Clik here to view.
Budget Wine: 14 Hands Hot to Trot Red Blend 2011 Columbia Valley
Some green, vegetal notes mar the nose but warm baking spices and vanilla support berry aromas and hints of candied cherries all of which provide a sufficiently pleasant aromatic prelude to the feature...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Battle of the Budget Rieslings: Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Monterey County...
It has become a truism that we live in a world awash in quality wine at good prices—a fact to which these two Rieslings testify. Both are off-dry with complex aromas and lively acidity but exhibit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Budget Wine: Hogue Merlot Columbia Valley 2012
I’ve been tasting lots of Washington Merlot this week and I’m a believer. And at this price it doesn’t get any better. Black cherry and pencil shavings with hints of chocolate and herbs on the nose...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Long Shadows Vintners Pirouette Columbia Valley 2012
Long Shadows is a great idea. Build a state of the art facility, source from the finest vineyards in Washington State, and hire famous winemakers to make your wine. Sounds like a can’t miss formula....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wine Review: Col Solare Red Wine Columbia Valley 2006
Wine is fascinating in part because once it is in the bottle it takes on a life of its own. Given enough time, each bottle becomes a unique individual that develops along its own trajectory. Small...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Long Shadows Vintners Pirouette Columbia Valley 2012
Long Shadows is a great idea. Build a state of the art facility, source from the finest vineyards in Washington State, and hire famous winemakers to make your wine. Sounds like a can’t miss formula....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wine Review: Col Solare Red Wine Columbia Valley 2006
Wine is fascinating in part because once it is in the bottle it takes on a life of its own. Given enough time, each bottle becomes a unique individual that develops along its own trajectory. Small...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Budget Wine: Badger Mountain Organic Riesling Columbia Valley 2014
I’m increasingly finding solid budget wines in the organic wine section of the supermarket. This one also boasts no added sulfites so if “natural” floats your boat this one hits on several criteria....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Budget Wine Review: Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia...
We have a winner in our budget Cabernet competition. The Columbia Crest was the best of this bunch but only narrowly beating out Mondavi. The results were: 1. Columbia Crest 88 2. Robert Mondavi...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Budget Wine Review: Castle Rock Red Wine Blend Reserve Columbia Valley 2013
Castle Rock’s negociant, business model produces value-priced wines with some personality. And this one is no exception. They claim it’s fashioned after the “great wines of Bordeaux”. But Bordeaux has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wine Review: J Bookwalter Volume 5 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2015
A mid-sized winery producing about 30,000 cases annually, J. Bookwalter has been fixture in the Tri Cities area of Eastern Washington since 1982. They source this Cab from the Dionysus Vineyard on the...
View Article
