Crémant – the Unsung Hero

Crémant – the Unsung Hero

Greetings wine lovers. The Red River Valley AWS is starting off the 2024 wine tasting season with a bang. Our next gathering will be featuring amazing sparkling wines from France. When you say French bubbly, the first thing that comes to mind is Champagne. Certainly...
Washington Blending Experiment

Washington Blending Experiment

You know we love our red wines and we love our red blends. We have tasted blended wines from all over the world. Blending is done to bring qualities of different varieties together in a marriage of textures and flavors. If a particular grape is thin skinned and lacks...
Unusual Grape Varieties

Unusual Grape Varieties

Join us for an unforgettable evening of discovery as we delve into the realm of unusual grape varieties. From the obscure and lesser-known to the downright rare, we will journey through an array of exceptional wines that push the boundaries of traditional wine...
La Mancha

La Mancha

The La Mancha region lies just to the south and east of Madrid and represents the largest wine region in the world. Characterized by flat plains and long dry summers, the grapes of the region ripen to produce big bold wines. Tempranillo, Bobal, Garndacha and...