.  There’s a lot of excellent merlot being made in Bordeaux and Washington State and to blow it off is to miss some ... and American oak. I’m guess I’m drinkin’ &%#*&$# merlot again. wine merlot washington+wine Related...

The Hedges ' crazy good fusion of Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay plus Marsanne catalyst is very versatile to say the least. Pete Hedges reports the composition of 2005 CMS White is 44% Chardonnay, 2% Marsanne, and 54% Sauvignon Blanc.  Vinification was all stainless steel.  Cases produced: 14,200. Tasting Notes : ...

The wine-growers of Virginia bravely grasped the nettle of introducing Virginia wines to the British market by holding their first overseas wine-tasting in London in May 2007. While California , Washington & Oregon and upstate New York are well-known as exporters of U.S. wines, your wine correspondent Lovat Stephen must confess that wine-growing did not rank high in his knowledge of this Mid...

Winesmith shares his Twisted with us at the White House. (Yes, that White House.) I can only imagine what the Secret Service thought.... Thanks Alan!...

... on the new releases from boutique wineries around Washington. And if you went away for summer vacation...

A friend was reading through a big national wine magazine yesterday and mentioned that Cayuse Vineyards had earned some of the top scores for Washington wines. Only problem is this: The wines are from Oregon...

Two years ago, Steve Roberts embarked on a journey of Washington wine country. His goal was to create a guidebook that focused on wine tourism. Steve ended up breaking the state into a dozen regions and 32 "wine trails," basically a touring guide...

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Forum: Food....and Wine Posted By: Mark Gettleman Post Time: 12-04-2006 at 12:12 PM

Washington's Finest I had a treat for dinner tonight at The Barking Frog at Willows Lodge ... on ordering some great Washington state wines for the table. We had four excellent wines: 2002 ... overall) was that a large number of Washington wines were labled Red Table Wine -- something you ... that the relatively youthful grapes of Washington require that kind of a blend to get to the very smooth...