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Gehringer Tops Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition Again
Published by: Great Northwest Wine
Published: October 11, 2018
Author: Eric Degerman
On the same day Walter Gehringer was crushing his 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, 20 of the Pacific Northwest's most influential wine judges selected the Gehringer Brothers Estate Winery 2017 Signature Riesling Icewine as best of show at the sixth annual Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition in Hood River, Ore.
At the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel, judges from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia fell hard for the rich nectar from Gordon and Walter Gehringer's Golden Mile Bench estate. A 375-milliliter bottle retails for $42 in Canada.
It marked the second time in four years that Gehringer Brothers topped the Great Northwest Invite, a competition for which the judges nominate the wines they want to taste. In 2015, the best-of-show award went to the 2014 Old Vine Auxerrois grown on their estate in the southern Okanagan Valley.
Ellen Landis, a longtime California wine journalist and certified sommelier now living in Vancouver, Wash., travels the country as one of the industry's most sought-after wine judges. It was her nomination that led to the top wine in the field of 622 entries.
"I have tasted a few vintages of Gehringer's Riesling Icewine on various occasions over the past few years," Landis wrote via email. "I have always found it very compelling; concentrated and unctuous with brisk acidity keeping it beautifully balanced."
Follow the link for more highlights and the full competition results.
For the complete story see: Great Northwest Wine
At the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel, judges from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia fell hard for the rich nectar from Gordon and Walter Gehringer's Golden Mile Bench estate. A 375-milliliter bottle retails for $42 in Canada.
It marked the second time in four years that Gehringer Brothers topped the Great Northwest Invite, a competition for which the judges nominate the wines they want to taste. In 2015, the best-of-show award went to the 2014 Old Vine Auxerrois grown on their estate in the southern Okanagan Valley.
Ellen Landis, a longtime California wine journalist and certified sommelier now living in Vancouver, Wash., travels the country as one of the industry's most sought-after wine judges. It was her nomination that led to the top wine in the field of 622 entries.
"I have tasted a few vintages of Gehringer's Riesling Icewine on various occasions over the past few years," Landis wrote via email. "I have always found it very compelling; concentrated and unctuous with brisk acidity keeping it beautifully balanced."
Follow the link for more highlights and the full competition results.
For the complete story see: Great Northwest Wine