The Winery Swiftwater of Horse Heaven Hills of Washington

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The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 20 of the estates of Washington.
It is located in Horse Heaven Hills in the region of Washington
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The Winery Swiftwater is one of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Horse Heaven Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Swiftwater wines

Looking for the best Winery Swiftwater wines in Horse Heaven Hills among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Swiftwater 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 Winery Swiftwater wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Swiftwater

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Swiftwater

How Winery Swiftwater wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter, quick coconut milk chicken or baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Swiftwater

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Swiftwater

  • 2016With an average score of 4.28/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.03/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinot Noir
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Horse Heaven Hills

The wine region of Horse Heaven Hills is located in the region of Columbia Valley of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quilceda Creek or the Domaine Passing Time produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Horse Heaven Hills are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Horse Heaven Hills often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, butter or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or chard.

In the mouth of Horse Heaven Hills is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 148 estates and châteaux in the of Horse Heaven Hills, producing 408 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Horse Heaven Hills go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Swiftwater

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Swiftwater

How Winery Swiftwater wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of the garbure, skate wings with capers or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Swiftwater

On the nose the white wine of Winery Swiftwater. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Swiftwater. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Swiftwater

Planning a wine route in the of Horse Heaven Hills? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Swiftwater.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Swiftwater and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

More must-taste wines selected by Decanter’s Regional Editors for DFWE NYC

In the second part of this series, Decanter’s editorial team members highlight the wines they are looking forward to tasting at the upcoming Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 18th June 2022. Tina Gellie – Content Manager and Regional Editor (US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & South Africa) Burrowing Owl, Cabernet Sauvignon, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada 2019 In 2016, while on a press trip to British Columbia’s Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys, I had the pleasur ...

Canada’s Okanagan Valley approves six new sub-appellations

Canada’s western province of British Columbia (BC), has approved six new sub-appellations for its most famous wine-growing region of Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Valley is BC’s largest appellation – called Geographical Indications (GIs) in Canada. And from a standing start in 2015, it now has 11 sub-GIs following the recent ratification. The six new sub-GIs are: Summerland Valleys, Summerland Lakefront, Summerland Bench, East Kelowna Slopes, South Kelowna Slopes and Lake Country. They are now l ...

The word of the wine: Removal of shoes

In the spring, this operation consists of removing the mound of earth formed at the foot of the vines by ploughing between the rows in the autumn.