My relationship with the Sauvignon Blanc grape is, as they say, complicated.  I find the grape, sometimes too aggressive and overly rich in the pyrazine compounds that can evoke, in my tender psyche, unpleasant aromas of pungent...

Wine Country: AmericaWine Subregion: WashingtonWine Varietal: Meritage

Ermisch Cellars, located in Bend, Oregon, is just the sort of winery we love to feature.  It’s a family-run enterprise started in 2001 by Kirk Ermisch, with daughter Hannah, a trained winemaker and sommelier, currently taking over more and...

Wine Country: America Wine Subregion: Washington Wine Sub-subregion: Columbia Valley Wine Varietal: Bordeaux Blend

Jeb Dunnuck:  A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot and the balance Cabernet Franc and Merlot, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Artist Series reveals a deeper ruby/purple color as well as loads of black fruits, tobacco leaf, cured meats,...

61% Syrah, 38% Grenache, 1% Viognier Dry, hot eastern Washington State was, some thirty years ago, considered to be the next Promised Land (after the Napa Valley) for Cabernet Sauvignon and its brethren in America and, it’s true, the Columbia...