SUNSET FOOD & DRINK WINE & DRINKS Top Wines of 2018
2015 HEDGES CMS (COLUMBIA VALLEY; $14) “The Hedges family’s wines are as good as ever. This blend of Cab, Merlot, and Syrah is all dark plums and firm grip.”
2015 HEDGES CMS (COLUMBIA VALLEY; $14) “The Hedges family’s wines are as good as ever. This blend of Cab, Merlot, and Syrah is all dark plums and firm grip.”
Cabernet Sauvignon has firmly planted itself as the premiere grape of Washington. Here are the wines to know. Read
Washington State may be a fairly new wine-producing region, but several of its wineries have generations of history. Here are a few pioneers who put the state's wines on the map with their high-quality bottlings. Click here to read the article
“Tom Hedges answered the call and created Hedges Cellars wines specifically for the Swedish market,” says Veseth, the Wine Economist, of Hedges’s post-Chernobyl business. “The wines were an instant success, opening the door for more Hedges wines and more Washington State wines in the Old World.” Click here to read the article
Pollen Systems Corp., a Delaware C corporation based out of Bellevue, Wash., has unveiled Pollen Scout, a drone-aided managed services and self-service portal that helps farms and vineyards monitor crop growth, discover irrigation issues, and investigate pests and diseases.The company says commercially certified “drone technologists” visit subscribing farms and vineyard sites weekly and use drones to capture detailed pictures and spectral images that can rapidly help farmers uncover and address common issues.This year, Pollen Systems began flying drones regularly over established properties in Washington and Oregon, including Hedges Family Estate Vineyard, Skyfall Vineyard, Red Mountain Vineyard and Seven Hills Vineyard. Click here to read
Finally! After a long, long debate amongst all of us at Hedges as to how we can give you the kind of wine club that we'd join, we're up and running. Sign up here for one of the three tiers and learn why Red Mountain is a place you need to be drinking.
Aside from a long list of perks, you will have access to wines you can't buy anywhere else!
Thanks from all of us in the extended Hedges family for letting us do what we do. If you care where you wines come from, if you care how the vines are farmed, if you care about a family business focused on authenticity, then we belong together. Join us.
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