April 18, 2008
Saint Laurent Winery returns to the Love Washington Wine Store
Saint Laurent Winery is back in our wine store with 2 new wines. Saint Laurent Winery is nestled in the Columbia Cascade wine region, south of Wenatchee, WA. The winery's estate and tasting room reflects old world provincial charm and hospitality. Saint Laurent, patron saint of grape growers and vintners, graciously oversees the Mrachek family vineyards.
Saint Laurent 2007 Lucky White - Aren't you lucky! You are about to enjoy our Lucky White Wine Blend. This versatile dry white wine delivers citrus and melon aromas and flavors complimented with hints of apricot and white flowers. Our blend pairs well with seafood, grilled or baked chicken and fresh vegetables. Alcohol 13.2% by Volume.
Saint Laurent 2007 Riesling - Our dry Riesling imparts light floral scents and flavors of peach. Enjoy the mineral notes complimented with hints of green apple and grapefruit. Please your palate when you combine this clean, crisp wine with spicy foods, fresh fruit and Asian fare. Alcohol 12.7% by Volume.
April 17, 2008
Abeja Winery added to our wine store
Located just 4 miles east of Walla Walla, Abeja Winery is housed in what was once the mule and horse barn of the Kibler Farm. It is set up with state-of-the-art equipment and a small team who is passionately dedicated to quality.
Abeja 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon - Crafting a Cabernet with dark dense color, richness and complexity, and a bright fruitful nose is one thing. Combining that with elegance, finesse, and superb balance is quite another. The 2005 growing season gave us every opportunity to accomplish both, and this Cabernet is a beautiful illustration of an exceptional vintage. It is absolutely complete, abundant, and balanced. A number of elements came together in this vintage to make it one of the best we've seen in some time. The stage was set for the 2005 growing season the autumn prior with a period of extended mild temperatures. Winter offered conditions for complete dormancy, but with no damaging temperature extremes. The growing season that followed was filled with long, warm days and cool nights. This unfolded into a really nice, warm September, right on through harvest. Finally, the typical end-of-October frost held off until the middle of November. Our own Heather Hill Vineyard fruit is blended with fruit from Bacchus, Dionysus, Wallula, Weinbau and a touch of Hedges Red Mountain. This wine has pretty aromas of ripe cherry, black briar berry, and a hint of fresh fig. Its sleek structure frames a layer of sweet cassis, mountain strawberry, and shaved chocolate. Wood spice and lustrous tannins are in perfect balance and lead to a magnificent finish. Alcohol 14.5% by Volume.
Abeja 2006 Chardonnay - With this vintage of Chardonnay, we welcome the return of fruit from Celilo Vineyard to the blend. It is an important vineyard to us for its classic bright acidity and bartlett pear fruit character, which blends so nicely with our other fruit sources. Stylistically, we aim to produce a Chardonnay with richness and complexity, a pretty elegance, bright acidity for balance, and lovely yet restrained wood characters. The fruit was hand-picked, then delicately whole-cluster pressed. After settling, the juice was put down to barrel in 100% tightgrained French oak and inoculated with one of three strains of yeast. After fermentation, each barrel was lees-stirred weekly through the end of December. Secondary fermentation with neutral strains of malolactic bacteria gives a richness on the palate while maintaining the pretty, delicate aromas on the nose. The color is a beautiful light straw. This wine is loaded with bright, tree-ripened peach, nectarine, and lemon meringue. Candied peach and vanilla define a richness that is in perfect balance. The finish is really amazing; it just keeps unfolding like that scarf trick that magicians do...Alcohol 13.8% by Volume.
March 26, 2008
Love Washington Wine website recognized as top site
Wenatchee, WA.- The Love Washington Wine website, www.lovewashingtonwine.com has been recognized by CommandShift3 as the best-designed wine site.
CommandShift3 is operated by New York City- based Jelly, and is a website rating service that allows visitors to rate sites, termed “battles”, based on preference. From these battles, sites are ranked on preference and top-10 lists are produced. The Love Washington Wine site emerged as the top-ranked wine site, beating standouts such as www.epicurious.com, www.wine.com and www.wholefoodsmarket.com. The Love Washington Wine site won a total of 353 out of 499 battles, for a 71% success rate. The site is also currently featured at www.csscontainer.com.
The Love Washington Wine site was a collaborative effort by Carl Patterson of Adonai Media and Alex Jacobs-Nicholls of Confluent Data Systems. The site is owned and managed by Confluent Data Systems of Wenatchee, Washington and serves as an online retail wine store, offering numerous outstanding wines from Washington State wineries. Love Washington Wine also offers wine clubs and wine club management features.
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March 21, 2008
Three More Wineries Added to Our Wine Store
We have several new wines available from 3 wineries new to Love Washington Wine. Click the links below and check out our new winery offerings.
Dunham Cellars is dedicated to crafting wines that are age-worthy yet approachable. Using grapes from some of the finest vineyards in the Walla Walla, Yakima and Columbia Valleys, Dunham Cellars has established an award-winning reputation for their wines.
Andrew Will produces a range of reds including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Sangiovese focussing on the primacy of the vineyard over variety.
Located in the Walla Walla Valley appellation of Washington State, Woodward Canyon Winery was started in 1981 and has consistently produced premium, distinctive food-friendly wines.
March 1, 2008
Introducing Love Washington Wine Clubs
That’s right, Love Washington Wine now offers Wine Clubs! Each club has its own unique offerings to satisfy all wine lovers needs whether you prefer red or white wine or just want to receive some of the best wines Washington State has to offer. Choose from 4 different club options or join them all! Club members receive a $25 Love Washington Wine Gift Card with their first club shipment and a discount on future purchases from our wine store.
February 20, 2008
We’ve just added 3 NEW wines from Brian Carter Cellars to our expanding selection of Washington wine!
Brian Carter Cellars is a new addition to the Love Washington Wine shop. Brian Carter Cellars is the first winery in Washington State to focus exclusively on an array of hand-crafted European-style blended wines. Brian Carter has been twice awarded "Winemaker of the Year" by Washington Magazine. Check out the 3 new Brian Carter Cellars wines below.
2004 L'ETALON - (French-The Stallion) Bordeaux-Style Blend L'Etalon is carefully crafted using Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. Selected vineyards include Outlook, Klipsun, Solstice and Snipes Canyon, all located in Washington State's oldest appellation, the Yakima Valley. Dark in color, the aroma is full of blackberries, cassis and cedar. Mouth-filling flavors show soft, well-integrated tannins and a long finish.
2005 Oriana - Oriana is a white wine blend handcrafted from Roussane, Riesling and Viognier, all from the Outlook Vineyard, located on the south facing slopes on the northern edge of the Yakima Valley. Richly aromatic, honeysuckle, apple blossoms and tangerines spring from the glass. This richly textured white wine finishes with food friendly acidity.
2005 Tuttorosso - The 2004 Tuttorosso Super Tuscan Style blend salutes the maverick winemakers who broke with tradition to create a new category of wines from Tuscany. This blend was crafted using 58%Sangiovese, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Syrah. Selected vineyards include Solstice and Outlook in the diverse appellation of the Yakima Valley. Beautiful garnet in color, the wine has aromas of white truffles, ripe blackberries and floral notes with a lively acidity typical of the Sangiovese grape. Aged 19 months in French and European Oak Barrels, with 20% new oak.
October 24, 2007
Seattle Food & Wine Festival, November 16-18
Love Washington Wine is the main sponsor of the upcoming Seattle Food and Wine Festival. Wine Alley will feature ten different booths for our wineries, and each will have plenty of information and wine goodies, as well as a little tasting.
Seattle Food and Wine Festival Info:
Hours
- Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm
- Saturday 10:00am - 6:00pm
- Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm
Location
- Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Ticket Prices
- $14.00 Adult ($3 discount ticket available)
- $5.00 Children 6-14 • Kids under 6 are free
Show Features
- One main stage for local & celebrity chefs
- Sampling areas from food manufacturers
- Cookware, cutlery and cooking gadgets for sale
- Wine-a-way the day with over 40 wines to taste
- Wine Seminars with tasting!
- Dream A Little Dream – Kitchen, Dining Room, Outdoor Dining
- Cookbook signings by celebrity chefs
- Contests and Prizes
LWW launches Ryan Patrick Wine Club!
We’ve launched our first wine club: Ryan Patrick Vineyards Winemaker’s Choice Club. Wine club members receive the Vintner's selection every 3 months and get discounts as well as exclusive information on new releases and events.
October 4, 2007
Boudreaux Cellars 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon featured on Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library TV
Congratulations to Rob Newsom and Boudreaux Cellars! Their 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon recently received 96 points from Gary Vaynerchuk, one of his highest scores ever given, on Wine Library TV Episode #324 – Gary Vaynerchuk tries to feel better after a huge Jets Loss. Gary raved this wine was possibly the smoothest wine he has had in five years!
October 1, 2007
Participate in the Seattle Run/Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer on October 6-7, 2007
Participate in the Seattle Run/Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer and support lifesaving breast cancer research, treatment, and education programs at City of Hope. This is a 5k leisure walk and 5k fun run on a scenic route. More information available at City of Hope
Boudreaux Cellars 2004 Merlot & 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon receive 91 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2004 Merlot - Smooth (Boudreaux's signature), deep yet elegant, fruit forward merlot. The party wine of exceptional party throwers. This wine's bright acidity will intensify most good food flavors. Enjoyed for its own pure goodness you will find weightier layers of ripe complexity, written songs published and unpublished, ascents and descents, happiness and sorrows. If it leaves you stuck on the sorrow, turn up the stereo and start dancing!
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon - Smooth, luscious, complicated layers of violets, caramel, and chocolate-covered cherries. Call all your friends! A classic Washington Cabernet. A fruit bomb from legendary vineyards. The finish of premium French, Hungarian, and Minnesota oak barrels with a bonus of an 1800 gallon French oak tank. (Think long clear sunset seen from the summit of Mount Rainier.) Fruit low-cropped for intensity. Balanced. This wine spent 24 months in barrel and three extra months in the oak blending tank. Bottled in heavy French glass. Corked with the highest grade Lafitte cork. About cork---it grows as bark on oak trees, a completely sustainable resource which creates very diverse yet quietly stable ecosystems. Every bottle is hand-dipped in wax---mostly by me. Bottles are labeled one at the time on our little labeler right next to the tasting bar.
September 24, 2007
Join us at the Classic Chelan Hydroplane races, September 28-30, 2007
Make your way back up to Chelan for the Classic Chelan Hydro Races for even more speed, fun, and Washington wine. Love Washington Wine will again be on the water near the Grandview Hotel for the entire weekend. We will have a full tent setup with a wide variety of wine selections, wine paraphernalia, wine gifts, and plenty of tasting.
September 5, 2007
Love Washington Wine launches online Gift Shop
Love Washington Wine is excited to announce Wine Accessories and Gifts are now available in our NEW Gift Shop section. Choose a category from our Gift Shop menu located near the top of the page to find the perfect gift for any occasion! The Gift Shop features cutlery, blankets, coasters, picnic accessories, wine bottle stoppers, wine containers, and wine essentials such as corkscrews and wine glasses. Share the Love!
Join us at the Chelan Hydroplane races, September 21-23, 2007
Join us at the Chelan Hydroplane races, for some speed, some fun, and, of course, some delicious Washington wine. Love Washington Wine will be right on the water near the Grandview Hotel for the entire weekend. We will have a full tent setup with a wide variety of wine selections, wine paraphernalia, wine gifts, and plenty of tasting.
C.R. Sandidge Winery & Bistro Schedule
6pm – 8:30pm no cover - reservations suggested
Aug. 31, September 1 & 2: Brandon Wayne Woody (Jazz & New Age). This is Brandon’s final performance before he moves to Portland OR.
Sept. 14 & 15: Pat Coast (Blues guitarist)
Sept. 21 & 22: ILLUZIONS from Seattle (Jazz Trio). Guitarist “Charlie Salerno”, Trumpet “Mark Morel”, and the Wenatchee Big Band vocalist “Rio”
C.R. Sandidge Winery/Bistro
137 East Woodin Avenue
Chelan, WA 98816
509.682.3704
August 27, 2007
Sunny FM, golakechelan.com and Love Washington Wine are sponsoring the "Thunder In the Sun Motorcycle Rally at Lake Chelan" Labor Day Weekend. The weekend will include: A Motorcycle Rally, Mud Bogs, Live Blues Music all weekend, Demolition Derby, Vendors, and a Beer & Wine Garden. Come join us for fun in the sun!
"Thunder In the Sun Motorcycle Rally at Lake Chelan" Labor Day Weekend.
Location: At Mill Bay Casino grounds in Manson 8/31-9/2
- Vendors on site all weekend
- Beer Garden on site all weekend
- Free tent and RV camping at rally site. There are no hookups for the RVs but showers will be provided.
- 1 time $10.00 fee per person for the weekend
Friday
- Gates Open at 5pm
- LIVE music starts at 9pm
Saturday
- Rally Headquarters opens at 10 am
- Poker Run starts at 10:30am, ends no later than 2:30pm - cash prize
- Motorcycle Rodeo 12pm - 3pm
- Bike Display/show downtown Manson 3pm - 5pm
- Mud Bogs starting at 3pm
- Live Music starting at 5pm with Nicole Fournier, Fat Tones,
and Duffy Bishop
Sunday - Same as above except with additional events and music:
- Pancake Breakfast at the boat club
- Mud Bog finals at 3pm with car jump afterwards
- Demolition Derby at 6pm with $2500 cash prize
- Live Music starting at 6pm with Junk Yard Jane, Left Hand Smoke, & Eddie Turner
August 6, 2007
Love Washington Wine sponsors Columbia Voyager Tri-City River Wine Tasting Cruises
C.R. Sandidge Wines, Mannina Cellars and St. Laurent Winery will be featured on the Columbia Voyager Tri-City River Cruise on August 15, 2007! Love Washington wine is proud to sponsor this series of cruises on August 15th & 29th, September 12th & 26th, and October 10th hosted by KONA 610 AM radio in the Tri-Cities. Each Wine Tasting Cruise will feature 3 wineries and 4-5 selections of their wines to accommodate elegantly catered appetizers by Country Gentlemen Catering and live music. Cruises leave the dock at 6:00pm and return at 8:00pm. Space is limited, so get your tickets early! For tickets call 509-943-5057, $40 per individual/$75 per couple.
C.R. Sandidge Wines will host a True Winemaker’s Dinner at their Winery/Bistro located in Chelan on Wednesday August 22, 2007. For this rare event winemaker Ray Sandidge will be stepping in as chef to serve from a menu he has personally designed around C.R. Sandidge’s wines!
C.R. Sandidge Winery/Bistro
137 East Woodin Avenue
Chelan, WA 98816
509.682.3704
July 30, 2007
Cascadia Winery’s 2006 Riesling received a silver medal at the 2007 Riverside International Wine Competition!
June 1, 2007
Ryan Patrick Vineyards 2005 Estate Chardonnay received 91 points in the June 15th, 2007 issue of Wine Spectator Magazine and Saint Laurent’s 2005 Chardonnay received 86 points in the June 30th issue!
Ryan Patrick Vineyards 2005 Estate Chardonnay - Creamy, tropical fruit and butterscotch with a big bouquet and hints of spice and pear in the mouth. Barrel fermented Estate Chardonnay from our vineyards. This wine had nine months of barrel fermentation in French Oak, giving it a creamy texture which is complimented by pear and melon aromas and flavors.
May 16, 2007
3 new wines from Cave B Estate Winery are now available in our online catalog:
2005 Semillon - The 2005 Cave B Semillon has the distinction of being tremendously complicated, in both its bouquet and on the palate. The initial scents of honeysuckle and Graham flour invite you in to reveal a rich mélange of lemongrass, blood orange, pink grapefruit and comb honey flavors. Discreet wood nuances of vanillin and toasted oat cereal are layered upon the citrus fruit to complete an abundantly complex wine.
2006 Semillon Ice Wine - The Cave B exclusive wine's ample complexion is dominated by dried apricot, white peach and ripe Anjou pear overtones, and the sweet aromas associated with these fruits. There is an abundance of turbinado sugar-based confection sweetness, with a hint of vanillin from being fermented in new wood. The wine has become an after-dinner favorite on the estate, as it is perfectly paired with a broad range of desserts including chocolate-covered apricots, Fuji apple tart, blue cheese and pate de foie gras.
2005 Chardonnay - Delicately proportioned and judiciously wooded, the 2005 Cave B Chardonnay is a maverick stylistically and has the strength that only New World wines have the capability of building. The wine exudes complex notes of butter, banana, cloves, honey and toffee on the palate, with an apple pie and graham cracker crust aroma.
May 15, 2007
Barrel Tastings this weekend, May 19th and 20th, from 12:00pm-5:00pm! The following wineries will sample wines from the barrel that are soon to be bottled and released:
CAVE B ESTATE WINERY
348 Silica Road NW
Quincy, WA 98848
CHATEAU FAIRE LE PONT WINERY
1 Vineyard Way
Wenatchee, WA 98801
HORAN ESTATES WINERY
2236 6th Street S.E.
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
MARTIN SCOTT WINERY
3400 S.E. 10th Street
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
SAINT LAURENT WINERY
4147 Hamlin Road
Malaga, WA 98828
STEMILT CREEK WINERY
110 North Wenatchee Avenue
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Come join us for some great wine and a great time! We hope to see you there!
April 24, 2007
Ryan Patrick Vineyards award-winning 2005 Estate Chardonnay and their 2006 Naked Chardonnay are now available in our online catalog!
2005 Estate Chardonnay - Creamy, tropical fruit and butterscotch with a big bouquet and hints of spice and pear in the mouth. Barrel fermented Estate Chardonnay from our vineyards. This wine had nine months of barrel fermentation in French Oak, giving it a creamy texture which is complimented by pear and melon aromas and flavors. Rated best Washington Chardonnay with a score of 91 Points at Washington CEO Magazine's 2007 Best of Washington Wines Event.
2006 Naked Chardonnay - "Naked" refers to the simple beauty of this Chardonnay. Retaining the varietal characteristics of the Chardonnay grape was achieved by fermentation in stainless steel tanks at cool temperatures with no oak barrel aging.
April 20, 2007
The May 15th 2007 Wine Spectator has given Horan Estates the following scores:
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon scored 91, 2004 Syrah scored 90, 2004 HVH scored 88
The 2007 Washington Wine Awards published in the April 2007 Seattle Magazine has named Boudreaux Cellars the Best New Winery of the year and Rob Newsom as the Best New Winemaker of the year.
April 13, 2007
Ryan Patrick Vineyards and Stemilt Creek Winery both received recognition at Washington CEO Magazine’s 2007 Best of Washington Wines Event featured in their March 2007 issue. Ryan Patrick Vineyards 2005 Estate Chardonnay (coming soon to Love Washington Wine) received an outstanding rating of 91 points and was ranked as the #1 best Washington Chardonnay at the event, and Stemilt Creek Winery’s 2003 Cabernet Franc was ranked #3 with an excellent rating of 87 points!
February 16, 2007
Dusted Valley Vintners and Cascadia Winery have been approved by the Washington State Liquor Control Board!
January 26, 2007
Horan Estates Winery has been approved by the Liquor Control Board and is now available in our online catalog!
January 18, 2007
Boudreaux Cellars NEW release, a 2004 Merlot, is now available in our online catalog! This new release from Rob Newsom is a smooth (Boudreaux's signature), deep yet elegant, fruit forward merlot. The party wine of exceptional party throwers. This wine's bright acidity will intensify most good food flavors. Enjoy this fine wine today!
December 14, 2006
How To Solve The Unexpected Holiday Gift Crisis
Crisis solved with Unique Boutique Wines from Washington State at NEW online resource LoveWashingtonWine.com
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The solution is simple.
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December 12, 2006
6 NEW wineries approved and coming online!!! Boudreaux Cellars, Cave B Winery, Chateau Faire Le Pont, Mannina Cellars, Martin-Scott Winery, and Wilridge Winery have been approved by the Liquor Control Board. These fine wines are now coming to our online catalog!
November 17, 2006
We signed two more wineries! Cascadia Winery and Horan Estates Winery are now awaiting Liquor Control Board approval.
November 14, 2006
Learn more about wine! Visit our new Wine Terminology page!
November 7, 2006
Check out the awards our current and upcoming wineries have received for their excellent wines currently or coming soon to our online catalog at the NEW Awards page.
Mannina Cellars has joined the list of upcomming wineries! Click here for more information.
November 2, 2006
For more info on Washington Wine check out the new About Washington Wine section!
October 24, 2006
Wilridge Winery and Dusted Valley Vintners have joined Love Washington Wine!
October 18, 2006
CR Sandidge Wines are now available! We now have 4 wineries available in our catalog!
September 27, 2006
Cave B Winery has joined Love Washington Wine! Click here for more information
Stemilt Creek Winery has been approved by the Liquor Control Board! Their wine will be available in our catalog soon, check back often.