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Co-owner and winemaker Morgan Lee offers a lot of variety, but his Rhône-style wines always rise to the top, every year among the very best in the state. The Columbia Valley Syrah is a great value. So is the Make Haste Cinsault, which also happens to be one of the few cinsaults youâll find in Washington. Lee has a vivid style, allowing the fruit and vineyards to shine.Â
Winemaker by day, sommelier at Seattleâs RN74 by night, Jeff Lindsay-Thorsen crafts vineyard-forward, food-friendly wines. He pulls the oak way back and deploys fruit picked earlier, when acids are still fresh and lively. The results are distinct, and distinctly excellent.Â
Washington Winegrowers Honors Industry Leaders April 15, 2021
The Washington Winegrowers Association (Winegrowers) recognized three industry leaders in March for their achievements during their virtual annual meeting. Sadie Drury, North Slope Management/Seven Hills Vineyard, was honored as the Erick Hanson Memorial Grower of the Year; Tom Judkins, Inland Desert, received the Industry Service award; and Brian Carter, Brian Carter Cellars, was awarded the Grand Vin.
Grower of the Year
Sadie Drury, general manager of North Slope Management/Seven Hills Vineyard, received the Erick Hanson Memorial Winegrape Grower of the Year Award for demonstrated viticultural skills that provide impact in the vineyard and in the bottle. Sadie Drury is a Walla Walla native who has been passionate about agriculture since her first job of picking strawberries at the age of 12. In 2007, Sadie decided to combine her passion for agriculture with her love for quality wine by attending t