In the mean time, tonight I am enjoying a bottle of Woodward Canyon Columbia Valley Red Wine, which is the standard house red for Woodward Canyon. Now to give you a little inside baseball, Woodward Canyon has a tasting room conveniently located next door to my absolute favorite winery of all time, L'Ecole No. 41 which is on Route 12 just west of Walla Walla (in fact, these two wineries, I think, still represent the western boarder of the Walla Walla wine region). So after my recent wonderful visit to L'Ecole, I sauntered (oh you can visualize it) to the tasting room at Woodward Canyon to enjoy some of their offerings.
So in the tasting room, nothing had seemed to change since my last visit in 2000, except of course the new posters for the "Artist Series" and the new vintages, but it was still in the same house (see the photo above). I tasted a few wines, and bought a few wines, one of which is tonight's selection, the Columbia Valley Red Wine, which is the everyday table wine.
I would rate this wine a solid 7.5, and it would have certainly rated higher if not for the aggressive price. At $21 this is a little too expensive for an everyday wine, but as a vacation wine it's certainly appropriate. As for pairings, this would work very will with grilled red meat, or a nice Italian dish, though I can also imagine it complementing a cedar planked salmon! So if you have a chance, enjoy a glass of wine from Woodward Canyon, Salut!
Thanks for stopping by and so glad to hear you are enjoying the wine! We look forward to seeing you on your next trip.
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Thank you Marlene, I had a wonderful time and will certainly enjoy the wine!
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