William Pollard Jr | aka: Wild 4 Washington Wine

A wonderful dinner companion. I first met winemaker Scott Southard at Taste Washington Seattle! His style of winemaking continues to impress. You don't know Scott Southard and his wines? It is time you did. FYI: You can meet Scott Southard and sample his wines at Taste Washington Seattle 2013 this March 23 and 24. There's still time to purchase tickets. photo: Southard 2010 Columbia Valley Red Wine. Tasting Notes: On the first day, this wine had a pretty ruby color. An exciting spicy nose, with sandalwood, nutmeg, cocoa, raspberry, graphite and strawberry. It was smooth, medium bodied, bright, with round spicy flavors of raspberry and strawberry. The finish was smooth, spicy, with fine tannin, raspberry and a bright, dry finish. This was a friendly, balanced wine. Tannin became more noticeable with air. The Southard 2010 Columbia Valley Red wine was a good match to the slow roasted rack of lamb I prepared. On the second day, the Southa...

photo: Scott Southard. Southard Winery Sugarloaf red wine reviewed. I met winemaker Scott Southard last year at Taste Washington Seattle! His wines impressed then and they continue to impress today. You don't know Scott Southard and his wines? It is time you did. The Southard family winery is located in Selah, Washington, across the street from their estate Riesling vineyard. I recently visited Scott at the winery, there was a lot of snow on the ground. Where's Selah, Washington? Selah is just minutes from downtown Yakima. It was easy to find. Scott has an extremely educated palate and preference in wine. This fact was obvious to me on the first taste of the Southard 2010 Sugarloaf vineyard Yakima valley red wine. I raved about this wine with friends and even shared a glass or two. They loved it! photo: Southard 2010 Sugarloaf Vineyard Yakima Valley Red Wine Tasting Notes: This wine was tasty on opening; it had caramel, cherry and sage on the nose, with a cle...

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...