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Newest Wineries Cadence Winery, Seattle, WA Washington
Basalt Cellars Clarkston, WA. "The partners of Basalt Cellars are pleased to welcome you to the first fruits of what we know will become a thriving wine industry in Clarkston, Washington! Washington state has developed a national reputation for making high quality wines, but few realize that the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley was the birthplace of that industry in Washington in the late 1800s. We hope that our web site will provide background to the development of Basalt Cellars over the last few years. But it is not until you have experienced for yourself the quality of our wines that you will truly appreciate what is destined to become one of the finest wineries in Washington state."
Cougar Crest Winery Walla Walla, WA. Cougar Crest Winery was established at the Walla Walla Airport in 2001 by Deborah and David Hansen. Owners of 50 acres of vineyard, all in the Walla Walla Appellation, they have sold wine grapes to other wineries for years. The move into making wine has been a natural progression for two people with strong backgrounds in science and a love of fine wine. Cougar Crest wines have been the winners of hundreds of awards and been scored with 90 plus points dozens of times from a variety of the wine worlds top critics. Wine Spectator recently recognized Cougar Crest Winery as one of the ten best Cabernet Sauvignon producers in Washington State.
Fidelitas Winery Benton City, WA "Top 100 Wineries" Wine & Spirit Magazine With over 19 years of experience under his belt, Fidelitas owner and winemaker, Charlie Hoppes, has gained a depth of understanding few others will ever achieve. He’s crafted more wines in a single vintage than most winemakers will touch in a lifetime. He knows his growers. He knows their vines. Most important, he knows how to get his hands on exceptional fruit and transform it into something uniquely his own. He’s a roll-up-your-sleeves type of guy, fair and authentic—and that authenticity comes through in the wines he crafts. Faithful. Loyal. True. That’s Charlie. And that’s Fidelitas Gifford-Hirlinger Winery Walla Walla, WA Gifford Hirlinger is a small family owned operation that started way back in 2001. It was in that year that the Berghan family purchased and began Berghan Vineyards in the heart of the Walla Walla Valley. It started out simply enough, growing grapes and selling them to local wineries. But after a couple of years they decided to complicate their lives by getting into the winemaking aspect of the business… resulting in Gifford Hirlinger. We know it’s a long and hard to pronounce name, but it actually means something to us! We thought our family was new to the Walla Walla area, but as it turns out we have somewhat of a history here. On both sides of the Berghan family, we have a direct ancestor who was born in Walla Walla when their families crossed the country in covered wagons in the mid 1800’s. So, Gifford and Hirlinger were the last names of those relatives on the paternal and maternal sides respectively. www.giffordhirlinger.com
Mannina Cellars Walla Walla, WA Mannina Cellars is a small, family run winery specializing in producing small lots of premium wine. Mannina Cellars is situated in the heart of the spectacular Walla Walla Valley where we can take advantage of one of Washington’s best “terroirs” Mannina Cellars was named after the maternal grandmother of the winemaker, who emigrated from Italy.
Merry Cellars Pullman, Washington Patrick's focus and philosophy follows a "minimalist" approach...work with only premium vineyards and adopt a winemaking style that allows the quality and character of the fruit to shine through. "Our grapes are hand picked and hand sorted. With gentle crushing, gentle pressing, and minimal filtration, I believe that we create wines that are age-worthy, yet approachable. Through gentle treatment in all phases of the winemaking process, my goal is to craft a wine that you will enjoy time and time again, as well as produce something I am proud to put my family's name on." Patrick Merry, winemaker Merry Cellars www.merrycellars.com
Robert Karl Cellars Spokane, Wa Voted "Best New American Winery" in 2008 by Wine & Spirit Magazine Robert Karl Cellars is a boutique, Spokane winery producing handcrafted, premium, Cabernet Sauvignon, Claret, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, and a dry Cabernet Franc Rosé.
The grapes are from Horse Heaven Hills, an American Viticultural Area (AVA) of the Columbia Valley in Washington State by physician winemaker, Joseph Gunselman.
Tertulia Cellars Walla Walla, WA  Tertulia is a Spanish word meaning "a social gathering of friends." We chose this name for our winery because we believe there is no better way to enjoy a fine bottle of wine than gathered in the midst of friends. Here at Tertulia Cellars, our focus is to make wines of quality and distinction from the finest vineyards in both the Columbia and Walla Walla Valleys. Our philosophy at Tertulia Cellars is simple; we take the best grapes and use the best winemaking techniques to create our wines. We believe great wine begins in the vineyard, with terroir having a great influence on the quality of the wine. Terroir is a sense of place, a summation of the geology, geography, climate and cultural practices of the people who farm the grapes. We believe that well-made wines are a reflection of the environment in which the grapes are grown. It is our goal to produce wines that display both the fruit’s unique characteristics as well as the vineyard’s distinct terroir. www.tertuliacellars.com
Yellow Hawk Cellars Walla Walla, WA. Yellow Hawk Cellar began production in 1998 with first releases in 2000. Featured wines are Walla Walla Valley Sangiovese, Columbia Valley Muscat Canelli-dry style, Rose of Lemberger, and a Tuscan style red blend. Winemaker Tim Sampson handcrafts his wines to retain wonderful fruit characteristics. The wines are very food-friendly, and reasonably priced. Production is limited 1800 cases annually.
Montinore Estate Willamette Valley, OR
Montinore Estate is a family-owned and operated winery in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Established In 1982, today Montinore is the project of two enthusiastic generations of the Marchesi family, Italian-Americans who roamed the country until we found the perfect conditions for making complex, flavorful wines here in northwestern Oregon. We combine old-world wine-making learned from our grandfather and great-grandfather Carlo Marchesi with biodynamic farming techniques that respect the unique ecosystem of the Willamette Valley
California
Bennett Lane Winery Calistoga, CA Follow Napa Valley's Route 29 north to Calistoga, and then keep going just 2 1/2 more miles. You'll arrive at the pinnacle of the Napa Valley - the northernmost wedge where the Vaca mountain range meets the Mayacamas range. Here you will also find Bennett Lane Winery, sitting snugly at the edge of its own well-maintained Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard.
Maximus leads the way in Bennett Lane's quest to produce high quality Napa Valley red wine. The 2002 Maximus was named the Top Value Napa Valley Cabernet for the 2002 vintage by Wine Spectator's James Laube and the 2003 Maximus made a splash with a 90 Point rating from the Wine Spectator.
All three of Bennett Lane's 2003 Napa Valley red wine releases have scored 90+ points from the Wine Spectator and are listed as some of the Great California Cabernets in the magazines annual Cabernet Issue. The 2003 Primus Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon leads the pack with a score of 93 Points, one of the top rated Napa Cabernets of the year in the publication.
www.bennettlane.com
Carol Shelton Winery WIndsor, CA Carol Shelton, winemaker and co-owner of Carol Shelton Wines, has an impressive résumé…she was the “secret” behind many great wines of recent years. The wines she made during her 19-year term at Windsor Vineyards garnered more medals in major competitions than wines made by any other winemaker in America, leading Carol to the title of "Most Awarded Winemaker" for 12 out of 15 years.
With the new millennium as stimulus for change, Carol left Windsor in early 2000 to pursue the dream of making her own ultra-premium wines, forming Carol Shelton Wines with her husband, Mitch Mackenzie. Their goal is to create small lots from carefully selected vineyards, based on Carol’s 28 years of experience with grapes from all over California. This has resulted in the creation of four limited-production Zinfandels under the “Carol Shelton” brand name. These wines have already drawn great acclaim from critics and competitions alike. In 2004 alone, the four Zins from 2002 garnered an amazing 16 Gold medals and two Best of Show awards. She is particularly proud that the 2001 Karma Zin was the single most awarded red wine in the nation in 2003!
Carol is based in Sonoma County where she continues to pursue her passion to create wines that promise to make Carol Shelton Wines one of the great Zinfandel producers. In 2004 she returned to the Board of Directors of ZAP (Zinfandel Advocates and Producers), where she previously served as Secretary for several years. She has been dubbed the “Queen of Zin,” a title she promises to live up to as best she can!.
Salvestrin Estate Winery St. Helena, CA
The Salvestrin Vineyard is located on the south end of St. Helena west of Highway 29 in an area renowned for red wine grape production. The estate encompasses 26 acres within the city limits of St. Helena. Originally planted in the 1860’s by Dr. George Crane this historic vineyard was one of the first wine grape plantings in the Napa Valley. For many years, we sold all our grapes to leading Napa Valley wineries such as Freemark Abbey, Raymond, Rombauer, Robert Biale and Rutherford Hill, which turned them into award-winning wines. In 1994, we began making our own wines from a portion of our estate vineyard, so we could control every aspect of the grape growing and winemaking process. In 2001, we completed construction of a new winery on the estate, which enables us to combine state-of-the-art technology with traditional old-world methods to produce a small quantity of handcrafted Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Retaggio (Red Blend), Sauvignon Blanc, and coming soon.....Petite Sirah.
Cabernet Sauvignon, the "king" of red wines, is a variety ideally suited to our vineyard's gravelly, volcanic soils and warm, dry microclimate. Our fully ripened cabernet grapes produce rich, complex, flavorful red wines boasting a silky texture and lush berry and cherry fruit flavors. Aging in French and American oak barrels further enriches and refines these delicious, world-class wines, which have earned many accolades.
X Winery Napa, CA X Winery specializes in Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc, but also produces small lots of Chardonnay, Petite Sirah, and Zinfandel. The philosophy of the winery is to produce wines that retail in the super-premium price category of $10-$25 per bottle with a quality consistently better than the category’s competition. The brand was created to fill a niche that the winery identified as an underserved market.
The winery utilizes new technologies along with traditional winemaking to produce wines that have the texture and traditional flavor profile of wines that normally cost two to three times the price.
Australian, New Zealand
Jackson Estate, Marlborough, New Zealand Simon Hackett, McLaren Vale, Australia Tapestry, McLaren Vale, Australia | |
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