WT Vintners Syrah Boushey Vineyard Yakima Valley 2015 $40 In 2015, WT produced four stunning wines, each made entirely of grapes from Boushey Vineyards: this syrah, a grenache, a mourvèdre, and an equal blend of those three varieties, all aged in neutral oak. As a wine lover, you don’t get many opportunities to compare such […]
Jeff Lindsay-Thorsen WT Vintners Plenty of winemakers prioritize food friendliness from start to finish, but Lindsay-Thorsen does so with remarkably high levels of quality (no surprise considering he’s also the wine director at RN74 downtown).
Everyone knows Woodinville is a hotbed for the wine business, but it turns out there’s a lot more to the trade on the Eastside than can be explained by any one city or specialty.
I can’t say enough good things about the 2015 W.T. Vintners wines (W.T. Vintners 2015 Boushey Vineyard Grenache Yakima Valley $40 92 points; W.T. Vintners 2015 Boushey Vineyard Syrah Yakima Valley $40 92 points; W.T. Vintners 2015 Boushey Vineyard Rhône Rhône-style Red Blend Yakima Valley $40 92 points; W.T. Vintners 2015 Gorgeous Destiny Ridge Vineyard Syrah Horse Heaven Hills $30 […]
91 points (Sean Sullivan) Achingly pure plum, red fruit, game, black pepper and fresh green herb aromas are followed by textured, seamless red and black fruit flavors in this wine. The finish is long and redolent of cranberries. It’s riper than the norm for this winery, but so was the vintage it comes from.
One of the great somms, winemakers and people in Washington wine, Jeff Lindsay-Thorsen crafts limited production wines at his new facility in Woodinville. I was there last weekend for his spring release and his new tasting room in the warehouse district is an awesome space to kick back and enjoy a great lineup of wines. […]
It’s been 41 years since the judgement of Paris broke the glass ceiling for California wines, causing some California cult cabernets to begin out-fetching First-Growth prices. Now that California has some decades under its belt, we thought it would be interesting to ask eight highly regarded somms to weigh in on how California’s two premier […]
Single-Vineyard Wine Set For the true wine geek in your life, here’s a rare glimpse into the way single-varietal reds — syrah, grenache, and mourvèdre from Yakima Valley’s acclaimed Boushey Vineyard — from the same vintage and location taste individually and blended, Châteauneuf-du-Pape-style. The four wines from WT Vintners are also available individually; if you […]
According to sommelier Morgan Harris, Washington is the perfect place to look for wines for this year’s Thanksgiving table. In particular, Harris finds the state’s Grenache and Syrahs perfect for a family feast. One favorite of the Grenache we sampled is the W.T. Vintners, 2015 Boushey ($40), “a boozy version of cranberry sauce” made by […]
W. T. Vintners Damavian Les Collines Vineyard Syrah Walla Walla Valley 2014 Sommelier Jeff Lindsay-Thorsen aims to make more restrained, food-friendly wines. He accomplishes this mission with violet, rubbed herb, and purple fruit aromas and flavors that express this vineyard site exquisitely.
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