The Wine Knows

On Sunday, I posted an item about Ste. Michelle's 07 Dry Riesling winning best white wine at the annual Riverside International Wine Competition, run by Dan Berger, an international wine judge, writer, author and columnist for Wine Press Northwest.

Ste. Michelle wasn't the only Northwest winery to do well amid the 2,500 entries.

-- Willamette Valley Vineyards earned a unanimous double gold for its Tualatin Vineyard Pinot Noir, as well as a gold for its Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir.

-- Maryhill Winery brought home a double gold for its Winemaker's Red, a $15 red blend.

-- Canyon's Edge Winery, a young Yakima Valley producer, scored two gold medals, for a Syrah and a red blend, priced at $15 and $10.

-- Volcano Vineyards, a Bend, Ore., winery, earned two gold medals for its vineyard-designated Merlot and Syrah from Southern Oregon.

-- Ste. Michelle won gold for its Indian Wells Cabernet Sauvignon, an affordable red at $18.

-- Robert Karl Cellars, one of Washington's most consistently high-quality wineries, won gold for its Merlot.

-- North Idaho's Coeur d'Alene Cellars won gold for its Opulence Syrah from Washington grapes.

-- Kiona Vineyards Winery earned gold for a Red Mountain Syrah.

-- San Juan Vineyards in Friday Harbor, Wash., earned gold for its 2007 Madeleine Angevine. This follows up a stunning Double Platinum for its 2006 version, proving this wine is no fluke.

-- And Walter Dacon Wines, a tiny Shelton, Wash., producer, is turning heads again, this time with a gold for its C'est Syrah Belle.

We've pulled out the Northwest winners for all medals and posted them on our main site, complete with prices.