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EDITOR’S LETTER

Regional wine continues to shine

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ine has dominated my thoughts for the past several months as I sit down to write this intro piece for The Wine Issue, our biggest of the year. Work on this issue begins in March, when we start nailing down specifics for the Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Wine Competition. Results from the June 6 judging are included inside this issue.

This was our eighth year of judging. We partner with Eric Degerman and Andy Perdue of Great Northwest Wine to conduct the judging. We appreciate their expertise and help every year.

When you look through the judging results, you’ll find many familiar wineries among the winners, as well as some names you may not recognize. I’m happy that many wineries continue to participate each year. I’m ecstatic when I see new names among the list of entries.

One of those new names this year — Snohomish-based Sigillo Cellars — won Best of Show for its GSM red blend. It’s the first time a winery based outside of North Central Washington has earned one of the superlative awards given by the judges.

The Wine Competition has been open to any winery in Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan counties. Last year, we expanded the rules to include any winery with a NCW presence, which allows wineries based outside the region, but with a local tasting room, to enter their wines. In the case of Sigillo Cellars, the winery’s Leavenworth tasting room qualifies them for the judging.

The goal of the Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Wine Competition remains the same as when we first started the judging — promote the regional wine scene. It’s a scene in serious growth, with more vineyard acreage, more wineries and more tasting rooms every year.

In North Central Washington, we are blessed with a wine industry that is not only expanding, but also improving. The proof is in the bottles.

This issue’s cover image is a stunner, in my opinion. My thanks go to World Photo Editor Don Seabrook, who took the photo at an East Wenatchee salvage yard on a scorching hot day.

I went to Don in June with a basic request for the cover photo — “I want something industrial looking with sparks,” I told him. He took that idea and produced a cover image that exceeded my expectations.

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Contents

30 Put a lid on it

So much fruit and produce, so little time to can it

10 Mark your calendar

12 Now they’re cookin’ Our picks for fun happenings

Salmon home remodel allows room for two cooks in the kitchen

The Wine Section 50 Jones of Washington

51 Chateau Faire Le Pont

54 Ginkgo Forest Winery

56 Superlative Winners 60 Double Gold 68 Gold continues its amazing run

is a powerhouse winery

is a Wahluke Slope wonder

20 Higher calling

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94 That’s my number

Manchester Road Cider Co.’s 42 does apples proud

oothills A BI-MONTHLY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE ABOUT NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON

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The shot features superlative winners from the 2018 Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Wine Competition.

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Coming Up

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Apple Days, Cashmere Museum & Pioneer Village, O Cashmere C Family fun awaits those who venture to the CashT mere Museum & Pioneer Village the first weekend in October — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Entertainment includes local mariachi and jazz bands, a mock shoot-out, panning for gold, and an appearance by the Wenatchee Youth Circus. Lunch will be available for purchase. On Oct. 5, judges will choose winning desserts in an apple pie bake-off.

The remaining slices will be sold Saturday to benefit the museum. If you’d like to enter your favorite pie, call 782-3230 for more information. Admission is $5 — free for kids under age 5 — and includes entry to the museum. cashmeremuseum.org 10

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Alchemy Tap Project, Icicle Creek Center for the Arts, Leavenworth

As part of its visiting artists series, Icicle Creek Center for the Arts will be bringing Seattle’s Alchemy Tap Project to Leavenworth, where the dance company will present its current show, “Beat Science — Music in Motion” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The troupe will explore the art form’s jazz history, fuse tap with EDM and utilize comedy and objects such as wooden boxes.

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INSIDE HOME

STORY BY DEE RIGGS PHOTOS BY MIKE BONNICKSEN

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Mike and Sheila Salmon in their larger, remodeled kitchen.

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Mike and Sheila Salmon’s remodeled kitchen includes granite countertops, birch cabinets and white oak flooring.

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ike and Sheila Salmon didn’t always work well in the kitchen.

It was too tiny for more than one person to be cooking at the same time.

A major remodel changed all that in 2017.

“Mike is cooking with me now,” Sheila says. “Before, he would always say, ‘I’m always in the wrong spot.’ ” The removal of a wall and a small seating area opened up the kitchen to much more floor and counter space.

“I’ve even been watching a couple of cooking shows lately,” Mike says.

The remodel also included upgrades to the master bathroom and closet, and a space to move the washer and dryer from the basement to the main floor, and a half bath on the main floor.

This is the second major renovation to the Salmon’s home, which is on the Wenatchee Register of Historic Homes. In 1992, the Salmons knocked out exterior walls and added 2,000 square feet to the now 5,000-squarefoot home. That project included a 14

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An interestingly shaped sink is surrounded by a granite countertop and rock backsplash. main floor master bedroom, a family room and a third upstairs bedroom.

Before that, the couple added a swimming pool on the south side of the house.

With each project, the Salmons say they have worked hard to keep the historic feel for the English Tudorstyle home, which was built in 1925 for Lou Ovenden, whom Mike says was

The Salmon’s English Tudor-style home on the corner of First and Miller streets was built in 1925. They bought the home in 1989.

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Top: The Salmons hired cabinet maker Gary Gillin to work his magic. Left: New, white oak flooring was milled to match the old and mixed with existing wood floors to make a seamless transition.

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an early-day conservationist.

“Miller Street was a dirt road when he built this place,” Mike says. “The property was out of the city limits.”

Mike and Sheila bought the home at the corner of First and Miller streets in 1989.

“I like old houses, old classic houses,” Mike says. “I’m hooked on trying to renovate them. There is just something about these vintage houses, and it’s real rewarding to be able to bring them back — up to modern day standards in a way that respects the old architecture.”

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A small table sits just off the kitchen, seen in back at left. The removal of a wall in the area near the kitchen opened up the space.

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filled with antiques in a hallway.

The couple also worked with contractors to mix existing wood floors with new flooring.

Their main contractor was Ralph Congdon and his son, Michael. Tile work was done by Joe Earl of Tile Works.

“It’s seamless: We married the two together and the new white oak were milled the same as the old and with the same technique.”

In the kitchen, the Salmons hired local cabinet-maker Gary Gillin to create a light look with birch.

“It has a nice grain,” Mike says. “It’s hard wood and accepts stain well, and it doesn’t splinter.”

The Salmons hired Adele Wol-

ford, owner of Columbia Designs in Wenatchee, to design the kitchen.

“On our own, we never would have come up with the color of the cabinets that we did,” Mike says. “But, in working with Adele, she suggested it because the kitchen is on the north side of the house, which is typically darker. It just lightens up the whole room — and it’s a fun room to be in.”

The kitchen features granite countertops, undercounter lighting and a rock backsplash. Among the appliances are a gas range, a second oven, and a dishwasher and refrigerator fronted by the same birch as the cabinets.

“People come in and ask ‘Where is your dishwasher?’ Mike says, pointing to the unit that blends perfectly with

the surrounding cabinets.

The kitchen also features numerous drawers for ease of storage and accessibility.

“Organization and separation is so much easier,” Sheila says.

The Salmons also moved their dining area to part of the living room and left a smaller table just off the kitchen.

“I like the openness that combines this eating area with the kitchen,” Mike says. “You don’t feel as closed in as it was before.”

Mike says the remodeled kitchen can accommodate numerous people, all working together.

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Ric Evans’ Bumscastle tree house is a 30-year project that continues to evolve.

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OUTDOORS

STORY BY MARLENE FARRELL PHOTOS BY KEVIN FARRELL

Fun from up above Tree houses are built in all types and sizes

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tree house can transport children on flights of fancy. What better way to transform a backyard — jungle one day, high seas another and a besieged castle next week?

The basic requirements include a yard, a large tree or a few medium trees and free time for construction.

Knowhow is not necessary. There are abundant online resources, tips and free designs.

Imagination, space and budget will

determine design. The owner/builder, though, should take tree health and visitor safety into account.

This story focuses on three local families that took the plunge, each with a different approach to creating a magical space. The materials and timeframes varied, as did the resulting tree houses, which is part of the beauty of the process. All three tree houses featured have railings or walls to keep children safe while they’re perched high above the ground.

The Bradshaw Family Scott and Linda Bradshaw’s tree house in Leavenworth represents a modern take.

Scott Bradshaw started with a plan he purchased online. Their large Douglas fir made an ideal candidate for a structure built around the trunk and supported by diagonal braces, beam brackets and the latest treefastening hardware. Knowing their 10 grandkids would flock to a tree house, he built it spacious enough to accommodate many at once and up to seven for sleepovers. He spent three weekends in 2015 to build the structure.

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He used local lumber and was able to reuse three windows left over from a previous home remodel. “One tricky part was getting the tree house attachment bolts perfectly level on opposite sides of the tree and placed so that the platform was square to the garage,” Bradshaw explained. “Another tricky effort involved rigging ropes and pulleys to get the finished walls off the ground and onto the platform.

My son-in-law was a big help.”

Their grandkids, dispersed across Washington state and California, come every summer for “Bradshaw Camp” and enjoy picnic lunches, spying through the telescope and build-

ing Legos on the carpet inside the tree house.

The grandchildren’s names adorn the four diagonal supports, and the Bradshaws decorated the exterior with a homemade giant dragonfly, antique railroad lanterns and the family’s historic motto, “Qui vit content tient assez,” French for “He who lives contentedly has enough.” Such is fitting for the leisurely delights of a tree house.

Clockwise from top left: The rustic, comfy interior of the Bradshaw tree house makes an ideal spot for neighbors Matilda, Emma and Abby to play a game.

The large awning windows are a key feature of the Bradshaw tree house.

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Clockwise from top: A slide, some swings and a climbing wall are the main play elements of the Valaas tree house.

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Valaas bought his lumber and hardware locally, while the climbing wall and slide were internet purchases.

“The slide,” he said, “was the hardest item to source, and it’s designed for a 6-foot high deck (ours being 7 feet), so it is a little steep. Wheee!”

Valaas’s 6-year old grandson and his friends have a surprising favorite tree house pastime. “The most frequent activity seems to be sitting on the deck of the tree house and using lumber remnants from the kindling 26

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pile to construct. What it is exactly they construct is hard to tell, but the pile has a fascinating variety of lumber leftovers, and I suspect they are constructing buildings.”

The Evans Family The Bumscastle of Cashmere is a different breed of tree house altogether. The whimsical tower of recycled materials evolved over almost 30 years. Ric Evans, a retired art teacher, said, “The plan for building the tree house was no plan. I just stayed in the moment and let it unfold like a Zen

dog sitting in a raft in the middle of the ocean.”

Still, there was a beginning, with the discovery of a 6-foot round table in a landfill. “I rolled the table under our huge catalpa tree, and the idea for a ground-floor art studio and teaching area started to take shape,” he said.

“I centered the table around a very large post and secured a hand carved stump on top to attain the right height for the floor. The floor beams radiated out around the pillar and a few of the beams actually set on limbs.

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The Bumscastle tree house’s unique features are easy to see in the spring before the catalpa tree it is built on has fully leafed out.

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windows from cabins built during the Depression, wood from old barns, planks from a remodel of the Cashmere Valley Bank and rusty sheets of metal that floated down the Wenatchee River during the two 100-year floods of the 1990s.”

He started the project alone, but as his children grew older, they chipped in. His son, Chase, and a friend added the electrical wiring.

“They were in middle school at the time and hauled some old furniture up to the first floor. That summer, kids from the neighborhood watched movies and slept up there occasionally.”

The Evans kids are grown, so their dad now likes to uncover the treasures of Bumscastle to visitors.

“The tree house is a stimulus that fires up imaginations,” he said. “I use the ground floor as an outside studio, so I guess I’m the only one that enjoys it on a continual basis.”

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over visitors to the second-story main room. The art also helps Evans recall his students. Art class served as a refuge for some, he said. Pointing to a mobile titled, “Two Hippies on a Stick,” Evans said, “The girl who made this — art became her favorite class.” F

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KITCHEN CREATIONS STORY BY RACHEL HANSEN PHOTOS BY PAUL T. ERICKSON

Not your gramma’s jar

Dan Hammond’s sour cherry salsa is just one of several canned preserves the Wenatchee man makes from fruits and vegetables he grows in his garden.

Canning is changing with the times

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t’s canning season, when fruit sells by the case and Margaret Viebrock’s phone rings off the hook.

“In the good months of harvest, I get eight to 10 calls a day,” said Viebrock, Washington State University Extension director for Chelan and Douglas counties.

“One question always leads to another.”

Can I throw in some black beans? Why isn’t my jam setting? Is this recipe safe? After 48 years teaching food safety, Viebrock has heard it all. She remembers the days when local families boiled green beans for three hours over a wood stove, unaware of the botulism risk.

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Dan Hammond grows most of the items he cans at his Wenatchee home. The retired music teacher cans pickles, jams, fruits and a variety of flavors straight out of his garden.

The busy canning schedule for the Stir It Up Group at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

From left, April Featherkile, Kathleen Miller and Joan Lovitt, members of the Stir It Up Group at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church discuss a division of labor to begin a batch of blueberry amaretto jam.

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“Probably the biggest hurdle is people who say, ‘I’ve been doing it for this many years and no one has died.’

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Canning lids are cleaned and laid out in preparation for canning by the Stir It Up Group.

Extension offers eight online lessons on safe water bath canning, pressure canning, pickling, fruit spreads, drying and freezing. More than 300 people have enrolled since it began four years ago, Viebrock said.

Viebrock’s in-person classes are still popular, from Tonasket to Wenatchee. Around the room, Viebrock said she notices a mix of people in their 20s and 30s, retired folks, and a growing number of men, especially in the wild game and fish class she teaches in the fall.

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from men,” she said. “There were a few men who came to every one of my classes last year.”

One is Dan Hammond, a retired music teacher in Wenatchee. He canned in college to make good use of summer’s spoils, then took a 30-year hiatus until retirement four years ago.

For Hammond, canning goes hand in hand with his love of gardening.

His wife’s grandfather and cousin both mentored him in canning, sharing their most prized recipes.

“Canning is another art form,” Hammond said. “To do it so that it looks good in the jar and also tastes good, I find it quite satisfying.”

A former co-worker, Marc Miller, taught him how to can outside with a propane stove, which saves his kitchen from sticky spills and fruit flies. He hoses down the patio when he’s done.

Top: A spritz of lemon juice over a measure of sugar will soon be followed by a dash of amaretto to be added to the blueberry mix.

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Top: Joan Lovitt sets a hot jar of freshly canned blueberry amaretto jam next to others as the Stir It Up Group finishes one of several batches they made in a three-hour canning session in July.

Bottom: April Featherkile adds labels to the finished jars of jam.

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away with 17 ribbons.

“I was surprised,” he said. “I had no expectations; I just thought it was a good thing to do, supporting the fair.”

Not every recipe is a winner.

“I eat my mistakes,” he said with a laugh. “I’ve got a lot of Asian pear and vanilla bean with ginger I wouldn’t give to anyone.”

Exotic recipes tend to be the best-sellers at the Episcopal Church in Wenatchee, too, where a group of women meet for weekly canning sessions. The women refer to themselves as the Stir It Up Group.

With produce donated from Penny Bickford’s orchards, they turn the season’s harvest into a year’s worth of door prizes, charity and fare for their annual Christmas Bazaar. Among their 150-or-so jars, they produce jalapeño strawberry jam, blueberry amaretto jam and ginger pear jam.

Maybe the best thing they’ve made is community. Over the past four years, they’ve created a tight-knit circle of friends who share tips and tricks.

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to brush up,” Bickford said. “It’s fun to get together, build friendships and support one another — that’s the main thing that keeps it going.”

For 18-year-old Chellbie Johnston, canning is a family affair. Every summer since she was 6, up to 40 family members gathered at her grandparents’ house for a weekend of canning grape juice, applesauce, peaches, pears or cherries.

“It was a fun family reunion,” she said. “My cousin and I would pit cherries, and eventually stop because we were eating them.”

The gatherings became smaller after her grandparents passed, but she kept the hobby going with 4H. Last year, she won 15 ribbons at the Chelan County Fair, including Reserve Grand Champion for pears.

“I think any older tradition, from needlework to canning, is lacking in my generation,” Johnston said. “We have technology, but technology is not the reason you have dinner tonight.

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STORY BY RICK STEIGMEYER

PHOTOS BY NANC Y PHILLIPS

Jones has the

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t’s been three years since the passing of Jack Jones, but Jones of Washington, the winery he founded nearly two decades ago, continues to age gracefully and winningly. It is one of North Central Washington’s — if not the nation’s — premier sources of fine and affordable wines.

Jones of Washington wines won three Best of Class, two Double Gold Medals, six Gold Medals and eight Silver Medals at this year’s Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Wine Competition.

Best of Class winners were a 2017 Rosé of Syrah, 2016 Sauvignon Blanc and 2016 Viognier. Double Gold winners included that 2017 Rosé of Syrah and a

2014 Estate Vineyard Syrah. Gold medals were awarded to Jones’ 2013 Sangiovese, 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2016 Pinot Gris, 2016 Riesling and the 2016 Sauvignon Blanc and 2016 Viognier.

Judges found that Double Gold Jones Syrah to be “gorgeous” in color, “perfumy” in aroma, rich and bold with black raspberry and plum flavors and well-structured tannins. “Beautiful purity,” remarked one judge.

Silver Medal winners included 2014 Cabernet Franc, 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013 Estate Vineyard Malbec, 2013 Estate Vineyard Merlot, 2014 Petite Sirah, 2016 Late Harvest Viognier and 2016 Pybus Market White.

Double Gold 2014 Estate Vineyard Syrah 2017 Rosé of Syrah — Best Rosé Gold 2013 Sangiovese 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Pinot Gris 2016 Riesling 2016 Sauvignon Blanc — Best of Class 2016 Viognier — Best of Class

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Jones of Washington’s small army of Double Gold- and Gold-winning wines.

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The Jones family’s vineyard acreage includes this Ancient Lakes block.

All of the winning wines are made from grapes grown on Jones of Washington’s vineyards in Quincy and Mattawa. The Jones family grows about 2,000 acres of vineyard, most of it made into wines at the the J & S Crushing plant in Mattawa that the family co-owns. Most of the wines there — millions of gallons each year — are sold to Chateau Ste. Michelle and other wineries in the state.

Winemaker Victor Palencia reserves some of The Jones of Washington tasting room in Quincy can be the best grapes grown found on the city’s west edge.

by Greg and Jeff Jones for the family’s signature notch field staff and a dedicated winewines, which get special making staff. It’s a can’t-lose proposition.” treatment and barrel aging.

Jones of Washington wines have been The abundant source of grapes and new technology at the Mattawa crushing perennial award winners since the advent of the Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival plant is what gives Palencia the product in 2011. The winery was given Foothills and tools to craft extraordinary wines Magazine’s Platinum Winemaker’s Circle while keeping prices low.

Award winner in 2012, 2015 and 2016.

Producing wines that outperform Wine Press Northwest Magazine named their price point was very important to Jones of Washington its Washington Jack Jones, said Allan Williams, Jones’ Winery the Year in 2012. marketing director. Many of Jones’ Jones of Washington wines are easy award-winning wines sell for between to find, with wide distribution in many $14 and $17 a bottle. states. Tasting rooms are located at “Our strength is that Jones has its Pybus Public Market and along Highway own vineyards. Victor knows the sweet 28 in Quincy. F spots,” said Williams. “We have topSeptember / October 2018

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STORY BY RICK STEIGMEYER PHOTOS BY JULIE AYNN PHOTOGRAPHY

CFLP:

Quality over quantity at every step

Double Gold 2013 Commander’s Reserve Syrah Dessert Wine — Best of Class

General manager Jeremy Wrzesinski (red shirt) works the Chateau Faire Le Pont tasting room.

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2014 Grenache — Best of Class 2014 Syrah — Best of Class Gold 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Confluence 2014 Petit Verdot 2014 Tempranillo — Best of Class

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hateau Faire Le Pont may be the only winery in Wenatchee where wines are made start to finish, but its fame and the quality of its wines go well beyond the old brick walls that house its production center, inviting tasting room and gourmet restaurant.

Judges for this year’s Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival wine competition, in fact, judged it to be one of North Central Washington’s best wine producers. Again.

Chateau Faire Le Pont wines were awarded three Double Gold Medals and a remarkable four Best of Class awards. In addition to the three Double Gold Medals, the winery won four Gold Medals and four Silver Medals.

Those Double Gold winners — all also named Best of Class — included a 2014 Grenache, 2014 Syrah and 2013

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Chateau Faire Le Pont earned a haul of Double Gold and Gold medals in the 2018 Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Wine competition.

Commander’s Reserve Syrah Dessert Wine. A Gold Medal winner, a 2014 Tempranillo, was also named Best of Class.

Other Gold Medal winners included a 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014 Confluence Bordeaux-style red blend, and 2014 Petit Verdot. Silver Medal winners were a 2014 Malbec, 2014 Provence Rhone-style red blend, 2014 Sangiovese and 2014 Tre Amori Italian-style red blend.

Winemaker and general manager Doug Brazil, with his wife Debé, have been producing some of the state’s best boutique wines since 2003. Their wine entries in the first Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival competition — then called the North Central Washington Wine Awards — knocked out the competition, winning five Gold Medals. Their 2007 and 2008 red wine vintages were the stars of that first show in 2011. Chateau Faire Le Pont was one of the top winners in 2013, as well. The winery has been a perennial multi-Gold Medal winner nearly every year of the competition.

This year, the winery outdid even those previous supreme efforts.

Judges found that Double Gold Syrah to be aromatic and meaty with

wonderful charcuterie notes. The Commander dessert wine was nutty, with notes of cocoa, orange peel and raisins. “It excites the palate. I would love to taste this as it ages in a decade,” wrote one judge. The Cabernet Sauvignon — made from Red Mountain-grown grapes — they found “gorgeous.”

Chateau Faire Le Pont — Faire Le Pont being a French term for “bridging the gap” — is housed in a lovingly restored 1920s brick apple warehouse in the Olds Station area of North Wenatchee. Doug, a retired U.S. Navy helicopter pilot, makes wine in the building’s lower level. The barrel room is also used for large wine dinners. Debé markets the wine and runs the upstairs restaurant, tasting room, gift store and event centers. The Chateau Grill restaurant offers gourmet meals using local and sustainably raised seasonal ingredients. Live music is featured each week. Wine dinners and other wine-centered events are held throughout the year.

Nearly all of the winery’s 3,500-case production is sold through the winery and wine clubs. The Brazils are coowners, along with a small group of investors.

Chateau Faire Le Pont produces 3,500 cases of wine annually, all of which is sold at the winery.

Doug said if he was going to pour his heart and soul into a winery, he wanted to produce world-class wine.

Every winemaking decision is made to result in quality rather than quantity, he said. Grapes are sourced from some of the state’s finest vineyards in the Columbia Valley, Yakima and Red Mountain growing districts.

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STORY BY RICK STEIGMEYER

PHOTOS BY RON MASON

Good grapes + good science =

GOLD for

Ginkgo

Double Gold 2012 Petit Verdot Gold 2014 Cabernet Franc 2013 Wildwood Blend 2014 Syrah 2015 Malbec Raspberry Sensation Lot # 3

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Ginkgo Forest Winery sits on 140 acres in the Wahluke Slope area. Owners Mike and Lois Thiede also grow apples and cherries on the property.

G

ood science and great grapes are the keys to making award winning wine for Gingko Forest Winery.

Ginkgo owner and winemaker Mike Thiede was an environmental scientist for the Hanford Project when he and wife Lois began making payments on land in the desert landscape on the Wahluke Slope.

Their 140 acres has indeed proved to be a wise investment, now producing profitable apples, cherries and some of the best wine grapes in the state.

Those grapes — planted in 2000

— combined with Thiede’s science background have turned out dozens of award-winning wines, including a Double Gold winning Petit Verdot, five Gold Medal winners and seven Silver Medal winners at this year Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Wine Competition.

In addition to that Double Gold 2012 Petit Verdot, Ginkgo Forest won Gold with its 2014 Cabernet Franc, 2013 Wildwood Blend, 2014 Syrah, 2015 Malbec and a delectable cordial, its non-vintage Raspberry Sensation Lot #3 dessert wine.

Ginkgo Forest Winery’s top-winning wines from the 2018 Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Wine Competition.

Former environmental scientist Mike Thiede began growing grapes in the Wahluke Slope area in 2000. He is the co-owner and winemaker at Ginkgo Forest Winery.

Judges found flavors and aromas of black currant, dill, black pepper, tobacco and cedar in that brooding Petit Verdot, a hefty red varietal not made by many wineries in the state.

About the Syrah: judges loved the spicy, oaky aromas with flavors of plum, chocolate, blackberry cobbler and a touch of black pepper. “Jammy fruit and an exceptionally long finish,” was one comment. And that Raspberry Sensation that smacks of nearly 20 percent alcohol? “It’s a smooth delicacy bursting with ripe blackberry jam flavor,” remarked judges.

Silver Medal winners included a 2014 Grenache Reserve, 2014 Mourvedre, a 2014 Petit Verdot, 2017 Rosé of Sangiovese and two red blends: 2014 Intrigue and 2014 Wildwood Blend.

Awards are nothing new for Ginkgo Forest. The Mattawa-based winery has been a consistent award winner every year of the Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival, earning Platinum Winemakers Circle Award status in 2014 when it won six Gold and seven Silver medals.

Thiede credits his vineyard site

Don Seabrook photo

for the intense flavors he can extract from his grapes. Mattawa’s intense summer heat and loamy soils are perfect for growing a wide variety of exotic red wine grapes. The Wahluke Slope’s south-facing hillsides are famed for its vineyards. Thiede grows 16 grape varieties on 35 acres and sells much of his crop to other premier wineries.

But much credit must go to Thiede’s scientific background and love of meticulous tinkering. In addition to Ginkgo Forest’s offerings of 18 different wine varietals and blends, he continues to experiment with an ever-changing line of brandy, port and cordials, including that awardwinning Raspberry Sensation.

Ginkgo Forest has three tasting rooms: at the winery near the town of Mattawa (not far from Ginkgo Forest State Park at Vantage, for which the winery is named), in Tacoma’s Old Town district, and now in the Winemaker’s Loft in Prosser. Check out Ginkgo’s website at ginkgowinery. com for directions and hours, as well as internet sales. F September / October 2018

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Superlatives and Double Golds

Best of Show – Best Red

Best White

Best Rosé

Sigillo Cellars 2016 GSM, Columbia Valley, $35

Crayelle Cellars 2017 Albariño, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $24

Jones of Washington 2017 Rosé of Syrah, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $13.99

Judges’ Comments: This Southern Rhone-style blend leads with Syrah and is expertly blended with Grenache and the sturdy Mourvèdre, leading to a wine so smooth and silky it invites sip after sip. Complex aromas of forest floor, blueberries and a faint trace of incense. On the palate, this reveals flavors of brambleberry, dark chocolate and black pepper with hints of teriyaki beef jerky in the finish. A completely satisfying wine.

(135 cases; 14% alc.)

Judges’ Comments: Last year’s best-of-show wine by talented winemaker Craig Mitrakul nearly repeated the top honor, earning another Double Gold. This opens with aromas of quince, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, followed by flavors of tropical fruit, honeydew melon and peach and even cotton candy in the finish. A spectacular white.

(125 cases; 13.5% alc.)

Judges’ Comments: This is one of the most consistently delicious pink wines coming out of North Central Washington each year, thanks to the deft touch of winemaker Victor Palencia. Opening with alluring aromas of black raspberry and cherry, leading to flavors of plum, red currants and blackberry, backed by bright acidity, a touch of tannin and highlighted by purity of fruit.

(1,082 cases; 12.3% alc.)

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Chateau Faire Le Pont 2013 Commander’s Reserve Syrah, Wahluke Slope, $44.99 Judges’ Comments: Co-owner/winemaker Doug Brazil uses ultraripe Syrah from the warm Wahluke Slope for this dessert wine made with brandy distilled from his own Pinot Gris. It’s a delicious port-style wine loaded with aromas and flavors of dark chocolate, candied orange peel and a luscious nuttiness on the finish. This is the style that is likely to age beautifully. This should be really interesting in another decade.

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The Platinum Winemakers Circle celebrates the wineries that set the gold standard in North Central Washington. We select wineries that capture the most Double Gold and Gold medals in the Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Wine Competition.

This year’s honorees are a trio of familiar wineries: Chateau Faire Le Pont, Ginkgo Forest Winery and Jones of Washington. Congratulations to all three wineries and their winemakers.

Chateau Faire Le Pont

2011 Chateau Faire Le Pont 2012 Jones of Washington Milbrandt Vineyards 2013 Cave B Estate Winery Chateau Faire Le Pont Milbrandt Vineyards 2014 Cave B Estate Winery Ginkgo Forest Winery Martin-Scott Winery Rio Vista Wines 2015 Cave B Estate Winery Jones of Washington 2016 Jones of Washington Malaga Springs Winery 2017 Succession Wines 2018 Chateau Faire Le Pont Jones of Washington Ginkgo Forest Winery 58

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Meet the Judges MODERATORS Eric Degerman is a wine author and journalist.

He was managing editor of Wine Press Northwest for 15 years before launching Great Northwest Wine, a news and information company.

Hank Sauer is a retired educator with an enduring interest in wine. He facilities and/ or judges wine competitions across the Pacific Northwest. He and wife Nancy share their wine knowledge through engaging classes and seminars.

Marco Martinez is editor of Foothills Magazine. He enjoys the regional wine scene and learning about the industry through his work for Foothills.

Barb Robertson earned an Advanced Certification and Diploma through Wine and Spirit Education Trust. She has worked in the wine industry for more than 15 years, including production, sales, distribution and marketing.

JUDGES Dan Carr is coowner of Visconti’s Italian Restaurants in Wenatchee and Leavenworth, and the Fire and Ice restaurants at Pybus Public Market. His restaurants have received numerous wine-related awards over the years.

Ellen Landis is a certified sommelier, wine writer, wine educator, wine event moderator and frequent judge at prominent regional, national and international competitions. She worked as a sommelier at the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay on the California coast.

Sara Wilson is the general manager and wine buyer for Mystic Cafe in Lewiston, Idaho. She is a certified sommelier.

Andy Perdue is the Seattle Times wine columnist.

He is a thirdgeneration newspaperman and author. He was editor-in-chief of Wine Press Northwest for 15 years prior to launching Great Northwest Wine.

Mike Rader is a financial consultant and longtime wine enthusiast. He judges wine throughout the Pacific Northwest and is a member of the Great Northwest Wine tasting panel.

Kristine Bono manages the tasting rooms for Walla Wallabased Tertulia Cellars.

She worked previously for Alexandria Nicole Cellars in Prosser and Col Solare on Red Mountain.

Rick Steigmeyer has been a journalist for more than 30 years. He retired last year from a 25-year career at The Wenatchee World. An amateur winemaker, he writes about wine for Foothills Magazine.

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Tasting room open 1 to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday 15 B St. SE, Quincy (509) 289-9660 errantcellars.com

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Chris Daniel Winery 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $35

Milbrandt Vineyards 2012 The Estates Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope, $26

Judges’ comments: A year ago, this young winery in Quincy splashed onto the scene with gold medals. This year, it returned with a gold for this big, bold red, which reveals classic herbalness in the nose, followed by notes of white pepper, black plum and black currants. The tannins are there but don’t beat you up, revealing grace over power.

(81 cases, 15.4% alc.)

Judges’ comments: Using grapes from Katherine Leone and Clifton Hill vineyards along the warm, western edge of the Wahluke Slope, veteran Washington winemaker Kendall Mix has crafted a luscious Cab that is deep, dark and delicious, showing off aromas of tobacco leaf, cassis and hints of leather and rich flavors of plum, blackberry and dark chocolate. A classic Washington red that reveals power and grace. (15% alc.)

Tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday 2743 Highway 283 N, Quincy (509) 398-1417 chrisdaniel.wine

Prosser tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday 508 Cabernet Court, Prosser (509) 788-0030; milbrandtvineyards.com Woodinville tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; noon to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 6 p.m. Sunday 14450 Redmond-Woodinville Road NE #101A, Woodinville (425) 949-7660; milbrandtvineyards.com

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Goose Ridge Vineyards 2016 Cascadian Outfitters Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $4.99 Judges’ comments: Wine in a can is becoming popular, and this delicious version from Richland’s Goose Ridge Vineyards is among the best you’ll find, thanks to gorgeous, layered flavors of Golden Delicious apple, pineapple and notes of lemon verbena, backed by racy acidity and complex minerality in the finish.

(500 cases; 13.7% alc.)

Leavenworth tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday 920 Front St. B3, Leavenworth (509) 470-8676; gooseridge.com Richland tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 16304 N. Dallas Road, Richland (509) 628-3880; gooseridge.com

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Silvara Vineyards 2015 Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, $32

Bergdorf Cellars 2013 Flagship Malbec, Columbia Valley, $40

Judges’ comments: Owner Gary Seidler reached from his Leavenworth winery to Walla Walla for the grapes for this world-class red. It’s a classic, with complex aromas of star anise, blueberry and plum, followed by flavors of black currants, whispers of violet. This beautifully textured wine will pair well with gamey meats or salted pork.

(124 cases; 14.75%)

Judges’ comments: Winemaker Jack Delvo expertly crafts the wines for this small Leavenworth producer, and this example of Malbec is spectacular, thanks to classic aromas of pie cherries, black pepper and dark chocolate. It’s big and ripe with sensual texture and notes of graphite adding complexity in the finish. (72 cases; 14% alc.)

Tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. daily.

77 Stage Road, Leavenworth (509) 548-1000 silvarawine.com

Tasting room open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday 939 Front St., Leavenworth (509) 548-7638 bergdorfcellars.com

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2014 Grenache, Yakima Valley, $37

Ginkgo Forest Winery 2012 Petit Verdot, Wahluke Slope, $30

Sigillo Cellars 2017 Roussanne 1.1, Columbia Valley, $20

Judges’ comments: The relatively cool Yakima Valley is a good location to grow this Rhone red grape. This one proves to be delicious, with aromas of black cherry, smoke, plum, violets and earthiness, followed by flavors of rich plum, red currants. It’s backed by bright acidity and cigar smoke on the finish. (96 cases; 14.3% alc.)

Judges’ comments: It should be no surprise that heat- loving Petit Verdot would do well here on the western edge of the Wahluke Slope. This wine reveals complex aromas of dill, black pepper, tobacco and a hint of cedar, leading to classic flavors of black currant, ripe plum and blackberry jam. (145 cases; 14.8% alc.)

Tasting room open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday 1 Vineyard Way, Wenatchee (509) 667-9663 fairelepont.com

Mattawa tasting room open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday 22561 Road T.7 SW, Mattawa (509) 932-0082 ginkgowinery.com

Judges’ comments: This Snoqualmie-based winery has an eastside tasting room in Leavenworth, and it is doing a great job with this rare Rhone white that proves itself to be a tricky wine to craft. This delicious example opens with creamy aromas of caramel, brioche and vanilla notes, followed by flavors of crème brûlée, floral notes and tropical fruit. A complex and pretty, delicate white. (107 cases; 13% alc.)

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Prosser tasting room open 10:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday 357 Port Ave., Suite D, Prosser (509) 786-1509 ginkgowinery.com

Leavenworth tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; noon to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday 217 9th St., Suite F, Leavenworth (509) 888-5713; sigillocellars.com Snoqualmie tasting room open 3 to 9 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 7 p.m. Sunday 8086 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie (425) 292-0754; sigillocellars.com

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Radiance Winery 2016 Pinot Gris, Lake Chelan, $28 Judges’ comments: Based on the north shore of Lake Chelan, this young winery has crafted a white with much more voluptuousness than its Pinot Grigio sibling. Fresh and engaging aromas lead to flavors that are beautiful, polished and refreshing. A glass of this would be a perfect way to finish a day on the lake. (81 cases, 13.1% alc.)

Winery tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 546 Klate Road, Manson (509) 687-4142 radiancewinery.com Downtown Manson tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday 67 Wapato Way, Manson (509) 687-4142 radiancewinery.com

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Plain Cellars 2015 Summer Solstice, Columbia Valley, $30 Judges’ comments: This Cab-leading blend from the Plain winery has a big dollop of Syrah, which reveals itself in the aromas of chocolate chip cookies, powerful midpalate and complex finish. This is a delicious, full-bodied red with notes of black currants, sage, thyme and dark, ripe fruit.

(145 cases; 14.6% alc.)

Winery tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 18749 Alpine Acres Road, Plain (425) 931-7500 plaincellars.com Leavenworth tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily 703 Highway 2 (Front Street entrance), Leavenworth plaincellars.com

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Chateau Faire Le Pont 2014 Syrah, Wahluke Slope, $33 Judges’ comments: This is another luscious Syrah from the Wahluke Slope. It opens with aromas of cured meats, cocoa powder and spices, followed by flavors of plum, blackberry jam and raspberry. The structure of this is very balanced and precise, making it an especially intriguing red.

(145 cases; 15.2% alc.)

Tasting room open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday 1 Vineyard Way, Wenatchee (509) 667-9663 fairelepont.com

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Jones of Washington 2014 Estate Vineyard Syrah, Wahluke Slope, $14.99 Judges’ comments: Perhaps the best place in Washington to grow Syrah is on the western end of the Wahluke Slope near the Columbia River. That is where the grapes for this affordable red come from. It leads with aromas of ripe berries, rose petals and lavender. On the palate, this is a big, thick, sensual red with ripe plum and blackberry cobbler flavors, all backed by mild tannins and surprisingly stout acidity. (1,082 cases; 14.9% alc.)

Wenatchee tasting room open noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Pybus Public Market, 7 N. Worthen St., Wenatchee (509) 888-0809; jonesofwashington.com Quincy tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Labor Day through Memorial Day; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Monday, Memorial Day through Labor Day 2101 F St. SW, Quincy; (509) 787-8108; jonesofwashington.com

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Rio Vista Wines 2017 Sunset on the River, Columbia Valley, $32 Judges’ comments: This beautiful white blend of Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer and Viognier is, of course, quite fragrant and loaded with flavors of raspberry, watermelon, apricot and guava, all from grapes grown along the Columbia River near the Lake Chelan cutoff.

(140 cases; 12.8% alc.)

Winery tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. daily 24415 Highway 97, Chelan (509) 682-9713 riovistawines.com Manson tasting room open 1 to 6 p.m. daily 224 E. Wapato Way, Manson (509) 687-1179 riovistawines.com

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How the judging works

STORY BY MARCO MARTINEZ PHOTOS BY FRANK CONE

Judges sampled more than 260 wines from 37 wineries during the June 6 judging for the 2018 Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Wine Competition.

Idaho. Backroom volunteers handled all the busy work involved with a wine judging — opening bottles, labeling glasses, pouring wines, delivering wine flights to judges, washing glasses and handling every other detail that adds up to some sore feet at the end of the day.

Judges generally look for true-toThe panel of judges included local restaurateur Dan Carr, type wines that whose eateries have earned wine-related awards. offer a satisfying, sometimes excepudging for the eighth annual tional, drinking experience for all.

Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Wines are judged double blind. wine competition took place June 6.

Judges don’t know which wineries

A trio of three-judge panels tasted, are entered in the competition. Panel compared and reviewed more than 260 moderators tell the judges what type or entries submitted by 37 wineries. varietal is in front of them but offer no By day’s end, judges awarded 18 specifics about the producer or source Double Gold, 52 Gold, 154 Silver and 32 of the grapes.

Bronze medals.

Judges taste the wines in flights This year’s group of judges included according to type. Judges inspect each three who call North Central Washwine’s color and clarity and the clear ington home, a pair from the Tri-Cities layer at the top of the wine that offers and individual judges from Walla Walla, information about its alcohol level.

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and expose delicate aromas. They sip the wine and wash it over taste buds in different parts of their mouth before spitting it into a cup. Notes are taken for each wine. Often, judges will revisit a wine a few times to see if it opens up given a few minutes more time.

Judges award each wine a Gold, Silver, Bronze or no medal. Once all the wines in a flight are scored, judges give the score sheets to the panel moderator, who enters the scores in his computer that identifies each number with a specific wine. If all three judges on the panel agree on a medal — say, Silver — that’s what it is. If all three three judges award Gold, the wine is elevated to Double Gold. If there are differences of opinion, the moderator calls for a discussion to reach a consensus. Judges can take another sip and argue their case up or down on the medal scale until they agree.

Judges set aside the Double Gold and Gold wines from each variety and re-evaluate them to select a Best of Class for each variety. The Best of Class wines — a mix of Double Gold and Gold winners — advance to the superlative round, which involves the nine judges deciding on Best Red, Best White, Best Rosé and Best Dessert. From that mix, judges decide which of those four wines is the overall standout that deserves the Best of Show designation. F

Gold Cabernet Franc Ginkgo Forest Winery

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2014 Cabernet Franc, Wahluke Slope, $32

2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, $38

Judges’ comments: The Wahluke Slope is a remote region that is important to the Washington wine industry, and Ginkgo Forest is one of the few small wineries to call it home. Using estate grapes, owner/winemaker Mike Thiede crafted a superb example of this noble Bordeaux red, revealing aromas and flavors of dark chocolate, plum, earthy minerality and hints of fresh herbs. It’s all backed by muscular tannins that make this the perfect foil for grilled meats. (81 cases; 14.3% alc.)

Mattawa tasting room open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday 22561 Road T.7 SW, Mattawa (509) 932-0082; ginkgowinery.com Prosser tasting room open 10:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday 357 Port Ave., Suite D, Prosser (509) 786-1509; ginkgowinery.com

Cabernet Sauvignon Chris Daniel Winery 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Ten 23, Columbia Valley, $39 Judges’ comments: This father-son collaboration in Quincy is showing great potential with a number of grape varieties, particularly with Washington’s signature grape: Cabernet Sauvignon. This example reveals sophisticated aromas and flavors of dense tobacco, black currants, cocoa powder and fresh-cut herbs.

The oak and tannins are beautifully integrated and aromatic, giving way to a graceful finish.

(32 cases; 15.4% alc.)

Tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday 2743 Highway 283 N, Quincy (509) 398-1417 chrisdaniel.wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon

Judges’ comments: A year ago, this Cabernet Sauvignon using grapes from Shaw Vineyard won the prize for top Cab. This year, another gold medal helps to cement its place among North Central Washington’s best red wines. Aromas of sage and mint give way to flavors of plum, cocoa. It’s a big, flavorful and complex wine backed by big tannins.

(135 cases; 14.7% alc.)

Winery tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 18749 Alpine Acres Road, Plain (425) 931-7500; plaincellars.com Leavenworth tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily 703 Highway 2 (Front Street entrance), Leavenworth plaincellars.com

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Silvara Vineyards

2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $32

2016 Woodland Goddess Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Columbia Valley, $42

Judges’ comments: This showcase winery tucked off the highway between Peshastin and Leavenworth has a well-earned reputation for red wines. This stunning Cab opens with savory aromas of forest floor, graphite, Baker’s chocolate and black currants, followed by complex flavors of blackberries and plum, all backed by impeccably balanced tannins.

(125 cases; 13.9% alc.)

Tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. daily.

77 Stage Road, Leavenworth (509) 548-1000 silvarawine.com

Judges’ comments: Silvara held back four of its best barrels for this age-worthy Cab. It opens with aromas of deep, ripe, dark fruit, followed by flavors of dark chocolate, ripe plum and blackberry. This stylish red balances just-ripe fruit with polished and integrated tannins. (200 cases; 13.9% alc.)

Tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. daily.

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Gold Cabernet Sauvignon Villa Monaco

Cabernet Sauvignon Jones of Washington

2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington, $26

2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope, $14.99

Judges’ comments: This smallproduction winery based in downtown Leavenworth has crafted this delicious Cab that reveals classic aromas and flavors of black currants, blackberry cobbler, spices, vanilla and dark chocolate, all backed by supple, approachable tannins. (14.1% alc.)

Judges’ comments: It’s always a treat to find a Cabernet Sauvignon this good for this price, making this a wine well worth seeking out. This shows off aromas and flavors of blackberry jam, pie cherry and black licorice, followed by notes of ripe plum and a hint of anise that adds complexity on the finish.

(5,945 cases; 14.5% alc.)

Tasting room is at Monaco’s Corner Store. Villa Monaco wines are poured 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.

703 Front St., Leavenworth (509) 548-7216

Wenatchee tasting room open noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Pybus Public Market, 7 N. Worthen St., Wenatchee (509) 888-0809; jonesofwashington.com Quincy tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Labor Day through Memorial Day; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Monday, Memorial Day through Labor Day 2101 F St. SW, Quincy; (509) 787-8108; jonesofwashington.com

Cabernet Sauvignon Milbrandt Vineyards 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $15.99 Judges’ comments: The Milbrandts are the largest grape growers on the Wahluke Slope, a region that consistently delivers ripe fruit and resulting succulent wines. This affordable Cab opens with aromas of dusty denim, ripe plum and dark chocolate, followed by flavors of light tobacco leaf, black currants and blackberry jam. A hint of menthol adds complexity on the lengthy finish. (4,000 cases; 13.5% alc.)

Prosser tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday 508 Cabernet Court, Prosser (509) 788-0030; milbrandtvineyards.com Woodinville tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; noon to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 6 p.m. Sunday 14450 Redmond-Woodinville Road NE #101A, Woodinville (425) 949-7660; milbrandtvineyards.com

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Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, $43 Judges’ comments: Co-owner/ winemaker Doug Brazil reached from Wenatchee into warm Red Mountain’s highly regarded Shaw Vineyard for the grapes for this luscious wine. This opens with inviting aromas of violets, ripe plum and the barest hint of oak on the nose, followed by flavors of ripe black currants, plum and blackberries.

Expressive tannins provide the perfect balance through the long finish. (140 cases; 14.8% alc.)

Tasting room open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday 1 Vineyard Way, Wenatchee (509) 667-9663 fairelepont.com

Chardonnay Radiance Winery 2015 Chardonnay, Lake Chelan, $28 Judges’ comments: This small producer from the north shore community of Manson used grapes from Lake Chelan vineyards to create this wine. Opening with aromas of poached pear, and has enough oak to be alluring without being over the top. This beautifully balanced white keeps building through the palate, inviting another tip of the glass. (125 cases; 13.5% alc.)

Winery tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; noon to 6 p.m.

Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 546 Klate Road, Manson (509) 687-4142; radiancewinery.com Downtown Manson tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday 67 Wapato Way, Manson (509) 687-4142; radiancewinery.com

Chardonnay Benson Vineyards

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Estate Winery 2017 Chardonnay, Lake Chelan, $21 Judges’ comments: This picturesque vineyard and winery on the north shore of Lake Chelan has crafted a beautiful Chardonnay that reveals just a sensual kiss of oak that leaves the impression of Butterscotch candy, followed by notes of lemon, lime, peach and honeydew melon. It’s all backed by impressive acidity, giving way to a lingering finish. (270 cases; 14.7 alc.)

Tasting room open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily 754 Winesap Ave., Manson (509) 687-0313 bensonvineyards.com

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Chardonnay Tsillan Cellars 2017 Estate Nudo Chardonnay, Lake Chelan, $26 Judges’ comments: In recent years, winemakers in greater and greater numbers are choosing to make Chardonnay without oak, eschewing the California style, unsheathing the grape and laying it bare to enjoy in all its glory. This is such an example, opening with stunning aromas of tropical fruit, including notes of banana, pineapple and a thread of citrus throughout. The acid shines through, providing all the necessary structure.

(230 cases; 13% alc.)

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Chelan tasting room open noon to 8 p.m. daily 3875 Highway 97A, Chelan (509) 682-9463; tsillancellars.com Woodinville tasting room open 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday; 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday 19255 Woodinville-Snohomish Road, Woodinville (425) 482-5976; tsillancellars.com

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Chardonnay

Chris Daniel Winery

Plain Cellars

2016 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $18

2016 Chardonnay, Ancient Lakes, $26

Judges’ comments: If you try to classify this Chardonnay, it’s probably more Sonoma County style than Chablis, thanks to a rich mouth feel loaded with pretty tropical fruit, including starfruit, Asian pear, juicy ripe pear on the finish, backed by steely acidity through the impressive finish. (110 cases; 14.7% alc.)

Tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday 2743 Highway 283 N, Quincy (509) 398-1417 chrisdaniel.wine

Judges’ comments: Owner Bob Sage gets credit for crafting this superb Chardonnay, using grapes from the cool Ancient Lakes region. It opens with aromas that include a whisper of smokiness and flavors of pear, nectarine and fresh apple, all backed by zippy acidity and a hint of complex spiciness in the finish. (125 cases; 14.1% alc.)

Winery tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 18749 Alpine Acres Road, Plain (425) 931-7500 plaincellars.com Leavenworth tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily 703 Highway 2 (Front Street entrance), Leavenworth plaincellars.com

Dessert

Dessert Eagle Creek Winery

Ginkgo Forest Winery Raspberry Sensation Dessert Wine Lot #3, Wahluke Slope, $30 Judges’ comments: This fortified dessert wine is sensational, tasting like warm, gooey raspberry brownies, along with notes of smooth blackberry jam, giving way to a long, dark chocolate finish. (282 cases; 19.5% alc.)

Mattawa tasting room open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday 22561 Road T.7 SW, Mattawa (509) 932-0082; ginkgowinery.com Prosser tasting room open 10:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday 357 Port Ave., Suite D, Prosser (509) 786-1509; ginkgowinery.com

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Malbec

Raspberry Riesling

NV Raspberry Riesling, Columbia Valley, $18

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Judges’ comments: Winemaker Paul Sharpe crafted this delicious wine that combines Riesling and raspberries. The aromas are floral and juicy, exhibiting the purity of fruit we’ve come to expect. The finish is clean, fresh and vibrant, perfect for sipping at the end of a summer day.

(60 cases; 12.5% alc.)

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Winery tasting room open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday from May through October 10037 Eagle Creek Road, Leavenworth (509) 548-7059; eaglecreekwinery.com d’Vinery tasting room in downtown Leavenworth open noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday 617-4A Front St., Leavenworth (509) 548-7059; eaglecreekwinery.com

Rocky Pond Winery 2016 Double D Vineyard Malbec, Columbia Valley, $42 Judges’ comments: This spectacular property 11 miles south of Chelan along the Columbia River continues to produce one spectacular wine after another, and this bold red from estate grapes is youthful and loaded with flavors. It opens with aromas of blueberry, rose petals and black pepper, followed by flavors of elderberry, blackberry cobbler and ripe plum, all backed by lively tannins and bright acidity.

(193 cases; 14.2% alc.)

Chelan tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday 212 E. Woodin Ave., Chelan (509) 888-6335; rockypondwinery.com Woodinville tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 4 to 7 p.m. every third Friday 19501 144th Ave. NE, #B600, Woodinville (206) 356-2762; rockypondwinery.com

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Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 546 Klate Road, Manson (509) 687-4142; radiancewinery.com Downtown Manson tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday 67 Wapato Way, Manson (509) 687-4142; radiancewinery.com

Other Red Stemilt Creek Winery

2014 Counoise, Columbia Valley, $28

2016 Ascent Mourvèdre, Columbia Valley, $42

Judges’ comments: Barbera, the third-most-planted grape in Italy, is a rare find in Washington, even though it often proves to result in a delicious red wine. This example from Radiance Winery reveals aromas of American oak, followed by ripe flavors of purple plum, pomegranate and black currants, all backed up by bright acidity. (100 cases; 15.1% alc.)

Judges’ comments: Counoise is a rare red grape historically grown in France’s Rhone Valley. This East Wenatchee winery makes a delicious example, revealing aromas of black cherry and red currants, followed by flavors of ripe plum and black licorice. (46 cases; 14.9% alc.)

Judges’ comments: Southern California escapee Richard Hood is the winemaker for this Wenatchee winery.

Using estate grapes, he crafted this bold Rhone-style red that is loaded with aromas of blueberries, raspberries, plum and a hint of fresh-split cedar, that concludes with a long, lingering finish. (62 cases; 14.4% alc.)

Downtown Manson tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday 67 Wapato Way, Manson (509) 687-4142; radiancewinery.com

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Judges’ comments: Washington Merlot doesn’t get the respect it once garnered, but we think it would more if wine lovers tasted this remarkable example from this new producer on Lake Chelan’s north shore.

Aromas of cedar and fresh blackberries give way to flavors of dark chocolate, black pepper, black cherry and a hint of espresso. (200 cases; 14.3% alc.)

2013 Barbera, Wahluke Slope, $48

Winery tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; noon to 6 p.m.

Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 546 Klate Road, Manson (509) 687-4142; radiancewinery.com

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Tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday 3400 10th St. NE, East Wenatchee (509) 886-4596 martinscottwinery.com

Wenatchee tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 110 N. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee (509) 665-3485 stemiltcreekwinery.com Leavenworth tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 617 Front St. Suite 4A, Leavenworth (509) 888-5357 stemiltcreekwinery.com

Friday-Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

April through October 2743 Highway 283 N Quincy, WA 98848

509-398-1417 www.chrisdaniel.wine

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Other Red Plain Cellars 2015 Petite Sirah, Yakima Valley, $35 Judges’ comments: One of the best Petite Sirahs being crafted in the Northwest is this stout red. It opens with classic aromas of new leather, ripe plum sauce and spicy oak, followed by rich flavors of cherry pipe tobacco, blackberry cobbler, black licorice and black tea. It’s all backed up with sturdy tannins that meld with the fruit in perfect harmony. (120 cases; 14.1% alc.)

Winery tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 18749 Alpine Acres Road, Plain (425) 931-7500 plaincellars.com Leavenworth tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily 703 Highway 2 (Front Street entrance), Leavenworth plaincellars.com

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Judges’ comments: The Ancient Lakes region of Washington’s Columbia Valley is known to be one of the coolest regions in wine country. That proves to be good for making white wines of distinction, with this steely Pinot Gris the latest example.

Aromas of minerality, kiwi and fresh-cut apples give way to flavors of Honeycrisp, pear and nectarines. This is a perfect wine to pair with crabcakes. (2,093 cases; 13.6% alc.)

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2014 Petit Verdot, Yakima Valley, $40 Judges’ comments: Petite Verdot, one of the lesser-known red grapes of Bordeaux, is a rising star in Washington wine country. Here is a delicious example from this Wenatchee winery.

It is loaded with aromas and flavors of black currants, ripe plum and a hint of cedar. It is backed with splendidly rich tannins that leads to a spectacular finish. (100 cases; 15.4% alc.)

Tasting room open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday 1 Vineyard Way, Wenatchee (509) 667-9663 fairelepont.com

Red Blend

Pinot Noir Jones of Washington

Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery

Judges’ comments: In the Pacific Northwest, it’s pretty rare to find delicious Pinot outside of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. But the northwest corner of the Columbia Valley might just be the place in Washington. This is a delicious Pinot from Rio Vista that shows off aromas and flavors of Rainier cherry, black cherry, cranberry chutney and spices. The rich acids and tannins provide a nice weight in the mouth and good length. (100 cases; 13.5% alc.)

Winery tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. daily 24415 Highway 97, Chelan (509) 682-9713; riovistawines.com Manson tasting room open 1 to 6 p.m. daily 224 E. Wapato Way, Manson (509) 687-1179; riovistawines.com

Cave B Estate Winery 2015 Cuvee du Soleil, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $50 Judges’ comments: This Cab-leading Bordeaux-style blend from winemaker Freddy Arredondo is loaded with aromas and flavors of black currants, blackberry and black cherry. A hint of mint and eucalyptus adds a level of complexity not often found in Washington, accompanied by a long, beautiful finish. (120 cases; 14.7% alc.)

Quincy tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday; hours change seasonally 348 Silica Road NW, Quincy (adjacent to Gorge Amphitheatre) (509) 785-3500; caveb.com Woodinville tasting room open 2 to 6 p.m. Monday and Thursday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; hours change seasonally 14356 Woodinville-Redmond Road, Redmond (425) 949-7152; caveb.com

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Ginkgo Forest Winery

Rio Vista Wines

2013 Wildwood Blend, Wahluke Slope, $26

2015 River View Red, Columbia Valley, $38

Judges’ comments: It is rare indeed to come upon a Washington red blend that takes in all six of the classic red Bordeaux grapes, but here is one superb example, which leads with Cabernet Sauvignon.

The resulting wine reveals aromas of cola, rhubarb and huckleberry, followed by rich flavors of black cherry, cassis and dark chocolate, all backed by firm yet pliable tannins. (146 cases; 14.7% alc.)

Judges’ comments: This Bordeauxstyle blend leads with Cab but includes Merlot and Malbec. It opens with aromas of black licorice and earthy notes of forest floor and minerality, followed by flavors of chocolate truffles, sweet cherries and lavender syrup. It’s an alluring wine with mild tannins and a long finish. (175 cases; 14.2% alc.)

Mattawa tasting room open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday 22561 Road T.7 SW, Mattawa (509) 932-0082; ginkgowinery.com Prosser tasting room open 10:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday 357 Port Ave., Suite D, Prosser (509) 786-1509; ginkgowinery.com

Winery tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. daily 24415 Highway 97, Chelan (509) 682-9713 riovistawines.com Manson tasting room open 1 to 6 p.m. daily 224 E. Wapato Way, Manson (509) 687-1179 riovistawines.com

Red Blend Horan Estates Winery 2014 HVH Red Blend, Columbia Valley, $26

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Judges’ comments: Using estate grapes planted in the Frenchman Hills near Royal City, this Cashmere-based winery has long enjoyed a reputation for delicious wines. This Cab Francleading blend, which also includes Tempranillo, unveils aromas of rich dark cherries, black licorice, Almond Joy and black currant syrup, as well as a hint of leather and blackberry in the finish.

(183 cases; 14.1% alc.)

Tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; noon to 4 p.m. Sunday 207 Mission Ave. Suite B, Cashmere (509) 679-0554 horanestateswinery.com

Red Blend Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery 2014 Confluence, Washington, $46 Judges’ comments: A classic Bordeaux-style red blend leading with Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a big wine built for the long haul and meant to be enjoyed on a special occasion over a great meal. It opens with aromas of black currants, cherry pie and a hint of toasted almond and cedar, followed by flavors of plum sauce, black cherry and black pepper note in the big finish. (250 cases; 14.6% alc.)

Tasting room open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday 1 Vineyard Way, Wenatchee (509) 667-9663 fairelepont.com

Red Blend Goose Ridge Vineyards

2015 Cellar Select Artist Series “Lavender Wind Poppies” Reserve Red Wine, Columbia Valley, $48 Judges’ comments: Just outside Richland, Goose Ridge is home to the largest vineyard in Washington. With four tasting rooms, including one in Leavenworth, the wines are easily accessible. This Grenache-based blend offers alluring aromas of rose petals, followed by lively earthy flavors of blueberry and raspberry that pull you in for sip after sip.

(680 cases; 15% alc.)

Leavenworth tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday 920 Front St. B3, Leavenworth; (509) 470-8676; gooseridge.com Richland tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 16304 N. Dallas Road, Richland; (509) 628-3880; gooseridge.com

Award Winning WINES 2015 Malbec 2018 SavorNW Wine Awards (Scoring a 91) Best of Class Winner 2014 HVH Red Blend 2018 Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Gold Medal Winner 2015 Bottoms Up Chardonnay 2017 Wenatchee Wine & Food Festival Gold Medal Winner Owners Dennis and Beth Dobbs invite you to come and enjoy a taste of their premium handcrafted wines. Our warm and welcoming tasting room is filled with the history behind Horan Estates. Tell us your stories as we share a toast to family and friends with fantastic wine. From our family to your table ~ Cheers!

TASTING ROOM OPEN: 207 B. Mission Avenue Cashmere, WA 98815 Thu - Sat 12 - 5 pm Sunday 12 - 4 pm

INTRODUCING: New Release 2015 Twinkle Tempranillo

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Red Blend Sigillo Cellars

Rocky Pond Winery 2016 Stratastone, Columbia Valley, $35

2016 Relativity, Columbia Valley, $28

Judges’ comments: This GSM-style blend is a great example of the Southern Rhone Valley-style reds coming from Washington, revealing aromas of black currants, juicy plum and blackberry jam, followed by rich, deep flavors of ripe dark fruit, backed by austere, balanced tannins. (262 cases; 14.3% alc.)

Judges’ comments: This Snoqualmiebased winery with a Leavenworth tasting room has crafted this Southern Rhone-style blend that leads with Grenache. The result is a sensual red that leads with aromas and flavors of raspberry jam on toast, plum and blueberry.

It’s easy to imagine this with barbecued ribs or other grilled meats. (252 cases; 15.5% alc.)

Chelan tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday 212 E. Woodin Ave., Chelan (509) 888-6335; rockypondwinery.com

Leavenworth tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; noon to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday 217 9th St., Suite F, Leavenworth (509) 888-5713; sigillocellars.com

Woodinville tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 4 to 7 p.m. every third Friday 19501 144th Ave. NE, #B600, Woodinville (206) 356-2762; rockypondwinery.com

Snoqualmie tasting room open 3 to 9 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday; noon to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 7 p.m. Sunday 8086 Railroad Ave., Snoqualmie (425) 292-0754; sigillocellars.com

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Judges’ comments: Perennially, among the best Rieslings made in Washington, here is a classy wine at a great price.

Opening with slaty aromas of minerality, lime zest, green apple, apricot and white peach, this reveals just the barest hint of sweetness — enough to bevel the edges and provide stunning balance.

(1,801 cases; 11.7% alc.)

Wenatchee tasting room open noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Pybus Public Market, 7 N. Worthen St., Wenatchee (509) 888-0809; jonesofwashington.com Quincy tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Labor Day through Memorial Day; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Monday, Memorial Day through Labor Day 2101 F St. SW, Quincy; (509) 787-8108; jonesofwashington.com

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Goose Ridge Vineyards

Crayelle Cellars 2017 Rosé of Grenache, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $24

2016 Cascadian Outfitters Rosé, Columbia Valley, $4.99

Judges’ comments: Veteran North Central Washington winemaker Craig Mitrakul runs this small winery with his wife, Danielle, in Cashmere. This rosé is everything you would expect: Bright flavors of apricot, honeysuckle, and light, delicate flavors of Rainier cherry, cranberry and pomegranate, all backed by bright, perfectly balanced acidity. (75 cases; 13.3% alc.)

Tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday 207A Mission Ave., Cashmere (509) 393-1996 crayellecellars.com

Judges’ comments: This Syrah-based pink wine is delivered in a can, but delivers nothing short of spectacular aromas and flavors of plum, rhubarb, black cherry and raspberry, all backed by beautifully bright acidity.

(500 cases; 13.4% alc.)

Leavenworth tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday 920 Front St. B3, Leavenworth (509) 470-8676; gooseridge.com Richland tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 16304 N. Dallas Road, Richland (509) 628-3880; gooseridge.com

Rosé Rio Vista Wines 2017 Wild Rose Rosé, Columbia Valley, $26

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Best White Wine — DouBle GolD

Judges’ comments: This is a deeply colored pink blend of Barbera, Tempranillo and Malbec. It is a beautiful and graceful wine with aromas of violets and orange, and flavors of raspberries, Rainier cherries and red currants. It’s all backed by bright acidity and a dusting of cocoa powder on the finish and just a hint of sweetness. (175 cases; 13.5% alc.)

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Wenatchee tasting room open noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Pybus Public Market, 7 N. Worthen St., Wenatchee (509) 888-0809; jonesofwashington.com Quincy tasting room open noon to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Labor Day through Memorial Day; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Monday, Memorial Day through Labor Day 2101 F St. SW, Quincy; (509) 787-8108; jonesofwashington.com

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Judges’ comments: There may be no surer thing than a Sauvignon Blanc made by winemaker Victor Palencia, who makes this Bordeaux white for Jones as well as his eponymous brand in Walla Walla. This steely example reveals aromas of crisp minerality, freshly mowed grass, pear and apple, followed by crisp flavors of Asian pear, Golden Delicious apple and a hint of pineapple in the finish, all backed by superb acidity. A perfect wine with fresh seafood. (900 cases; 13.6% alc.)

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Gold Sauvignon Blanc Cave B Estate Winery

2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $25 Judges’ comments: We’ve come to expect crisp white wines from the Ancient Lakes, easily the coolest region in Eastern Washington, but this is a bit different because it comes from a warm site on the western edge of the region. So this effort from winemaker Freddy Arredondo is pretty special, with its aromas of lemongrass, lime zest and crisp apple leading to flavors of citrus, sweet herbs, pear and Granny Smith apple, all backed by beautiful acidity. (292 cases, 13.3% alc.)

Quincy tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday; hours change seasonally 348 Silica Road NW, Quincy (adjacent to Gorge Amphitheatre) (509) 785-3500; caveb.com Woodinville tasting room open 2 to 6 p.m. Monday and Thursday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; hours change seasonally 14356 Woodinville-Redmond Road, Redmond (425) 949-7152; caveb.com

Syrah Cave B Estate Winery

2015 Syrah, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, $30 Judges’ comments: The signature grape of the Rhone Valley travels well, and transparently reflects where it is planted, so this wine from the western edge of the region is more than a little special. It’s coolclimate roots result in a red wine of grace and extraordinary style, with notes of forest floor and chokecherries on the palate and rugged blackberry jam on the finish. It finishes with polished tannins through to a magnificent finish. (249 cases; 14.3% alc.)

Quincy tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; hours change seasonally 348 Silica Road NW, Quincy (adjacent to Gorge Amphitheatre) (509) 785-3500; caveb.com Woodinville tasting room open 2 to 6 p.m. Monday and Thursday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; hours change seasonally 14356 Woodinville-Redmond Road, Redmond (425) 949-7152; caveb.com

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Tunnel Hill Winery

Tuesday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.

2016 Estate Syrah, Lake Chelan, $35 Judges’ comments: This family-run property near Lake Chelan’s south shore crafts consistently delicious wines each vintage. This tasty Syrah from local grapes offers enticing aromas of rose petals, followed by deep, rich flavors of ripe plum, blackberry jam and dark chocolate, all backed by a harmonious chorus of bright tannins and perky acidity. (147 cases; 15.9%) Tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; hours change seasonally 37 Highway 97A, Chelan (509) 682-3243 tunnelhillwinery.com

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A well-balanced Indian meal contains many of these flavors. This principle explains the use of numerous spice combinations and depth of flavor.

Full Menu Available All Day Vegan and Gluten Free Options Available To view our full menu go to our website: www.indiahousewenatchee.com 105 S. Wenatchee Ave. 509.888.5334

Syrah Succession Wines 2016 Defiance Vineyard Syrah, Lake Chelan, $39

With chef-inspired design, smart features and exceptional performance.

Judges’ comments: Winemaker Brock Lindsay, a rising star in Washington wine, used grapes from this revered vineyard overlooking the south shore of Lake Chelan to craft a complex and exotic red with aromas of blackberry jam and clove. On the palate, it is loaded with plum, blackberry and dark chocolate with a hint of vanilla and complex spiciness on the finish.

A complete and satisfying wine. (102 cases; 14.38 % alc.)

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Stemilt Creek Winery 2015 Ascent Syrah, Columbia Valley, $45

2015 Reserve Red Heaven Vineyard Syrah, Red Mountain, $35

Judges’ comments: The vineyard for this delicious and stylish Syrah is at 1,600 feet, which helps make this a delicious and unique red. It took a bit for it to loosen up, but once it did, the fruit just exploded, with aromas of cured meats, black olives and cocoa powder. The oak shows up a bit without being over the top. We suggest decanting to bring the most out of this wine. This could also be served well with a bit of time in the cellar, something we don’t say about every Washington Syrah.

(68 cases; 15.3% alc.)

Wenatchee tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 110 N. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee (509) 665-3485; stemiltcreekwinery.com Leavenworth tasting room open noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 617 Front St. Suite 4A, Leavenworth (509) 888-5357; stemiltcreekwinery.com

Judges’ comments: Here is a classic Washington Syrah from a top Red Mountain vineyard. On the palate, it’s fully integrated, with notes of mint, spice and ripe plum, and flavors that remind us of fresh-out-the-oven chocolate chip cookies. The finish is long, making this a great wine to serve with grilled steaks. (500 cases; 15.5% alc.)

Leavenworth tasting room open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday; 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday 636 Front St., Leavenworth (509) 888-2236 ryanpatrickwines.com Woodinville tasting room open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily 14450 Woodinville-Redmond Road NE, Woodinville (425) 949-7972 ryanpatrickwines.com

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Judges’ comments: With an estate vineyard and winery on the remote Wahluke Slope and tasting rooms in Tacoma and Prosser, this small but impressive winery is accessible on both sides of the Cascades. It has a particular knack with Syrah, which is well suited on the western edge of the Wahluke. This example opens with classic smoky aromas of oak, plum, cured meats and dark chocolate, followed by flavors of blackberry cobbler, black pepper, backed by luscious jaminess and an exceptionally long and memorable finish. (223 cases; 14.5% alc.)

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Syrah Tsillan Cellars 2015 Estate Reserve Syrah, Lake Chelan, $36 Judges’ comments: This is everything you could wish for in a big, full-bodied Washington Syrah, opening with aromas of espresso, mocha and chai spices, followed by full flavors of ripe, dark plum, cherries and dark chocolate.

(571 cases; 15.5% alc.)

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Viognier Chris Daniel Winery

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Cabernet Franc Radiance Winery 2013 Cabernet Franc, Lake Chelan, $38 (200 cases) radiancewinery.com Rio Vista Wines 2016 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, $34 (115 cases) riovistawines.com Succession Wines 2016 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, $39, (185 cases) successionwines.com Stemilt Creek Winery 2016 Stemilt Creek Ascent Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, $48 (61 cases) stemiltcreekwinery.com Malaga Springs Winery 2017 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, $26 (100 cases) malagaspringswinery.com Viento Ridge 2013 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, $18 (46 cases) vientoridge.com 88

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Jones of Washington 2014 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, $14.99 (486 cases) jonesofwashington.com

Siren Song Winery 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon ASV4, The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, $54 (125 cases) sirensongwines.com

Stemilt Creek Winery 2015 Transforming Traditions Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, $32 (189 cases) stemiltcreekwinery.com

Icicle Ridge Winery 2015 Vintner’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope, $75 (104 cases) icicleridgewinery.com

Plain Cellars 2015 Cabernet Franc, Yakima Valley, $35 (80 cases) plaincellars.com

Siren Song Winery 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon ASV6, The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater, $54 (125 cases) sirensongwines.com

Stemilt Creek Winery 2015 Ascent Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley, $48 (62 cases) stemiltcreekwinery.com

Beaumont Cellars 2016 Old Vine Cabernet, Wahluke Slope, $39 (94 cases) beaumontcellars.com

Cabernet Sauvignon

Eagle Creek Winery 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $39 (180 cases) eaglecreekwinery.com

Tsillan Cellars 2015 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Lake Chelan, $48 (149 cases) tsillancellars.com

Succession Wines 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $39 (192 cases) successionwines.com

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Beaumont Cellars 2016 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, $39 (156 cases) beaumontcellars.com Rio Vista Wines 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $32 (120 cases) riovistawines.com Jones of Washington 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope, $14.99 (6,000 cases) jonesofwashington.com Horan Estates Winery 2014 Horan Estates Winery Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $26 (172 cases) horanestateswinery.com

Chardonnay Rio Vista Wines 2017 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $24 (125 cases) riovistawines.com Tsillan Cellars 2017 Estate Reserve Chardonnay, Lake Chelan, $30 (268 cases) tsillancellars.com Jones of Washington 2016 Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope, $13.99 (840 cases) jonesofwashington.com Eagle Creek Winery 2016 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $24 (140 cases) eaglecreekwinery.com

Goose Ridge Vineyards 2015 20th Anniversary Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $40 (380 cases) gooseridge.com

Sigillo Cellars 2016 Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $22 (82 cases) sigillocellars.com

Stemilt Creek Winery 2016 Stemilt Creek Ascent Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $50 (70 cases) stemiltcreekwinery.com

Goose Ridge Vineyards 2016 Cellar Select Artist Series “Canyon Hike” Reserve Chardonnay, Columbia Valley, $38 (220 cases) gooseridge.com

Silvara Vineyards 2016 Chardonnay, Horse Heaven Hills, $22 (224 cases) silvarawine.com

Dessert Icicle Ridge Winery 2016 Muscat, Yakima Valley, $35 (43 cases) icicleridgewinery.com Tunnel Hill Winery 2017 Estate Late Harvest Riesling, Lake Chelan, $28 (236 cases) tunnelhillwinery.com Jones of Washington 2016 Late Harvest Viognier, Wahluke Slope, $19.99 (427 cases) jonesofwashington.com Tsillan Cellars 2017 Estate Porzione di Angeli, Lake Chelan, $38 (120 cases) tsillancellars.com Ginkgo Forest Winery Cherry Chocolate Dolce, $45 (88 cases) ginkgowinery.com

Leony’s Cellars 2016 Seduction Chocolate Barbera Port, Yakima Valley, $40 (45 cases) leonyscellars.com

Malbec Horan Estates Winery 2015 Musicians Malbec, Columbia Valley, $26 (108 cases) horanestateswinery.com Cave B Estate Winery 2015 Malbec, Ancient Lakes, $38 (264 cases) caveb.com

Viento Ridge 2009 Malbec, Wahluke Slope, $16 (45 cases) vientoridge.com Tunnel Hill Winery 2016 Estate Malbec, Lake Chelan, $33 (112 cases) tunnelhillwinery.com Rio Vista Wines 2016 Malbec, Columbia Valley, $36 (110 cases) riovistawines.com

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Succession Wines 2016 Malbec, Columbia Valley, $39 (102 cases) successionwines.com

Baroness Cellars 2014 Merlot, Yakima Valley, $30 (76 cases) baronesscellars.com

Jones of Washington 2013 Estate Vineyard Malbec, Wahluke Slope, $29.99 (330 cases) jonesofwashington.com

Horan Estates Winery 2015 Mike Horan Merlot, Columbia Valley, $26 (106 cases) horanestateswinery.com

Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery 2014 Malbec, Columbia Valley, $43 (125 cases) fairelepont.com

Rocky Pond Winery 2016 La Domestique, Columbia Valley, $39 (942 cases) rockypondwinery.com

Chris Daniel Winery 2015 Malbec, Columbia Valley, $32 (130 cases) chrisdaniel.wine

Silvara Vineyards 2015 Merlot, Columbia Valley, $28 (120 cases) silvarawine.com

Lost River Winery 2014 Massif, Columbia Valley, $27.50 (280 cases) lostriverwinery.com

Stemilt Creek Winery 2015 Caring Passion Estate Merlot, Columbia Valley, $17 (405 cases) stemiltcreekwinery.com

Tsillan Cellars 2015 Estate Malbec, Lake Chelan, $40 (263 cases) tsillancellars.com

Other Red

Plain Cellars 2015 Malbec, Yakima Valley, $30 (136 cases) plaincellars.com

WineGirl Wines 2015 My Derby Wife Barbera, Columbia Valley, $38 (98 cases) winegirlwines.com

Ginkgo Forest Winery 2014 Grenache Reserve, Wahluke Slope, $38 (147 cases) ginkgowinery.com

Beaumont Cellars 2016 Petit Verdot, Wahluke Slope, $39 (124 cases) beaumontcellars.com

Eagle Creek Winery 2016 Pinot Grigio, Columbia Valley, $22 (140 cases) eaglecreekwinery.com

Malaga Springs Winery 2017 AlyKat Pinot Blend, Columbia Valley, $26 (50 cases) malagaspringwinery.com

Malaga Springs Winery 2017 Zinfandel, Columbia Valley, $22 (75 cases) malagaspringswinery.com

Silvara Vineyards 2016 Pinot Grigio, Columbia Valley, $22 (226 cases) silvarawine.com

Tunnel Hill Winery 2016 Estate Sacrilege, Lake Chelan, $30 (104 cases) tunnelhillwinery.com

Pinot Noir

Eagle Creek Winery 2014 D. LoVarco, Columbia Valley, $39 (210 cases) eaglecreekwinery.com

Other White

Cave B Estate Winery 2017 Gewürztraminer, Ancient Lakes, $22 (109 cases) caveb.com

Tunnel Hill Winery 2016 Estate Pinot Noir, Lake Chelan, $30 (91 cases) tunnelhillwinery.com

Beaumont Cellars 2016 Nebbiolo, Wahluke Slope, $34 (110 cases) beaumontcellars.com

Goose Ridge Vineyards 2016 Cellar Select Artist Series “Blue Grade Dusk” Reserve White Wine, Columbia Valley, $36 (129 cases) gooseridge.com

Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery 2014 Tre Amori, Washington State, $43 (250 cases) fairelepont.com

Succession Wines 2016 Pinot Noir, Columbia Valley, $39 (76 cases) successionwines.com

Stemilt Creek Winery 2015 Boss Lady Red Blend, Columbia Valley, $24 (315 cases) stemiltcreekwinery.com

Jones of Washington 2014 Petite Sirah, Wahluke Slope, $29.99 (219 cases) jonesofwashington.com

Cave B Estate Winery 2017 Roussanne, Ancient Lakes, $27 (198 cases) caveb.com

Red Blend

Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery 2014 Provence, Washington State, $43 (198 cases) fairelepont.com

Martin Scott Winery 2015 Petit Sirah, Columbia Valley, $32 (65 cases) martinscottwinery.com

Succession Wines 2017 Semillon, Ancient Lakes, $26 (89 cases) successionwines.com

Ginkgo Forest Winery 2014 Mourvedre Reserve, Wahluke Slope, $38 (146 cases) ginkgowinery.com

Merlot Jones of Washington 2013 Estate Vineyard Merlot, Wahluke Slope, $14.99 (705 cases) jonesofwashington.com

Martin-Scott Winery 2015 Grace’s Graciano, Horse Heaven Hills, $38 (42 cases) martinscottwinery.com

Ginkgo Forest Winery 2014 Petit Verdot, Wahluke Slope, $32 (230 cases) ginkgowinery.com

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Goose Ridge 2015 Cellar Select Artist Safe Haven, Columbia Valley, $50 (650 cases) gooseridge.com

Baroness Cellars 2014 Pinot Noir, Columbia Valley, $28 baronesscellars.com

Baroness Cellars 2014 Dolcetto, Yakima Valley, $30 (26 cases) baronesscellars.com

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Tsillan Cellars 2017 Estate Pinot Grigio, Lake Chelan, $28 (400 cases) tsillancellars.com

Tsillan Cellars 2017 Estate Gewürztraminer, Lake Chelan, $20, (302 cases) tsillancellars.com

Silvara Vineyards 2015 Grenache, Columbia Valley, $42 (107 cases) silvarawine.com

Chris Daniel Winery 2015 Petit Sirah/Syrah, Columbia Valley, $25 (74 cases) chrisdaniel.wine

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Pinot Gris

Succession Wines 2016 Bridge Builder’s Blend, Columbia Valley, $36 (221 cases) successionwines.com Plain Cellars 2015 Just Plain Red, Columbia Valley, $28 (135 cases) plaincellars.com

Milbrandt Vineyards 2014 Brothers’ Blend, Columbia Valley, $15.99 (3,500 cases) milbrandtvineyards.com

Tsillan Cellars 2017 Estate Sempre Amore, Lake Chelan, $24 (413 cases) tsillancellars.com

Radiance Winery 2014 Inception, Lake Chelan, $40 (150 cases) radiancewinery.com

Martin Scott Winery 2015 Founders Blend, Columbia Valley, $40 (105 cases) martinscottwinery.com

Beaumont Cellars 2017 Pinot Grigio, Columbia Valley, $19.50 (154 cases) beaumontcellars.com

Ginkgo Forest Winery 2014 Intrigue, Wahluke Slope, $34 (145 cases) ginkgowinery.com

Malaga Springs Winery 2017 AlyKat Red, Columbia Valley, $26 (90 cases) malagaspringswinery.com

Chris Daniel Winery 2015 Dakota Red, Columbia Valley, $22 (168 cases) chrisdaniel.wine

Bergdorf Cellars 2013 Ski Jump Red, Columbia Valley, $50 (56 cases) bergdorfcellars.com

Sigillo Cellars 2015 Sunset, Columbia Valley, $30 (188 cases) sigillocellars.com

Ginkgo Forest Winery 2014 Wildwood Blend, Wahluke Slope, $26 (235 cases) ginkgowinery.com

Tsillan Cellars 2015 Estate Sinistra, Lake Chelan, $30 (421 cases) tsillancellars.com

Goose Ridge Vineyards 2013 Sol Duc, Columbia Valley, $50 (240 cases) gooseridge.com

Rio Vista Wines 2015 Loony Red, Columbia Valley, $30 (185 cases) riovistawines.com Eagle Creek Winery 2015 Montage, Columbia Valley, $29 (210 cases) eaglecreekwinery.com Plain Cellars 2015 Eclipse, Columbia Valley, $35 (145 cases) plaincellars.com Cave B Estate Winery 2015 Caveman Red, Ancient Lakes, $19 (567 cases) caveb.com Errant Cellars 2015 Couture Reserve Red, Columbia Valley, $32 (93 cases) errantcellars.com Villa Monaco 2015 Ruthie’s Reserve, Washington State, $26 wwrld.us/villamonaco Goose Ridge Vineyards 2016 Cascadian Outfitters Red Wine, Columbia Valley, $4.99 (500 cases) gooseridge.com

Riesling Tunnel Hill Winery 2017 Estate Riesling, Lake Chelan, $20 (80 cases) tunnelhillwinery.com Eagle Creek Winery 2016 White Riesling, Columbia Valley, $21 (140 cases) eaglecreekwinery.com Silvara Vineyards 2016 Riesling, Columbia Valley, $22 (115 cases) silvarawine.com Stemilt Creek Winery Sweet Adelaide, Columbia Valley, $13 (267 cases) stemiltcreekwinery.com

Rosé Cave B Estate Winery 2017 Dry Rosé, Ancient Lakes, $19 (442 cases) caveb.com Succession Wines 2017 Rosé, Columbia Valley, $24 (170 cases) successionwines.com Silvara Vineyards 2017 Rosé, Columbia Valley, $28 (360 cases) silvarawine.com

Ryan Patrick Wines 2017 Rosé, Columbia Valley, $15 (2,500 cases) ryanpatrickwines.com Tunnel Hill Winery 2017 Estate Pinot Noir Rosé, Lake Chelan, $23 (59 cases) tunnelhillwinery.com Malaga Springs Winery 2017 AlyKat Bottle Crew Push, Columbia Valley, $20 (45 cases) malagaspringswinery.com Ginkgo Forest Winery 2017 Rosé of Sangiovese, Wahluke Slope, $18 (187 cases) ginkgowinery.com

Sangiovese Benson Vineyards Estate Winery 2015 Sangiovese, Lake Chelan, $28 (350 cases) bensonvineyards.com Cave B Estate Winery 2015 Sangiovese, Ancient Lakes, $33 (252 cases) caveb.com Errant Cellars 2015 Sangiovese, Columbia Valley, $23 (65 cases) errantcellars.com Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery 2014 Sangiovese, Wahluke Slope, $40 (175 cases) fairelepont.com

Sauvignon Blanc Martin Scott Winery 2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Horse Heaven Hills, $17 (65 cases) martinscottwinery.com

Succession Wines 2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, $26 (171 cases) successionwines.com

Bianchi Vineyards 2015 Tempranillo, Wahluke Slope, $26 (75 cases) bianchivineyards.com

WineGirl Wines 2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, $26 (60 cases) winegirlwines.com

Cave B Estate Winery 2015 Tempranillo, Ancient Lakes, $33 (305 cases) caveb.com

Succession Wines 2017 Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, $28 (62 cases) successionwines.com

Plain Cellars 2015 Tempranillo, Columbia Valley, $28 (75 cases) plaincellars.com

Syrah Errant Cellars 2015 Syrah, Wahluke Slope, $24 (86 cases) errantcellars.com

Rio Vista Wines 2016 Tempranillo, Columbia Valley, $36 (113 cases) riovistawines.com

Crayelle Tempranillo, Columbia Valley, Silvara Vineyards $29 (65 cases) 2015 Syrah, Columbia Valley, crayellecellars.com $32 (224 cases) silvarawine.com Leony’s Cellars 2016 Invictus Syrah, Rattlesnake Hills, $24 (54 cases) leonyscellars.com Chris Daniel Winery 2015 Syrah, Columbia Valley, $28 (67 cases) chrisdaniel.wine Horan Estates Winery 2015 CWM Syrah, Columbia Valley, $26 (138 cases) horanestateswinery.com Benson Vineyards Estate Winery 2015 Syrah, Lake Chelan, $27 (300 cases) bensonvineyards.com

Tempranillo Horan Estates Winery 2015 Twinkle Tempranillo, Columbia Valley, $26 (141 cases) horanestateswinery.com

Horan Estates Winery 2015 Viognier, Ancient Lakes, $22 (96 cases) horanestateswinery.com

White Blend Succession Wines 2017 L&R, Lake Chelan, $24 (108 cases) successionwines.com Eagle Creek Winery 2016 Adler Weiss, Columbia Valley, $23 (140 cases) eaglecreekwinery.com Cave B Estate Winery 2017 Cuvee Blanc, Ancient Lakes, $27 (174 cases) caveb.com Rio Vista Wines 2017 Founders White Blend, Columbia Valley, $30 (60 cases) riovistawines.com

Viognier

Benson Vineyards Estate Winery 2017 Viognier, Lake Chelan, $22 (365 cases) bensonvineyards.com Cave B Estate Winery 2017 Viognier, Ancient Lakes, $27 (296 cases) caveb.com Malaga Springs Winery 2017 Viognier, Columbia Valley, $17 (100 cases) malagaspringswinery.com

Succession Wines 2017 Our Evolution, Columbia Valley, $26 (183 cases) successionwines.com Jones of Washington 2016 Pybus Market White, Columbia Valley, $16.99 (378 cases) jonesofwashington.com

Succession Wines 2017 Viognier, Columbia Valley, $26 (138 cases) successionwines.com Rio Vista Wines 2017 Viognier, Columbia Valley, $28 (256 cases) riovistawines.com September / October 2018

Rio Vista Wines 2017 Wacky White, Columbia Valley, $22 (185 cases) riovistawines.com Sigillo Cellars 2017 SnoValley, Columbia Valley, $20 (252 cases) sigillocellars.com Foothills

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Cabernet Franc Benson Vineyards Estate Winery 2015 Cabernet Franc, Lake Chelan, $35 (150 cases) bensonvineyards.com

Merlot Rio Vista Wines 2016 Estate Merlot, Columbia Valley, $28 (145 cases) riovistawines.com

Cabernet Sauvignon Benson Vineyards Estate Winery 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Lake Chelan, $42 (150 cases)

Dessert Ginkgo Forest Winery Dark Cherry Dry B, Washington State, $28 (95 cases) ginkgowinery.com

Malbec Tsillan Cellars 2015 Estate Winemaker Select Malbec, Lake Chelan, $42 (191 cases) tsillancellars.com 92

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WineGirl Wines 2016 Malbec, Lake Chelan, $48 (98 cases) winegirlwines.com

Succession Wines 2016 Oscar, Ancient Lakes, $39 (120 cases) successionwines.com

Other White Rocky Pond Winery 2017 Gewürztraminer, Lake Chelan, $20 (89 cases) rockypondwinery.com WineGirl Wines 2017 Semillon, Rattlesnake Hills, $26 (109 cases) winegirlwines.com

Red Blend

Martin Scott Winery 2015 Riggin Red Blend, Columbia Valley, $26 (75 cases) martinscottwinery.com

Stemilt Creek Winery Stemilt Creek Nettie Rosé, Columbia Valley, $13 (210 cases) stemiltcreekwinery.com

Benson Vineyards Estate Winery 2015 Encore, Lake Chelan, $36 (150 cases) bensonvineyards.com

Radiance Winery 2016 Rosé, Lake Chelan, $32 (200 cases) radiancewinery.com

Riesling Plain Cellars 2016 Riesling, Columbia Valley, $22 (130 cases) plaincellars.com

Chateau Faire Le Pont Winery 2014 Merlot, Wahluke Slope, $33 (100 cases) fairelepont.com

Viento Ridge 2014 Shrub Steppe Red, Columbia Valley, $18 (17 cases) vientoridge.com

Other Red

Baroness Cellars 2014 Great Escape, Washington State, $35 (76 cases) baronesscellars.com

Benson Vineyards Estate Winery 2017 Rosé, Lake Chelan, $20 (375 cases) bensonvineyards.com

Errant Cellars 2015 Raven’s Red, Ancient Lakes, $24 (92 cases) errantcellars.com

Rocky Pond Winery 2017 Rosé of Grenache, Columbia Valley, $24 (244 cases) rockypondwinery.com

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THE BUZZ

Manchester Road Cider Co.’s flagship 42 is a smooth, medium sweet, sparkling cider.

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How do you like them apples?

Chelan’s Manchester Road Cider Co. is in expansion mode

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anchester Road Cider Co. has been bringing a little taste of England to the region for the past two years. The Chelan-based cidery is best-known for 42, its British, pub-style draft cider.

Andrew Fielding owns and operates Manchester Road with his wife, Erin. The style of cider they make is lighter and more refreshing than some of the ciders you’ll find in the U.S., Andrew said.

“It has a little bit lower alcohol — we’re 5 percent — a little bit more carbonation, and it’s not always completely dry,” he said. “In the east part of England, they make a lot of stuff from dessert apples like around here.”

“There’s nothing quite like us on

the market right now,” Erin added.

The cider is a blend of multiple types of apples, which gives it a “full apple” flavor, she said.

“We use a lot of variety, but it’s all local — 100 percent Washington apples,” she said. “When you taste our cider you can taste the apple at the end, which I think a lot of people appreciate. You can tell it’s an apple product.”

Currently, they’re making their cider using a 50-barrel system in the building next to the Apple Cup Cafe in Chelan. While most of their cider is sold in kegs to pubs and bars, they do bottle some of it. Together, the couple sanitizes, bottles and caps every 12- and 22-ounce bottle of cider they sell.

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Manchester Road Cider Co. owners Erin and Andrew Fielding hand-fill and hand-cap all of the bottled cider they sell at their Chelan facility.

Erin Fielding removes bottles from a drying rack on bottling day.

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The new space, which has plenty of room for their equipment and a lot of natural light, is an improvement from the space they started in, Erin said.

Originally, they were in a 500-squarefoot room using a 16-barrel system in downtown Wenatchee. It worked for them while they waited for their licensing, which took more than a year.

However, they coveted the new space for years before finally approaching the owners.

“Moving in here, we just upgraded equipment. We got the big cooler … upgraded the tank, got new fermenting tanks,” Erin said. “It feels good in here.

As soon as we walked in this door, it felt like this was the place. It felt like we were home.”

Andrew is originally from Manchester, England — the cidery’s namesake.

He met Erin, who’s originally from Montana, when they were both working at a Philadelphia non-profit. They moved to the West Coast to raise their family, landing in the Chelan area 10 years ago. It was about five years ago that Andrew began making his own cider at home in five-gallon batches.

The first batch was a flop, but by batch five, they had something they were starting to enjoy drinking. It took years, however, until they perfected 42, their flagship cider.

“We make a pretty marketable product. A lot of people like it,” Erin said.

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Bottles of Manchester Road’s flagship 42 cider wait to be filled and capped at the company’s Chelan facility.

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Manchester Road Cider Co. owner Andrew Fielding hand-caps a 12-ounce bottle of the cidery’s popular 42 cider. drinkers that say ‘We don’t like cider, but we’ll give it a try’ — and we’ll get them a sample, and most of the time we get really positive feedback.”

The name ‘42’ is just a recipe number, Andrew said. But that doesn’t stop people from pondering about its origins.

“42 means a lot to a lot of people,” he said. “It’s the funniest number according to Monty Python.”

For some, it’s a reference to Douglas Adams’ “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.”

“And our cider is the answer to the universe,” Erin joked.

The 42 isn’t the only cider Manchester Road is making. The Fieldings were approached by the Wenatchee AppleSox baseball team to make a cider for the stadium. The resulting red cider was popular at AppleSox games this summer and is now available in some bars. Andrew and Erin said they’re hoping to slowly continue expanding their selection of ciders, trying new flavors and blends, with the plan to have new ciders out next year.

They distribute cider to Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, Chelan, Leavenworth, Cle Elum and Roslyn. They get requests to distribute or ship across the state and country all the time, they said.

“Sometimes, it’s our product that speaks for itself,” Erin said. F

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