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Washington State Wines

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I suspect the wine cognescenti here may scoff, but I guess I don't care....

In the latest issue of Food & Wine, Washington State wines had a really strong showing and I'm pretty psyched about it.

Under $20

Best Chardonnay: Columbia Crest

Best Riesling: Hogue Cellars

Best Merlot: Waterbrook

Best Cab: Chateau St Michelle

Over $20 (apparently there were no wines at exactly $20)

Best Cab: Quilceda Creek

Most Promising New Winery: Cayuse Vineyards

Ok, so our domination was a little, ahem, bottom heavy. The Walla Walla area was also featured as one of the '10 emerging wine regions'. Having spent some time there, it is worth a visit. They've even opened a couple nice restaurants in town.

Most women don't seem to know how much flour to use so it gets so thick you have to chop it off the plate with a knife and it tastes like wallpaper paste....Just why cream sauce is bitched up so often is an all-time mytery to me, because it's so easy to make and can be used as the basis for such a variety of really delicious food.

- Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's Book of Food & Drink, 1946

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What happened with pinot noir?

Best under $20: Saintsbury

Best over $20: Merry Edwards Klopp Ranch

Both from California, bet the guys in the Willamette Valley aren't too happy.

Most women don't seem to know how much flour to use so it gets so thick you have to chop it off the plate with a knife and it tastes like wallpaper paste....Just why cream sauce is bitched up so often is an all-time mytery to me, because it's so easy to make and can be used as the basis for such a variety of really delicious food.

- Victor Bergeron, Trader Vic's Book of Food & Drink, 1946

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The first Washington State wine to really impress the daylights out of me was a Columbia Crest Merlot a few years back; it's nice to see that they're getting good notices these days.

Me, I vote for the joyride every time.

-- 2/19/2004

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