The Winery Willow Crest of Washington

Winery Willow Crest
The winery offers 25 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Precept Wine.
It is ranked in the top 1486 of the estates of Washington.
It is located in Washington

The Winery Willow Crest is one of the best wineries to follow in Washington.. It offers 25 wines for sale in of Washington to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Willow Crest wines

Looking for the best Winery Willow Crest wines in Washington among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Willow Crest 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 Willow Crest wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Willow Crest

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Willow Crest

How Winery Willow Crest wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or rabbit in foil.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Willow Crest

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Willow Crest

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre
  • Cinsault

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 Winery Willow Crest

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Willow Crest

How Winery Willow Crest wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of potato and tuna gratin, pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or croque monsieur and comté cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Willow Crest

On the nose the white wine of Winery Willow Crest. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Willow Crest

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. 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. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot gris

Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.