Snoqualmie Vineyard, Columbia Valley, WA

[stevebody]

Joy Anderson, the Snoq. vintner is doing some amazing things down there in Paterson, with a lot of support, natch, from the owners, Stimson-Lane, wine megalith. Her reds are scrumptious and have a wonderful balance and that Cab-Merlot, IMHO, is the best out of WA nearly every vintage. The whites are coming along less quickly but her new Sauv Blanc is pretty good and her Semillion is killer.

What endears Snoq. to me is that they've held prices in line: low $20s for reserves, and low teens for non-reserve. They're a great value and getting better as her sources mature. Great, underappreciated winery.