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Larry Stone
March 18, 2020
Accolades

New Ratings from Wine Spectator: Top Marks for Lingua Franca, St. Innocent, and Patricia Green

[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget] We’re pleased to share the latest ratings from Wine Spectator, inclucing high marks for Lingua Franca, St. Innocent and Patricia Green.   94 Points – Lingua Franca Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills “The Plow” 2017 – Highly Recommended.   94 Points – St. Innocent Pinot Noir Willamette Valley “Ceras” 2016 – Impressively polished and structured, featuring pinpoint focus and layers of supple cherry, stony minerality and green tea flavors that take on richness and depth toward refined tannins. Drink now through 2028. — T.F.   93 Points – Patrica Green Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge Estate Vineyard Wadenswil Block 2018 – Expressive rose petal and raspberry aromas lead to refined and polished flavors that take on richness and refined tannins on the long finish. Drink now through 2028. — T.F.   93 Points – Lingua Franca Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills “Mimi’s Mind” 2017 – This is all about structure, with an impressive core of bright acidity and finely groomed...

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Cristom in Hong Kong
December 22, 2019
Accolades

James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines of 2019 Features Three Wines From Cascadia’s Portfolio

CONTINUUM NAPA VALLEY SAGE MOUNTAIN VINEYARD 2016  100 POINTSGRACE FAMILY VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY 2016  100 POINTSDANA ESTATES CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY HOWELL MOUNTAIN HERSHEY VINEYARD 2016  100 POINTS BOND NAPA VALLEY QUELLA 2016  100 POINTSSCHRADER CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY BECKSTOFFER TO KALON VINEYARD OLD SPARKY 2016  100 POINTSABREU NAPA VALLEY MADRONA RANCH 2016  100 POINTS HARLAN ESTATE NAPA VALLEY 2016 100 POINTSCOLGIN CELLARS NAPA VALLEY IX ESTATE 2016 100 POINTSSCREAMING EAGLE NAPA VALLEY 2016  100 POINTSEISELE VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC NAPA VALLEY 2017  99 POINTSANTICA TERRA PINOT NOIR EOLA-AMITY HILLS ANTIKYTHERA 2016  99 POINTS TOR NAPA VALLEY BLACK MAGIC 2017 99 POINTS BERINGER CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY PRIVATE RESERVE 2016  99 POINTS CAYUSE VINEYARDS SYRAH WALLA WALLA VALLEY BIONIC FROG 2016  99 POINTS PROMONTORY NAPA VALLEY 2014 99 POINTSLOKOYA CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY DIAMOND MOUNTAIN DISTRICT 2016  99 POINTS PETER MICHAEL WINERY SONOMA COUNTY KNIGHTS VALLEY LES PAVOTS 2016 99 POINTS FUTO CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY STAGS LEAP DISTRICT 5500 ESTATE 2016  99 POINTS ALPHA OMEGA CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY BECKSTOFFER LAS PIEDRAS...

by chavens@cascadiafinewines.com
September 29, 2019
Accolades

Cascadia Fine Wines is proud to represent four of the top US wineries in Asia

[siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget] Argentina Catena Zapata Familia Zuccardi Armenia Zorah Wines Australia Leeuwin Estate Penfolds Vasse Felix Austria Kracher Moric Salomon-Undhof Schloss Gobelsburg Chile Concha y Toro Tabali France Champagne Bollinger Champagne Bruno Paillard Domaine de la Chevalerie Delas Frères Gérard Duplessis Vincent Girardin E. Guigal Maison Louis Jadot Champagne Krug   Champagne Louis Roederer Domaine Matrot Domaines Ott Domaine du Pégau Champagne Robert Moncuit Domaine Jean Vesselle Germany Fritz Haag Joh. Jos. Prüm Wittmann Greece Alpha Estate Estate Argyros Domaine Sigalas Hungary Royal Tokaji Italy Fratelli Alessandria Marchesi Antinori Comm. G.B. Burlotto Elvio Cogno Conterno Fantino Donnafugata Grattamacco Masi Agricola Paolo Meroi Petrolo Poggio di Sotto Rocca di Montegrossi Tenuta San Guido Paolo Scavino Vadiaperti New Zealand Felton Road Portugal W&J Graham’s Quinta do Noval Luis Pato Soalheiro Taylor Fladgate South Africa Mullineux Spain Do Ferreiro R. López de Heredia Pere Ventura Raúl Pérez La Rioja Alta Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez Suertes del Marqués Vega-Sicilia United States A Tribute to Grace Bergström Wines Bethel Heights Big Table Farm Brooks Calera Chanin Cobb Col Solare Corison Cristom DeLille Cellars Deovlet Diamond Creek Dr. Konstantin Frank Duckhorn Vineyards Gary Farrell J. Christopher L’Ecole No 41 Lingua Franca Patz & Hall Radio-Coteau Ravenswood Reynvaan Ridge Vineyards Roederer Estate Rose & Arrow Stags’ Leap Winery Storybook Mountain Swiftwater Cellars Tablas Creek Terre Rouge von Strasser W.T. Vintners Walter Scott Williams Selyem ...

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Cristom Estate Vineyards
September 26, 2019
Accolades, News, Oregon

Forbes: The Best Red Wines for Fall Under $100

By Lauren Mowry Here in the Northeast, the first wave of leaves has fluttered to the ground. Driving past a forest, I spied the golden tinge of fall pushing through the foliage and my thoughts turned to wines for the cooler season and a change in diet. I look for wines with warmth, spice even, but that are still fresh and fragrant with edge and bite. For that I turn to reds like Cabernet Sauvignon, Nebbiolo and always, Pinot Noir. Jordan, Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley, California 2014 ($59) The Jordan family suspected Alexander Valley in Sonoma would make great Cabernet Sauvignon long before the rest of the world gained such wisdom. Their first vintage was 1976; ever since, the family has focused on two wines: a Bordeaux-style Cab and Chardonnay. John Jordan, who helms the winery today, does justice to the winery’s 40-year legacy with this excellent 2014. Left Bank-ish with its plum, pencil shavings...

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Doubleback Winery
June 23, 2019
Accolades, Washington State

High Scores for Doubleback’s 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon

Doubleback “Doubleback has already proven to be one of Washington’s most important ventures of the past half decade.” — Wine Enthusiast We are very excited to share the news that the current vintage of Doubleback Cabernet—2016, has been awarded 95 points by the 2019 Decanter World Wine Awards. This rating from Decanter puts Doubleback Cabernet at the top of the list of all Cabernets made in Washington State. Drew Bledsoe, Josh McDaniels, and their entire team, couldn’t be more proud to see the fruits of their labor rewarded on a global scale. The 2016 vintage has received the highest ratings across the board of any of their wines to-date. 2016 Doubleback Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley Stephen Tanzer…………………...

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Cristom Estate Vineyards
June 15, 2019
News, Oregon

Cristom Vineyards Announces the Addition of Daniel Estrin as Vineyard Manager & Co-Winemaker

Cristom Vineyards, one of the leading producers of Pinot Noir in the United States, is pleased to announce the hiring of Daniel Estrin as Vineyard Manager and Co-Winemaker. Estrin comes to Cristom from Littorai Wines in Sonoma County where he served as Associate Winemaker for the last 7 years. He joins a long-tenured Cristom winemaking team which includes winegrower-proprietor Tom Gerrie, and winemaker Steve Doerner. Estrin’s first day at Cristom will be July 15th. Steve Doerner has been Cristom’s winemaker for 27 years, beginning with the brand’s founding in 1992, following a 14-year tenure as the first winemaker at Calera Wine Company in California’s Central Coast. Steve’s 41-year winemaking career began under the guidance of such Pinot Noir legends as Calera’s Josh Jensen and Jacques Seysses of Domaine Dujac. Over the years, Steve has tailored a very precise cellar approach for making wine from Cristom’s unique Estate Vineyards, one that is heavily laden...

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DeLille
April 10, 2019
Accolades, News, Washington State

Wine Game Changes on Red Mountain

Washington's "grand cru" wine region could be about to get even better, W. Blake Gray reports.By W. Blake Gray/Wine Searcher | Posted Tuesday, 09-Apr-2019Red Mountain is one of the trendiest AVAs in the United States. Its name describes not what the mountain usually looks like – it's actually desert-gray, with green when the vines are in bloom – but what the wines usually taste like. It's famous for big, ripe Cabernets: some of the best in the country, yet much cheaper than Napa's best.But Red Mountain, a young AVA, is in transition. In 1985, there were just 60 planted acres and the site was unknown to all but the geekiest of wine fans. Now two extremely expensive projects at opposite ends of the mountain promise to permanently change its reputation in very different ways.On the very peak, which once seemed unplantable, former Microsoft executive Cam Myhrvold (brother of the food engineer Nathan) is...

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Washington 2017 Whites
February 23, 2019
Accolades, Washington State

High Praise for Washington State Whites, including DeLille & Gramercy

Washington’s White Wine Paradox Often overshadowed by the state’s reds, the 2017 vintage shows it’s time to pay attention to Washington’s white wines. By Sean P. Sullivan In Washington’s earliest days as a grape-growing region, the state was thought too cool to successfully ripen many warm-climate red grape varieties. Subsequently, cool-climate white grapes, especially Riesling, dominated production and brought early acclaim. But as the industry developed, successful cultivation of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and others showed that red wines could also excel. This led to increased plantings, so much so that by 2013, for the first time, the majority of Washington’s grape production tilted from white varieties to red. And now, there have been several points over the past 20 years at which the state’s red wines have seemed to overshadow their white wine counterparts in focus and recognition. Today, 50 years into the state’s development as a wine producer, white bottlings seem both imperiled...

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Jeb Dunnuck
January 25, 2019
Accolades, Washington State

Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 50 Wines of 2018 features Gramercy & Force Majeure

New AVA and new online profile by the Oregon Wine Board and the Willamette Valley Wineries Association honor uniqueness of the state’s winegrowing landscapeOregon wine lovers now have 19 reasons to celebrate Oregon’s acclaimed viticultural bio-regions. Now with the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) having approved the Van Duzer Corridor as an official AVA, or American Viticultural Area, Oregon has 19 winemaking regions—second only to California—with sufficient distinct features to be declared their own unique areas. The Van Duzer Corridor AVA and 18 others are showcased on the Oregon Wine Board’s trade site, each paying homage to their distinctive characteristics, and the Van Duzer Corridor has joined the Willamette Valley’s other six embedded AVAs listed on the Willamette Valley Wineries Association (WVWA) site.Now that the federal government has approved the AVA, on January 14 bottles with “Van Duzer Corridor AVA” may be printed on labels from the AVA’s seven wineries nested within the Willamette...

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Van Duzer Corridor AVA
January 22, 2019
News, Oregon

Van Duzer Corridor AVA Approval Shows Location Matters in Oregon

New AVA and new online profile by the Oregon Wine Board and the Willamette Valley Wineries Association honor uniqueness of the state’s winegrowing landscape Oregon wine lovers now have 19 reasons to celebrate Oregon’s acclaimed viticultural bio-regions. Now with the Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) having approved the Van Duzer Corridor as an official AVA, or American Viticultural Area, Oregon has 19 winemaking regions—second only to California—with sufficient distinct features to be declared their own unique areas. The Van Duzer Corridor AVA and 18 others are showcased on the Oregon Wine Board’s trade site, each paying homage to their distinctive characteristics, and the Van Duzer Corridor has joined the Willamette Valley’s other six embedded AVAs listed on the Willamette Valley Wineries Association (WVWA) site. Now that the federal government has approved the AVA, on January 14 bottles with “Van Duzer Corridor AVA” may be printed on labels from the AVA’s seven wineries nested within the Willamette...

by chavens@cascadiafinewines.com