Hawaii anniversary wine! To celebrate our milestone anniversary this month, we took two of our favorite Washington luxury wines to Kona, Hawaii. Namely, Dossier 2022 Sauvignon Blanc and Trothe 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon. We tasted and loved both of these exceptional wines before, so we really looked forward to trying them again a few years later. Wow. By the way, we protected this precious cargo in Wine Jimmy the Fox travel sleeves. Read on for details.
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TOAST Honorees
Auction of Washington Wines (AWW) has announced an incredible lineup of TOAST honorees at a celebration on Aug. 14 at Sparkman Cellars in Woodville. The fourth annual TOAST Awards recognize leaders across Washington’s wine industry. Most important, we are absolutely delighted that our friend Mike Sauer of Red Willow Vineyard will receive the “Lifetime Achievement Award.” He is truly wine royalty in our state. Read on for details about other award recipients and the TOAST event in August. Continue reading
Top 40 Wines 2024
In short, it was difficult to narrow down the list to our Top 40 wines in 2024, but ultimately we chose those wines that made a lasting impression. Not surprisingly, we tasted hundreds of wines last year. Some, we bought at wineries and retail outlets. Others, we tasted at wine events such as Swirl Around B.C. and Walla Walla on Tour. Likewise, some fine folks shared their bottles with us, while others kindly sent us samples. We also tasted many wines on incredible Washington road trips to Walla Walla, Lake Chelan, Leavenworth, Maltby, and Woodinville. However, these wines are not all 2024 releases. Instead, they are wines we tasted in 2024.
As a sneak peek, our top red wine is Trothe 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, while our top white is Dossier 2022 Halo Reserve Sauvignon Blanc. Read on for the rest of our Top 40 list of reds, whites, rosés and sparklers.
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Special Holiday Wines
The holidays are a special time of year, and what better time to splurge (if you can) on special holiday wines? Regardless of the holiday traditions you follow, a magnificent bottle or two of wine is perfect to celebrate with family and friends. For example, we compiled a list of 25 wines — 14 reds, five whites and sparklers, and six more wallet-friendly bubbles as a bonus. They are mainly from Washington, in addition to British Columbia, Oregon and Italy. Some of these vintages are no longer available, however you should be able to find recent releases instead at winery websites or in the wild. Moreover, we chose only one bottle from each winery, so more wineries could be featured.