Wines of the Week - Published July 30, 2017, White Wines for Summer Seafoods Part 1 of a 4-Part Series By Chuck Hill I have been judging oyster and seafood wines for more than 30 years, and this is the 14th year of reporting on tasty white wines for seafood under the WinesNorthwest.com banner. Our first week’s tasting of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon wines was paired with delicious crab cakes and a Louie-style shrimp salad. A few Pinot Gris and Riesling wines were sampled in a follow-up tasting. Continue »
Wines of the Week Published July 18, 2017 Pinot Noir and Copper River Salmon Part 4 of a 4-Part Series (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) By Chuck Hill Part of the fun of enjoying Pinot Noir is the wide variety of tastes that evolve from this single grape. Some tastes are dependent on ripeness of vintage, some on clonal selection and plenty more from winemaker intervention like oak aging and other treatments. Continue »