My latest wine awards event:

Sip Magazine’s 11th Annual Best of the Northwest Wine Awards

 

Wine awards don’t get any better than this! Beyond thrilled to help judge at Sip Magazine‘s 11th Annual Best of The Northwest Wine Awards this year – particularly the bubbles and Pinot Noir entries!

Noteworthy wines in these categories hailed from British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and The Gorge. But don’t just take my word for it!

Here’s Sip Magazine‘s* recap of the winning platinum, gold, and silver sparkling wine winners:

SPARKLING – TRADITIONAL

PLATINUM
2019 Odyssey Rosé Brut | $22 CAD
WINERY | Gray Monk Estate Winery, Lake Country, B.C.
VQA Okanagan Valley

DOUBLE GOLD
2018 Odyssey Traditional Brut | $28 CAD
WINERY | Gray Monk Estate Winery, Lake Country, B.C.
VQA Okanagan Valley

GOLD
2019 Odyssey White Brut | $22 CAD
WINERY | Gray Monk Estate Winery, Lake Country, B.C.
VQA Okanagan Valley

SILVER
2018 Sparkling Wine | $55
WINERY | Winter’s Hill Estate, Dayton, OR
AVA Dundee Hills

JUDGES’ PICKS
NV Victorian Summit Blanc de Blancs | Battle Creek Cellars
AVA Willamette Valley

2018 Blanc de Noir Brut | Edgefield Winery
AVA Oregon

2017 The One | Noble Ridge Vineyard & Winery
VQA Okanagan Valley

SPARKLING NON-TRADITIONAL

PLATINUM
2021 Unleashed | $29
WINERY | Wit Cellars, Prosser, WA
AVA Columbia Valley

DOUBLE GOLD
2021 Unicorn Sparkle | $18
WINERY | Holesinsky Vineyard & Winery, Buhl, ID
AVA Snake River Valley

GOLD (TIE)
2021 Liquid Quack | $22
WINERY | Holesinsky Vineyard & Winery, Buhl, ID
AVA Snake River Valley

2021 Bollincini | $60
WINERY | Mellisoni Vineyards, Chelan, WA
AVA Columbia Valley

SILVER
2021 Sparkling Rosé | $30
WINERY | Balboa Winery, Walla Walla, WA
AVA Columbia Valley

JUDGES’ PICKS
2021 Buhljolais Sparkling Cuvée | Holesinsky Vineyard & Winery
AVA Snake River Valley

2021 Ti Amo | Hester Creek Estate Winery
VQA British Columbia

2021 Piquette | Madrone Cellars
AVA Columbia Valley

SPARKLING – PÉT NAT

PLATINUM
2021 Pét Nat of Pinot Noir | $32
WINERY | Domaine Pouillon, Lyle, WA
AVA Columbia Gorge

DOUBLE GOLD
2021 Call Sign | $34
WINERY | Ducleaux Cellars, Milton-Freewater, OR
AVA Columbia Valley

GOLD
2021 Orange Cuvée | $32
WINERY | Pét Project, Walla Walla, WA
AVA Columbia Valley

SILVER
2021 New Normal | $21
WINERY | Domaine Pouillon, Lyle, WA
AVA Columbia Gorge

 

*Link to the article and all the winners here.

Link to more about L.M. Archer here.