Oaky Producers

[stevebody]

Doug McCrae is one of the best at knowing what to oak and what to leave alone. Ditto Marty Clubb at L'Ecole No. 41. Almsot all WA wineries use oak; nobody doesn't across the board. Actually, dare it say this, WA wineries commit far fewer Oak Crimes than CA wineries, as a rule. The use of oak here tends to be judicious rather than lavish. I'm sure somebody will take exception to that and they may well be right but that's my initial impression.