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Southard Winery, Selah

Taste Washington! 2012 Recommended Wines.

Southard Winery is a family owned and operated winery located a few miles north of Selah, Washington. They produce Estate Riesling as well as Rhône cultivars grown in the Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley, and Wahluke Slope AVAs.

I enjoyed visiting with winemaker Scott Southard at Taste Washington. This is the only winery I know of located in the small community of Selah. Another winery on my must visit list.

The Wines:

Southard 2010 White Wine.
White Wine, Viognier/Roussanne - Lovely mid-palate, fruit, ABV 14.5% . Recommended.

Southard 2010 Sugarloaf Vineyard Red Wine.
2010 Sugarloaf Red Blend - Pretty nose, spicy, lots of red fruit, $20. Recommended.

Southard 2009 Syrah Lawrence Vineyard.
* Favorite: 2009 Lawrence Vineyard Syrah - Interesting nose, meat, vegetal, not very Washington in style, dry, need to evaluate at home.

Wines listed here are the wines I liked and recommend. My favorite wines appealed to me because they expressed unique characteristics and quality, they are indicated by an “*” and are in italics.

Southard Winery, LLC
670 Tibbling Road
Selah, WA 98942

The winery is open Saturdays and Sundays, 12:00pm-5:00pm. If you would like to make an appointment to visit and taste outside of these hours, please call at: 509-697-3003.

Shipping is available to: Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Minnesota, Florida, and Virginia.

www.southardwinery.com
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