard planted in 1998, Nefarious Cellars Winery – based in Chelan WA – is run by husband/wife team of Dean and Heather Neff. He makes the reds and she makes the whites – seems like a cool combination. We ran by their booth at the Taste WA event a couple of [...]
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Posted in Cabernet Franc, Reviews, Viognier, Washington Wines