Oregon and Washington Wines We Love

We've been tasting a ton of 2011 Oregon Pinots, and this is one of the best at any price (read: it beats many "reserve-le...

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Rich, robust, and gorgeous right now. The aromas are powerful and ripe, billowing with dark cherries, kirsch, and cocoa po...

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Chris Mazepink named his Chardonnay "The Hive" to evoke the vineyard where the grapes were grown - an idyllic place where ...

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A new dimension of complexity and awesomeness for Oracle. Surprisingly open and forward, this is pure silky, sappy, vinous...

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For all the praise that's been (rightly) heaped on Jim Maresh's Pinots, he's a Chardonnay fanatic and his Maresh Vineya...

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Only 3 barrels were made - this stuff is going to fly! Avalon customers are no strangers to Whistling Dog - I've been rec...

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Viognier can be delicate, elusive, an amalgam of floral, mineral, white fruit, and racy acidity. That's the unique charac...

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The flagship of Ayoub Pinots floors us again. I believe this will be the finest of Mo's 2011s and the longest-lived. It s...

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A true eye-opener of the year for me. I gave in and stopped trying to describe the aromas - I just embraced the exotic and...

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If there is such a thing as Oregon Rosé "royalty," Glass is it. It's the epitome of balance and class with citrus, mixed ...

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If you want to taste the future of Oregon Chardonnay, this is it. Fantastic texture and weight, mouthwatering acidity, ope...

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Luxuriously textured flavors of red plums, black currants and blueberries, shaded by cinnamon, caramel and unsweetened coc...

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This wine is one of the very few "sure things" in Washington wine, and it makes me shake my head in disbelief. How does So...

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We'd dive into the glass if we could...so inviting! Round and creamy dark cherries envelop your palate in silk before a ...

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The 2010 Pinot Noir Reserve Estate Grown sports a classy perfume of smoke, exotic spices, floral notes, black cherry, and...

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Hey Syrah fans: are you ready for the newest, best-value Washington Syrah? It's here - La Pyramide from Fausse Piste. I w...

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This stunning, dark Pinot noir always reminds me of Darth Vader: imposing and powerful, its dark-heart wi...

Wine Advocate 93 Points

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Here's THE steal of the year in Northwest red blends. RED is one of those under $15 "insider" deals only...

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2010 Wine Advocate - 93 points - Rose petal and geranium fascinatingly mingle with scents of cherry and...

Stephen Tanzer 93 Points Wine Advocate 93 Points SF Chronicle Recommended

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Wine Advocate 95 Points

Diversely-sourced, and blended with 8% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot, the Betz 2...

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The flagship of the Mark Ryan line-up and always my favorite, owing to the Cabernet backbone and Petit Verdot. Deep black ...

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This is a great value. I was really impressed by the density of this small-batch Pinot. Black cherry and spice-filled, it ...

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When someone comes into the Avalon Wine store looking for the perfect pairing for oysters, we point to this wine. The Elem...

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Exceptional value, drinking beautifully! I was blown away at how good this is and when I poured it for Andy and told him ...

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Boy do I spend a lot of time writing about wines that need to be cellared. So it's a blast of fresh air (way more than a ...

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The Ciel du Cheval blend often takes a backseat to its even more famous sibling from Champoux. But this wine is outstandin...

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This Cab charms you, like the smiles of Leslie and Leonard Brown! It's balanced and elegant, with the right amount of hef...

Seattle Times Top 100 Wines
93 Points

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Wine Enthusiast 93 Points

The star of the show. You can pay four times as much for comparable Royal S...

Wine Enthusiast 93 Points

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This is like a Willamette Valley "country wine." It captures the essence of the Willamette Valley the way a good Sangioves...

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Beaux Freres daily drinker!

Yes! Here's a daily drinker from prestige winery Beaux Freres, one t...

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The nose alone on the 2011 Ex Umbris makes me giddy. Aromas of warm pie berries and caramel beckon from the glass. A sea...

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94 Points Rhone Report, 19.5/20Pts Review of Washington wines

An epic wine, both massive and gorgeous...

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There are some real characters in the Oregon wine industry (some of my co-workers included.) A favorite character of mine ...

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Cassis and sweet black cherry, stuffed full of richness, Arctos is one of the best Cab blends I've tasted in years. Cola ...

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Chad Stock (Johan Vineyards) makes Minimus wines as his personal growth project, a continuing education in winemaking. Thi...

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"GROO-ner FELT-lee-ner" is traditionally made in Austria; Lowell has been growing this obscure white grape for nearly thi...

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Dark cherry, forest floor and pronounced structure.

Erin says: "Our Eola-Amity cuvée is essentially the reserve bott...

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Bolder with darker fruit than the Eola-Amity and a bit rounder texture. 250 cases produced.

Erin says: "As always t...

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On sale, regular price $50.

Ken Wright-made. Single vineyard. Drinking beautifully. <...

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Guardian's first wine, and its flagship. This is always among my favorite Washington wines and I highly recommend the 201...

2009 Vintage
Wine Spectator 93 Points

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