Recap: Walla Walla Wine Event At SODO Park ? Miss A?

Walla Walla Wine SODO Park March 12, 2012. Photo Credit: M.P.

Take two Washington-wine-obsessed gals, two empty wine glasses, and 56 of Walla Walla?s top wine labels pouring (generous) tastings and you?ve got trouble?and at the very least, two grown women acting like giddy little kids in a candy store. Luckily for my friend and I, the only trouble we faced last Monday at the Walla Walla wine event at SODO Park was which ten-to-fifteen tasting booths we were going to visit, because God knows we weren?t going to be spitting.? The plan we hashed out was this: we?d try a few wines we?d had before and knew we loved; a few newbies we?d heard of and had been dying to try; and a few up-and-comers who deserved a shot. We ended up with a surprisingly succinct list that included the likes of Abeja, Pepper Bridge, Sleight of Hand, Tamarack, Tero, and Trio, to name a few. Then, of course, we ran into a friend of mine who?s in the wine business and he suggested we add a few more to the list. Needless to say, by the end of the day, the combo of the wine and SODO Park?s free and easy atmosphere had us rosy cheeked and buoyant.

Admittedly, we are no sommeliers, but we feel we have a pretty good handle of what?s good and what?s not. After tasting all of our planned picks?and going for seconds for the ones we swooned over?here are some standouts that will become a permanent fixture in our cellars (aka the wine racks by our fridges):

My friend and co-owner of Rasa Vineyards, Pinto Naravane. Photo Credit: M.P.

Abeja 2009 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

DaMa Wines 2009 Columbia Valley Syrah

Dusted Valley Vintners 2009 Columbia Valley Petite Sirah

Long Shadows Vintners 2007 Columbia Valley Feather Cabernet Sauvignon

Pepper Bridge 2008 Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

*Rasa Vineyards 2008 Walla Walla QED

*Rasa Vineyards 2009 Occam?s Razor

TERO Estates and Flying Trout Wines 2008 Walla Walla TERO Windrow

Trio Vintners 2008 Walla Walla Sangiovese

*These were so phenomenal, we went back for seconds?maybe thirds. Thanks Pinto!

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