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Horse Heaven Hills is one of the newest AVA’s in Washington State. Established in 2005, it encompasses over 6,000 vineyard acres. Even though it is a fairly new AVA, Horse Heaven Hills is home to some of the oldest vines in the state. Located within the greater Columbia Valley AVA, Horse Heaven Hills borders the […]
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Red Mountain is generally considered the hottest AVA in Washington State. And by hot, I mean that it is home to some of the most highly sought after vineyards in the state. While Red Mountain is more well-known, Wahluke Slope is hot on its heels as prized vineyard land. And both Red Mountain and Wahluke […]
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Growing wine grapes is not an uppity business; it is basic agriculture (see my post from June 16). And most growers are salt-of-the-earth folks. A wine grape consists of about 71-85 percent water, on average about 13-27 percent sugar (which is converted into alcohol during the fermentation process), and about 2 percent skin, pips and […]
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While Paul Gregutt named Red Willow Vineyard one of the Top Ten vineyards in Washington State in his book, Washington Wines & Wineries, I got the distinct impression that his ranking was based more on longevity than anything else. As I pointed out in my Red Willow Vineyard: The Mother of Washington Syrah post, Red […]
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At the conclusion of our recent visit to Red Willow Vineyard, our hosts Mike and Jonathan Sauer treated us to a sample tasting of four Syrahs made with grapes from Red Willow Vineyard: a 1991 Columbia Winery Red Willow Vineyard Syrah, a 2003 Columbia Winery Red Willow Vineyard Syrah, a 2005 Columbia Winery Red Willow […]
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“In farming there is no substitute for the soil, water, and hard work. Inherently, the nature of farming brings a spiritual dimension to our efforts. There is a connection of past, present, and future generations. For us wine brings the soil, the site, the season, and the efforts of many people together into a single […]
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