Copyright 2013: Wine Press NW By Andy Perdue and Eric Degerman It’s midweek, and you are rushing to get dinner on the table. It’s not a particularly special meal, but a nice red wine could help make it a bit more memorable. This is the perfect time to bring out a tasty but inexpensive red. …

Copyright 2013: Great Northwest Wine. Best Buy! This longtime Yakima Valley winery is now a label for Precept Wine in Seattle. Sagelands’ wines are uniformly delicious and affordable, as evidenced by this stunning and inexpensive Chardonnay. It opens with elegant aromas of artichoke in a butter sauce, diced celery, banana and pineapple, followed by bright, rather complex …

Copyright 2013 – Great Northwest Wine Best Buy! This delicious and affordable Chardonnay is produced by one of Walla Walla’s first wineries (circa 1984), which now is owned by Precept Wine in Seattle and has a beautiful showcase winery just west of downtown Walla Walla. This white wine opens with aromas of pear, apricot, apple …

Copyrighted 2013 – Great Northwest Wine John Freeman is starting his second decade at this longtime Walla Walla Valley winery, where he arrived in 2003 and was promoted to head winemaker in 2005. This opens with aromas of cedar, strawberry and mint, followed by big flavors of plum, pie cherry and blueberry. It is backed …