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northwest wines and
the awareness of pacific
northwest wine regions.
Showcasing the best of northwest
wines and the awareness of pacific
northwest wine regions.
 

NW Wine Reviews

Pudding River Wine Cellars 2012 Estate Pinot Noir bottle
Pudding River Wine Cellars 2012 Estate Pinot Noir
This wine presents pronounced aromas of brown baking spice and licorice that mix with strawberry jam and earthy notes of leather and cedar on the nose. Flavors of tart cherry and black raspberry mingle with... [read more]
 
Schmidt Family Vineyards 2014 Riesling bottle
Schmidt Family Vineyards 2014 Riesling
This beautifully structured off-dry Riesling offers a delightful balance of tart with a few hints of sweetness. On the nose are aromas of tart Granny Smith apple, white peach and lime with hints of orange... [read more]
 
One Wines 2011 One Exception Red Wine
One Wines 2011 One Exception Red Wine
This red blend is made from 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 14% Malbec, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. It offers a nose of blackberry jam, clove spice and hints of anise. It's restrained... [read more]
 
Blue Grouse Estate Winery 2014 Quill Rose bottle
Blue Grouse Estate Winery 2014 Quill Rose
This off-dry rose of Gamay Noir offers aromas of Meyer Lemon, orange blossom and firm peach. It's crisp on the palate with bright flavors of lemon-lime, rhubarb and cranberry. Pair this with roasted poultry, salmon... [read more]
 
Gard Vintners 2013 Vaucluse Red Wine bottle
Gard Vintners 2013 Vaucluse Red Wine
This red blend includes 76% Syrah, 21% Grenache and 3% Viognier. On the nose it presents loads of smoky Italian plum with brown spice and anise. On the palate, it delivers rounded flavors of ripe... [read more]
 
Double Canyon 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon bottle
Double Canyon 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
This medium bodied Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon was blended with a small amount of Syrah and Malbec, then barrel aged for 18 months with 40% new French oak. The wine shows good restraint with a nose... [read more]
 
Forbidden Fruit Winery 2014 Speachless wine bottle
Forbidden Fruit Winery 2014 Speachless
British Columbia's Forbidden Fruit Winery crafts this fruit wine from organic white peaches as an off-dry table wine. It's clear and medium gold in color with pronounced aromas of sweet peach and peach pie. On... [read more]
 
Finn Hill 2012 Bien Fait Merlot wine bottle
Finn Hill 2012 Bien Fait Merlot
This single vineyard Merlot from Gamache Vineyard offers a rich ruby color and enticing nose of ripe strawberry, red cherry, raspberry and baking spice. On the palate are flavors of cherry, blackberry and loads of... [read more]
 
Eroica 2014 Riesling wine bottle
Eroica 2014 Riesling
This wine offers an intense nose with orange blossom, crisp Asian pear and classic Riesling petrol notes. On the palate, it's bright with flavors of apple, kumquat and a touch of petroleum. Serve with Asian... [read more]
 
14 Hands Winery 2014 Stampede Red Blend bottle
14 Hands Winery 2014 Stampede Red Blend
This Syrah-based blend also includes Merlot, Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon and Mourvedre offering bold and complex aromas of fresh ground coffee, black licorice, spicy camphor wood and smoky embers. This is a big wine that manages... [read more]
 
Eleven Winery 2013 Rousanne bottle
Eleven Winery 2013 Rousanne
This wine from Elephant Mountain Vineyard in Yakima, Washington offers an expressive nose of pineapple, gooseberry and vanilla with floral notes. It's beautifully balanced on the palate with flavors of pineapple and apricot, then a... [read more]
 
Darighe 2012 Proprietor’s Blend bottle
Darighe 2012 Proprietor's Blend
The Woodhouse Wine Estates' Darighe red blend combines 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 8% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot. Enticing aromas of blackberry jam, cigar box and dried herbs mingle on the... [read more]
 
 Kramer Vineyards 2014 Estate Pinot Gris bottle
Kramer Vineyards 2014 Estate Pinot Gris
This wine offers an enticing nose of cinnamon-dusted apple pie with a touch of anise. Beautiful bright flavors of green apple and lemon-lime are predominant, but are balanced by some clove spiciness, with a finish... [read more]
 
Finn Hill 2012 Merveille Merlot bottle
Finn Hill 2012 Merveille Merlot
This is a dark crimson, nearly opaque Merlot that offers aromas of blackberry jam mingling with anise and leather. Flavors open up with red plum and chocolate-cherry, then linger with earthy notes of violet and... [read more]
 
Knudsen Vineyards 2013 Pinot Noir bottle
Knudsen Vineyards 2013 Pinot Noir
This light-bodied wine is delicately colored and offers a nose of strawberry jam with a touch of leather. Shows real finesse on the palate with bright flavor of cranberry and tart raspbery, wet stones and... [read more]
 
Blakeslee Vineyard Estate 2014 Riesling bottle
Blakeslee Vineyard Estate 2014 Riesling
This Riesling from Oregon's Chehalem Mountains presents an inviting nose of lemon-lime, apricots and honeysuckle aromatics along with classic petrol notes. This off-dry Riesling offers juicy flavors of peach and honey balanced by crisp green... [read more]
 
Northwest Cellars 2012 Intrigue Red Blend bottle
Northwest Cellars 2012 Intrigue Red Blend
This medium bodied-plus red blend was made with 25% Malbec, 20% Merlot, 20% Petit Verdot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah and 5% Carmenere. It features a beautiful crimson color and an enticing nose of ripe... [read more]
 
Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards 2014 Gruner Veltliner Reserve bottle
Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards 2014 Gruner Veltliner Winemaker's Reserve
Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards in Oregon's Umpqua Valley was the first winery in the US to produce this Austrian varietal. The Winemaker's Reserve offering presents a nose of crisp green apple, lime and hints of... [read more]
 
Mullan Road Cellars 2012 Red Wine Blend bottle
Mullan Road Cellars 2012 Red Wine Blend
This blend of 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc offers aromas of blackberry cobbler with dark jammy fruit, clove spice and black licorice. Plum and black cherry flavors are balanced by notes... [read more]
 
Forbidden Fruit Winery Pomme Desiree Iced Apple Wine
Forbidden Fruit Winery 2014 Pomme Desiree Iced Apple Wine
This rich and delicious dessert wine is made with six different apple varieties. It presents a nose of baked apple pie, lemon meringue and cinnamon with flavors of sweet raisin, caramel apple and a bright... [read more]
 
Season Cellars 2012 Phoenix Red Blend
Season Cellars 2012 Phoenix Red Blend
This Southern Oregon red wine blend utilized 48% Sangiovese, 38% Carmenere, 8% Syrah and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine offers aromas of ripe blackberries with a touch of vanilla and licorice. Flavors open with black... [read more]
 
Chaberton Estate Winery 2014 Bacchus Reserve
Chaberton Estate Winery 2014 Bacchus Reserve
Chaberton proves that the Bacchus grape, a cross between Muller-Thurgau and Silvaner, can produce a balanced off-dry wine as a stand alone varietal in cool climates. This offering features a nose of canned peaches and... [read more]
 
Bainbridge Vineyards 2014 Siegerrebe
Bainbridge Vineyards 2014 Siegerrebe
A beautiful example of this cool climate grape, this wine is off-dry with an expressive nose of peach, apricot, clove spice and honeysuckle. The wine offers complex flavors of apricot, orange blossom, mandarin orange, grapefruit... [read more]
 
BelleArte 2014 Pinot Noir Estate
BelleArte 2014 Pinot Noir Estate
This Southern Oregon Pinot Noir offers aromas of leather and bacon when first opened, mellowing as it opens to sweet tobacco and ripe strawberries. Up front flavors of bright red berries and cherry tea, give... [read more]
 
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Reustle Prayer Rock Vineyards 2014 Viognier
This Southern Oregon Viognier offers a nose of juicy Bartlett pear and peaches with a touch of clove spice and orange blossom. On the palate, the wine presents flavors of honeydew melon, brown spice, a... [read more]
 
Amelia Wynn 2013 Giovanni Red Blend
Amelia Wynn 2013 Giovanni Red Blend
Bainbridge Island's Amelia Wynn Winery uses Columbia Valley fruit in this Northern Tuscan inspired blend containing 50% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot. It's a medium to heavy bodied wine offering a complex nose... [read more]
 
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D'Anu 2014 Chardonnay
This Willamette Valley Chardonnay offers an intriguing nose of apple, pear, tropical fruits, hay and a touch of spice. Flavors are reminiscent of spiced pear while the moderate acidity offers a clean green apple and... [read more]
 
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Lindsay Creek Vineyards 2013 Petite Sirah
This full-bodied wine from Idaho's Lindsay Creek Vineyards uses Washington fruit and offers a big nose of ripe Italian plums mixing with savory aromas of roasted meat and a touch of smoky embers. Big, rich... [read more]
 
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Grizzly Peak 2014 Viognier
Another successful marriage of Rhone meets Southern Oregon with a nose of white peach, crisp green apple, green banana and honeysuckle. Delicate on the palate with soft flavors of honeydew melon, floral notes of orange... [read more]
 
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Columbia Crest 2012 Walter Clore Private Reserve
This red wine blend features 80 percent Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc and Malbec. The nose offers aromas of blackberry jam and leather. Balanced flavors of plum, black cherry, clove spice and hints... [read more]
 
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Kontos Cellars 2012 Merlot
This medium-plus bodied Walla Walla Merlot offers aromas of brown baking spices and tobacco mingling with dark jammy fruit. Flavors of black cherry, tea, vanilla and peppery-clove spice continue on a lingering finish. This wine... [read more]
 
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Schmidt Family Vineyards 2012 Malbec
This Southern Oregon Malbec is a beautiful crimson, full-bodied wine with enticing aromas of dark jammy fruit and cigar box. Flavors open with tart red plumb and raspberry, then finishing dry with tea and a... [read more]
 
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Alexandria Nicole Cellars 2013 A Squared Cabernet Sauvignon
This full-bodied red opens with aromas of cigar box and ripe Italian plum and flavors of slightly tart Black Cherry that quickly gives way to a lingering dry finish with notes of mineral and dried... [read more]
 
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Belle Fiore 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
This wine offers a dark crimson color and a nose of sweet Italian plum and ripe blackberries with a hint of cedar. Flavors of black cherry, then tea on the mid palate and a dry... [read more]
Pudding River Wine Cellars 2012 Estate Pinot Noir bottle Pudding River Wine Cellars 2012 Estate Pinot Noir
This wine presents pronounced aromas of brown baking spice and licorice that mix with strawberry jam and earthy notes of leather and cedar on the nose. Flavors of tart cherry and black raspberry mingle with... [read more]
Schmidt Family Vineyards 2014 Riesling bottle Schmidt Family Vineyards 2014 Riesling
This beautifully structured off-dry Riesling offers a delightful balance of tart with a few hints of sweetness. On the nose are aromas of tart Granny Smith apple, white peach and lime with hints of orange... [read more]
One Wines 2011 One Exception Red Wine One Wines 2011 One Exception Red Wine
This red blend is made from 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 14% Malbec, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. It offers a nose of blackberry jam, clove spice and hints of anise. It's restrained... [read more]
Blue Grouse Estate Winery 2014 Quill Rose bottle Blue Grouse Estate Winery 2014 Quill Rose
This off-dry rose of Gamay Noir offers aromas of Meyer Lemon, orange blossom and firm peach. It's crisp on the palate with bright flavors of lemon-lime, rhubarb and cranberry. Pair this with roasted poultry, salmon... [read more]
Gard Vintners 2013 Vaucluse Red Wine bottle Gard Vintners 2013 Vaucluse Red Wine
This red blend includes 76% Syrah, 21% Grenache and 3% Viognier. On the nose it presents loads of smoky Italian plum with brown spice and anise. On the palate, it delivers rounded flavors of ripe... [read more]
Double Canyon 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon bottle Double Canyon 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon
This medium bodied Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon was blended with a small amount of Syrah and Malbec, then barrel aged for 18 months with 40% new French oak. The wine shows good restraint with a nose... [read more]
Forbidden Fruit Winery 2014 Speachless wine bottle Forbidden Fruit Winery 2014 Speachless
British Columbia's Forbidden Fruit Winery crafts this fruit wine from organic white peaches as an off-dry table wine. It's clear and medium gold in color with pronounced aromas of sweet peach and peach pie. On... [read more]
Finn Hill 2012 Bien Fait Merlot wine bottle Finn Hill 2012 Bien Fait Merlot
This single vineyard Merlot from Gamache Vineyard offers a rich ruby color and enticing nose of ripe strawberry, red cherry, raspberry and baking spice. On the palate are flavors of cherry, blackberry and loads of... [read more]