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Finest/Cheapest Washington wines under $10?

Got any tips for Washington wines under $10? I really like just about everything I've tried from Hogue - they're usually about $8. Know of any other good in-state wineries at a similar price point?

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  • Nufer_small
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    Barnard Griffin Chardonnay and also Sauvignon Blanc are my favorite white at 10 or under.

    For reds, the K cellars Charles and Charles Cabernet Sauvignon/ Syrah is my pick. What you see now is that so many Washington wineries are pussy-footing with syrah, blending it into basic cab. blends that are ordinarily Bordeaux-inspired, such as Cab/ Merlot. What K does is go whole-hog, with a 50/50 cab/ syrah, more like a Provence blend. Other Washington reds that do that blend can cost a lot more.

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    City Cellers in Wallingford - http://www.citycellar.com/

    They purposefully put together a 100 bottle selection of wines under $10.

    They try to have equal representations of all major wine producing regions and they also include local WA wines too.

    It's tough to get small winery wines for under 10$ because of their scale of production.

    This one made their top ten under ten of their 100 list:
    2009 Lone Birch Red Blend, Yakima, WA $10 Soft tannins, good acidity, and flavors of dark fruit and spice. A blend of seven grape varietals.

    Though I guess they're using "less than or equal to $10.00" as their definition of less then 10 dollars.

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    I've been pretty pleased with the Snoqualmie wines, and they're almost all $8 http://www.snoqualmie.com/Wines/columbia_valley

    If you're ever in Prosser, doing the wine-tasting thing, they're a nice stop.

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