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Winery: Claar Cellars
Brand/Type: Late Harvest Riesling
Vintage: 2003
Country: USA
Region: Columbia Valley, Washington
Alcohol content: 12%
Closure: Synthetic cork
Appearance: Golden straw
Aroma/Bouquet: Pears, cotton candy
As you might expect, being a late harvest, this is a sweet Riesling. What you wouldn’t expect is 12% alcohol content nor the complexity that this wine has.
It has a strong but short lived [...]

Winery: Hogue
Brand/Type: Chenin Blanc
Vintage: 2002
Country: USA
Region: Columbia Valley, Washington
Alcohol content: 13.2%
Closure: Synthetic
Appearance: Light golden straw
Aroma/Bouquet: Honeydew
Fruity but not sweet, this is a dry to off-dry wine. It has a sharp and crisp finish. This is a nice “safe” wine you can serve and not have to worry about guests that don’t like sweet or [...]

Winery: Badger Mountain
Brand/Type: Riesling, Organic, NSA (No Sulfites Added)
Vintage: 2005
Country: USA
Region: Columbia Valley, Washington
Alcohol content: 12%
Closure: Screwcap
Appearance: Light straw
Aroma/Bouquet: Melon, apricot, and tangerine
This Kabinett style Riesling is one of the best west coast Rieslings around. It’s dry to slightly off-dry (2004 was off-dry) and nicely complex. It delivers a sweet-tart melon/green apple taste then [...]