Gary Hayes of SavorNW reviews our 2017 Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir, which was awarded the Double Gold Medal 2020 SavorNW Award and earned a Judges Score of 96 Points. Continue »
Panther Creek Cellars included in Seattle Times' Featured products for Christmas and Hanukkah 2020, provided by Seattle shops and businesses. Sponsored products supplied by the stores or companies listed. Continue »
By Eric Degerman Great Northwest Wine In the world of wine, pinot noir might be the most cherished, celebrated and debated. There is a charm, almost a siren’s call, that beckons wine lovers to return repeatedly. Continue »
In the world of wine, Pinot Noir might be the most cherished, celebrated and debated. There’s a charm and a siren’s call surrounding it. It presents myriad challenges for viticulturists and winemakers who will use polite terms such as “finicky” in public when they would rather use the coarse and colorful language of the vineyard and the cellar. Continue »
(2020) On this show, we’ve featured a handful of “double” operations. There have been a couple of wine and beer complexes, and even a beer and distilling complex. On this episode, we present our first “trifecta:” A company that specializes in Beer, Spirits, and Cider (plus some really delicious food). This week’s guests, Madelaine Morford and Roxy Carroll share the stories of Panther Creek Cellars. Continue »
Scenes from the Kalita Vineyard Harvest 2020 in the Yamhill Carlton AVA October 5, 2020 Continue »
On Monday, May 25, 2020 we did a mini-vertical Zoom Virtual Tasting of Kalita Vineyard Pinot with Madelaine Morford of Panther Creek Cellars to commemorate the two year anniversary of the Panther Creek Woodinville, WA Tasting Room which was still closed on that day in the lockdown. Seattle food and wine writer Shaun Myrick participated in the Tasting. He recently wrote a very nice testimonial praising the Panther Creek virtual tasting format and the Kalita Vineyard Vertical event. Continue »
September marks the beginning of harvest for most wineries along the west coast, which is always a big draw for wine lovers. Due to COVID-19, wineries have had to get creative about interacting with wine consumers. This includes virtual wine tasting, which has allowed wineries of all sizes and budgets a venue to interact with wine lovers. Continue »
Oregon’s unprecedented run of outstanding vintages which began in 2014, has been extended yet again with 2018. In fact, you have to go all the way back to 2011 and 2007 to find years that were truly challenging, and both of those vintages actually produced a large number of outstanding wines. Continue »
Panther Creek's Pinot Noir Wins a Gold Medal in the Cascadia International Wine Competition. The Canada/U.S. border has been closed for months, but the pandemic didn’t prevent Wild Goose Vineyards in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, from using its 2019 Mystic River Vineyard Gewürztraminer to win best of show at the Cascadia International Wine Competition. Continue »