Helioterra, Oregon

Helioterra 2009 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Matello, Oregon

Matello 2009 Pinot Noir, Lazarus, Willamette Valley

Casting a long shadow

There is no other winery like it in the world. Seven individual wines made by seven globally famous winemakers at one state-of-the-art winery using only fruit grown in Washington’s Columbia Valley AVA.

Gilles Nicault of Long Shadows Vintners

When Allen Shoup was approached by Gilles Nicault, he knew he had his winemaker. The French-born Nicault had both international and Washington-specific experience, having made wine in the state since 1994 and as winemaker for Woodward Canyon since 1999. “I knew this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with masters,” says Nicault.It has also been a challenging learning experience. “You might think that there is some traditional way to make wine that is similar in the way everyone does it,” says Nicault, “but I know now that no winemaker is the same. ”For instance, says Nicault, Randy Dunn “likes really concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon, but also is against high alcohols, so I have to be very…

Columbia Winery, Washington

Columbia Winery 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, Otis Vineyard, Yakima Valley

Southern Okanagan Charm

From Osoyoos and the Golden Mile Bench to Black Sage Road, the warm-climate South Okanagan Valley is British Columbia’s most alluring wine region.

A Taste of Prosser: Sky’s the Limit in Yakima Valley

By Teri Citterman From the EAT-PLAY-TASTE Washington feature in the September/October 2010 issue About three hours’ drive time from Seattle, in the southeastern corner of Washington, lies Yakima Valley and the town of Prosser—

The Pinot Noirs of David Lett: 1970–2006

David Lett put American Pinot Noir on the map. Not just Oregon Pinot, mind you, but American Pinot. Upon the occasion of his retirement, we get to taste every one of the vintages he made: a once-in-a-lifetime tasting.