2026 Wine Promoted
Quarter Two Wines Promoted
Tried this one at Taste Washington from 2001. Well got a killer deal on WineBid. Both bottles a testament to great age ability of Washington State Wines. Cadence Winery is legit!
- 2001 Cadence Tapteil Vineyard – USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain (5/3/2026)
Day 1: Glasvin Kane. Durand working hard on this one. WineBid $30 with shipping. Love all 3 friends. This is outstanding. Had this at Taste Washington. While the fruit is not popping on 25 years of age it offers quite a bit. Floral, dust, earth, minerals, dried cherries and exotic spices. What a fun wine. 93 points (93 points) - 2001 Cadence Tapteil Vineyard – USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain (3/21/2026)
Taste Washington Grand Tasting Day 1 (Lumen Field, Seattle): Glasvin Universal. Wow and wow! 25 year old wine and this rocked. Top 10 of the Taste Washington Event. Earth, spices, floral, red currants, cherry, minerals and coffee beans. This is a testament to well made Washington State wines and their ability to age!!! (94 points)
Well I have been digging the Walls Vineyards for several years but really have never taken a deep dive into their wines. Tasted a few at Taste Washington. Well the Gaspard is off the charts (Cheers to my golfing buddy in the late 80s Craig Gaspard, not related). Wine Promoted and back up the truck. First day 2 wine to be promoted.
2022 The Walls Vineyards Syrah Gaspard – USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain (4/27/2026) Day 1: Glasvin Universal. Diam 5. This is right there with the 19 and maybe even better. Big and bold and I like it. Black pepper, spices, dark currants, floral, iodine, earth, tar, roasted meats and stone. Wow is this good on a pop and pour and just arrived on Saturday. More please. 94 points Day 2: Wow! This is intense and flavorful. A top wine of the year candidate for the price. Crushed rocks, black pepper, spices, roasted meats, iodine, menthol, floral, tar, stone and exotic spices. Long finish and concentrated. Back up the truck on a six pack. 96 points (96 points) |
Well when you get a $40.00 wine out of a winery that tastes closer to $100 you are making my Wine Promoted. Sagemoor Cellars is killing it with Bordeaux Style Reds and Whites. This is an easy six pack.
- 2022 Wines of Sagemoor Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Vineyards – USA, Washington, Columbia Valley (4/20/2026)
Day 1: Glasvin Kane. Composite cork. 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot. Beautiful fruit on this one featuring plum, sour cherry and black currants. Wood, dark chocolate, pencil lead, floral and earth. Nice perfume element on the medium plus finish. 93+
Day 2: Loving this on day 2. Very balanced and offering cherry, plum, pencil lead, earth, dust, spices, dried flowers, wood and baking chocolate. Medium plus finish. For a younger Cab drinking really well right now on day 2 or about 3 hour decant. 94 points
Day 3: This is outstanding quality for the price. Top caliber stuff. Pencil lead, earth, dust, cherry, raspberries, plum, chocolate, wood and dried flowers. Nice spiciness on the medium plus finish. Loving this one. 94 poitns
Recommendation: What a great price point in regards to quality.
Varietals: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot (94 points)
Well when you tasted 500 plus wines in five days you think the palate might be a bit dull but for some reason I don’t have a limit. At Taste Washington this wine stood out as by far the best value and served this in a blind tasting last night and was wine of the night against $50 plus wines. Get some before it is sold out. Gravel Bar.
- 2021 Gravel Bar Winery Alluvial Columbia Valley – USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
Glasvin Kane. So this just won a blind event with wines $50 and above. Clear cut winner tonight and my top wine along with 3 others out of seven. Cherry, plum, spice, floral, minerals and earth. Very solid wine and for the price none better in Washington. (94 pts.)
Quarter One Wines Promoted
2021 Thurston Wolfe Petite Sirah Reserve Zephyr Ridge Vineyard 2020 Achával-Ferrer Quimera 2020 Big Table Farm Syrah Funk Estate Vineyard 2019 Tan Fruit Chardonnay Oak Grove Vineyard 2023 Drew Family Cellars Chardonnay Radiolaria 2010 Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards Éloge
2025 Wines Promoted
Wine of the Year: 2022 Abbott Claim Chardonnay Temperance Hill Vineyard This was an amazing year of tasting wines from around the world. A record amount of notes were written and I plan on doing even more in 2026.
Quarter One Wines Promoted
Quarter One: 2021 Januik Cabernet Sauvignon Quintessence, 2017 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah In the Rocks, 2008 Anderson’s Conn Valley Eloge, Result of a Crush 2017 & 2021 Syrah, 2020 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor, 2021 Idda Etna Rosso- Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC.
Quarter Two Wines Promoted
Quarter Two: 2020 Mark Ryan Merlot Little Sister,1998 Fox Creek Shiraz Reserve, 2020 Achával-Ferrer Quimera, 2011 Sheridan Vineyard L’Orage, 2023 Hartford / Hartford Court Chardonnay Russian River Valley, 2012 MTR Productions Syrah Memory Found
Quarter Three Wines Promoted
Quarter Three: 2016 Buty Rediviva of the Stones Cailloux Vineyard 2022 Ceritas Pinot Noir Costalina 2021 The Standish Wine Company Shiraz The Standish 2007 Corliss Estates Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Mysterious 2021 Abbott Claim Chardonnay Temperance Hill Vineyard 2022 Abbott Claim Chardonnay 2014 Result of a Crush Red Wine
Quarter Four Wines Promoted
Quarter Four: 2022 Abbott Claim Chardonnay Temperance Hill Vineyard 2019 Peay Vineyards Pinot Noir Savoy Vineyard 2016 Elephant Seven Syrah Yellow Bird Vineyard 2024 Morét-Brealynn Rosé of Pinot Noir 2020 Torbreck Shiraz The Struie 2004 Two Hands Cabernet Sauvignon Aphrodite 2018 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series