Yakima Valley

Charles Smith Vino Rosso 2015

The Charles Smith Vino Rosso 2015 is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Sangiovese sourced grapes grown in Washington State (the label says Washington State and not Columbia Valley). The Sangiovese came from 2 vineyards in the Yakima Valley AVA and the Cabernet came from the Frenchman Hills vineyard, which is located near the Wahluke Slope AVA, Frenchman…

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Hyatt Vineyards Rattlesnake Hills Merlot 2011

The 2011 Hyatt Vineyards Rattlesnake Hills Merlot is 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from Hyatt’s Rattlesnake Hills vineyards. Hyatt Vineyards is a family owned vineyard and winery, founded in 1983. Rattlesnake Hills is a relatively new grape growing area, it didn’t become an AVA until 2006 and it is located inside the Yakima…

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L’Ecole No.41 Columbia Valley Chenin Blanc 2012

The 2012 L’Ecole No. 41 Columbia Valley Chenin Blanc is sourced from four 30 year old + vineyards in the Yakima Valley AVA inside the larger Columbia Valley AVA in Washington State. L’Ecole No.41 was founded in 1983 and is the 3rd oldest winery in the Walla Walla AVA, though this bottling is from their more…

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The Velvet Devil Merlot 2010

The  The Velvet Devil Merlot 2010 is 91% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the Milbrandt Vineyard and the Purple Sage Vineyard in the Wahluke Slope AVA and the Upland Vineyards in the Snipes Mountain AVA (inside the Yakima Valley AVA) and filled out by grapes from other vineyards in the Yakima Valley and…

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2010 Maryhill Rose’ Of Sangiovese

The 2010 Maryhill Rose’ of Sangiovese is sourced from the Tudor Hills Vineyard in the Yakima Valley AVA  inside the Columbia Valley AVA in Washington. In Tuscany, Sangiovese is the grape used to create Chianti, to be called a Chianti, the wine must contain a minimum of 80% Sangiovese grapes. To describe it in simple terms, a…

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2011 Airfield Estates Unoaked Chardonnay

We loved Airfield Estates’ The Bombshell Red – she was truly luscious. And their winery sounds like a blast to visit – it used to be a WWII airfield, and they built the winery to resemble the hangars that used to be there – complete with faux hangar doors and an airfield tower which houses…

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