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Waterbrook 2014 Merlot wins Washington State Wine Award for best $20-and-under Merlot

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Seattle magazine’s Washington State Wine Award winners for 2016 have been announced, and the Waterbrook 2014 Merlot is the winner in the Merlot $20 and under category for its 11th annual judging. In addition, the Waterbrook 2014 Chardonnay was a finalist in the Chardonnay $15 and under category. Along with Waterbrook’s winning Merlot appearing in its …

Willow Crest Winery and Browne Family Vineyards take WA State Wine Competition best varietal trophies

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Congratulations to Willow Crest Winery and Browne Family Vineyards! These two wineries, both in the Precept family, were among six best-of-variety trophy winners in the Washington State Wine Competition 2014, hosted in Yakima, WA at the Central Washington State Fair!  Willow Crest Winery took the best white wine and the Governor’s Trophy for its estate …

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A Case for Thanksgiving Wine

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Copyright Great Northwest Wine (excerpted). Looking for a Thanksgiving wine? Great Northwest Wine calls out a baker’s dozen of options (and it’s not the usual suspects). Among them: Waterbrook 2012 Sangiovese Rosé Best Buy! Sangiovese is still a niche grape in the Northwest, but it is proving its worth both as a red wine and a …

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A Baker’s Dozen of Northwest Merlot

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This week Great Northwest Wine lined up 13 of its taste-tested Merlot favorites, and two from our family of wineries were included in the recommendations. We think you’ll like them, too! Copyright 2013 Great Northwest WineRead the full list of recommendations here, House Wine 2011 Mountain MerlotBest Buy! Rating: ExcellentWalla Walla wine rocker Charles Smith …