The Mark Ryan Winery of Washington

Mark Ryan Winery
The winery offers 53 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 25 of the estates of Washington.
It is located in Washington
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The Mark Ryan Winery is one of the world's great estates. It offers 53 wines for sale in of Washington to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Mark Ryan Winery is a global renown in viticulture, ideally nestled in Woodinville, in the state of Washington, USA. Established in 1999 by Mark McNeilly, this private winery passionately carries a name that embodies independent spirit and artistic audacity. With 21 hectares of vineyards, the property provides a picturesque setting underscored by the region's natural beauty. Speckled with gentle hills appearing velvety beneath the endless sky of the American West, the vineyards stretch as far as the eye can see, offering a myriad of colors that change with the seasons. Mark Ryan Winery has an artisan approach to wine making. Precision work, patience, and craftsmanship are deeply respected and celebrated here. The varieties grown on the estate primarily include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah. However, the property is not hesitant to experiment with other grape varieties to continue to surprise the most refined palates. The winery produces a range of high-end red and white wines, all reputed for their complexity, depth, and intensity. Thus, each bottle from Mark Ryan Winery provides the promise of a exceptional taste discovery, nourished by the richness of its terroir and the vintner's little secrets of manufacturing. Known for its warm hospitality, the winery offers tastings, guided tours, and on-site events, and allows visitors to purchase directly from the property. Guests are invited to stroll through the vineyard and can even participate in the harvest. The winery also has an elegant tasting room where guests can savor the wines in a soothing atmosphere overlooking the vineyard landscape.

Top Mark Ryan Winery wines

Looking for the best Mark Ryan Winery wines in Washington among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Mark Ryan Winery wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Mark Ryan Winery wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Mark Ryan Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Mark Ryan Winery

How Mark Ryan Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf en daube, tête de veau sauce moi or deer jig.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Mark Ryan Winery

On the nose the red wine of Mark Ryan Winery. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Mark Ryan Winery. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Mark Ryan Winery

  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.25/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.14/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Mark Ryan Winery.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Washington

Washington State is located in the Pacific Northwest of the United States, immediately north of Oregon. Although the history of the wine industry is relatively Short, Washington's 900-plus wineries and 350-plus independent winemakers, with more than 50,000 acres of vineyards, now produce more wine than any other state except California. Almost all wine production is in the hot, desert-like eastern Part of Washington, although there is some Grape growing and an AVA (Puget Sound) in the cooler, wetter west. White Chardonnay and Riesling grapes, and red Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah grapes are the main varieties grown in Washington, but the region produces quality wines from nearly 70 different grape varieties.

About 58% of the fruit crushed is red grapes. The Cascade mountain range defines the geography of the region by acting as a barrier between the two parts. The mountains create a rain shadow, effectively blocking most of the rainfall. This means that the Columbia River basin to the east only receives about 200 mm of rainfall per year, resulting in a continental Climate.

The top white wines of Mark Ryan Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Mark Ryan Winery

How Mark Ryan Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche, tartiflette with smoked salmon or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Mark Ryan Winery

On the nose the white wine of Mark Ryan Winery. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or non oak. In the mouth the white wine of Mark Ryan Winery. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Mark Ryan Winery

  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Mark Ryan Winery.

  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Mark Ryan Winery

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Mark Ryan Winery

How Mark Ryan Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of chili con carne, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or pork chops with veal stock sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Mark Ryan Winery

On the nose the pink wine of Mark Ryan Winery. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or oak.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Mark Ryan Winery

  • 2020With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Mark Ryan Winery.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Sangiovese
  • Mourvedre

The word of the wine: Concentrator

A device that removes water from grape must by reverse osmosis or entropy system. Its proponents say that it is better to remove water than to add sugar to produce more alcohol. The improperly used concentrator can also exaggerate bad tastes or greenness of tannins.

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Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

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