William Pollard Jr | aka: Wild 4 Washington Wine

Rob Griffin does it again. The Barnard Griffin 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon was just awarded "Best in Show" at the Washington State Wine Competition. I was lucky to be visting the winery in March when they were bottling their 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon. With permission, I was allowed to take some pictures and record some video. Awards will be officially presented on June 26th at Sunshine and Wine in Yakima, Washington . Tickets are on sale now and include all wine, beer and food tasting. An event not to be missed! Cheers!

A View from the Tasting Room Floor Up. Last week I had quite the ex perience helping b ottle wine at Hightower Cellars on Red Mountain. As a Washington Wine Ambassador, www.washingtonwine.org/ , I receive occasional invites to help wineries, small and large, with events and other activities. The most recent invite was to help Hightower Cellars bottle their 2006 vintage s. Since I n ever bottled w ine before, I thought this would be a good opportunity to volunteer and see fo r myself what it is lik e. Red Mountain is only a 15 minute drive from my home, so I arrived at the w inery at approximately 9:30 AM ready to work.  Tim and Kelly emptying barrels. Kelly and Tim Hightower are the winemakers of Hightower Cellars. Hightower was originally located in Woodinvi lle, Washington. But, with the purchase of land on Red Mountain, along with water rights, they’ve been producing o utstanding wines on Red Mountai n sinc e they moved there in 2002. Mobile Bottling Hightower d...