Sip Northwest, Fall 2018

S I P N O R T H W E S T C O M PINOT GRIS D O U B L E G O L D Pike Road Wines 2017 Willamette Valley Gaston OR Heres an effortlessly versatile and perfectly food iendly white wine This Gris li s with aromas of lemon verbena green apple and honeysuckle A delicious core of melon peaches and a hint of lemon peel round out the palate Art fans take note The label artwork is by Willamette Valley based Jane Aukshunas known for her oil pastel pieces 16 pikeroadwines com G O L D StoneRiver Vineyard 2017 Limited Reserve Rogue Valley 22 S I L V E R T I E King Estate 2017 Willamette Valley 20 Wild Goose Vineyards Winery 2017 Okanagan Valley 17 CAD B R ON Z E Panther Creek Cellars 2016 Willamette Valley 20 JUDGES PICKS Lady Hill Winery 2017 Willamette Valley 22 Rock Point Wines 2017 Oregon 15 Bluebird Hill Cellars 2017 Willamette Valley 22 Duck Pond Cellars 2017 25th Anniversary Oregon 25 Prospect Winery 2017 Ogopogos Lair Okanagan Valley 13 CAD Nine Hats Wines 2016 Horse Heaven Hills 14 PINOT BLANC D O U B L E G O L D Foris Vineyards 2017 Rogue Valley Cave Junction OR A beautiful bouquet of orange blossoms white peaches and honeysuckle jumps from the glass of this lively and re eshing white wine It manages to balance elegance with fully ripe fl avors of quince pear and baked apples Made with estate fruit from Oregons southernmost winery that specializes in Alsace varietal white wines 15 foriswine com G O L D Kraze Legz Winery 2017 SKAHA Vineyard Okanagan Valley 21 CAD S I L V E R Prospect Winery 2017 Top Bench Okanagan Valley 13 CAD B R O N Z E Airlie Winery 2016 Willamette Valley 20 JUDGES PICKS Helioterra Wines 2017 Willamette Valley 18 Lake Breeze Vineyards 2017 Okanagan Valley 19 CAD Winters Hill Estate 2016 Reserve Dundee Hills 29 Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2015 McMinnville 22 Winderlea 2016 Meredith Mitchell Vineyard McMinnville 30 Brooks Wine 2017 Willamette Valley 18 RIESLING D O U B L E G O L D Long Shadows Vintners 2016 Poets Leap Columbia Valley Walla Walla WA Featuring plush stone uit and a hint of spicy aromas this off dry Riesling bursts with fl avors of ripe melon esh apricots and white peaches The body is light and pure with a zippy citrus acidity to cap it off Inspired by the wines of Germany and winemaker Armin Diel proprietor of the acclaimed Schlossgut Diel 20 longshadows com G O L D Wild Goose Vineyards Winery 2017 Okanagan Valley 17 CAD S I L V E R Anam Cara Cellars 2015 Chehalem Mountains 22 B R O N Z E Yamhill Valley Vineyards 2016 Estate McMinnville 18 JUDGES PICKS Kana Winery 2016 Katie Mae Wahluke Slope 15 Dusty Cellars Winery 2017 Columbia Valley 13 Monte Creek Ranch 2017 Okanagan Valley 17 CAD Oregon Terroirs 2014 Willamette Valley 24 Foris Vineyards 2017 Rogue Valley 15 Blakeslee Vineyard Estate 2015 Willamette Valley 34 2015 Counterpart UPCHURCH VINEYARD Proprietor winemaker Chris Upchurch is one of the betterknown names in the game particularly in Washington where hes been making wine for 25 years at DeLille Cellars He launched his namesake label in 2016 largely using fruit from his LIVE Salmon Safe estate on Red Mountain Counterpart a lively blend of 65 percent Merlot and 35 percent Cabernet Sauvignon showcases the black and white Bordeaux style composition of the two varieties with a similarly faced label Equivalents opposites parallels the label keeps it simple stark and compelling visualizing the counterparts of Merlot and Cab black and white upchurchvineyard com 41 Best Packaging