2013 Kitsap Wine Festival raised $51,000 for Harrison Medical Center Foundation
At least 24 wineries and breweries will pour at the Kitsap Wine Festival, a benefit for the Harrison Medical Center Foundation, on Aug. 9 at Bremerton’s Harborside Fountain Park. The 2013 event raised $51,000 for the foundation. Baris Saydag / Courtesy
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Continued from page 4 and white strawberry. Suggested pairings range from salmon to roasted duck, vegetarian fare and hard cheeses. (12.5 percent alcohol) ■ Waterbrook Winery 2013 Sangiovese Rosé, Columbia Valley, $13: This starts with aromas of dusty strawberry, cranberry and peach. The approach is lively with high-toned red fruit flavors such as cranberry, pie cherry, pomegranate and white strawberry. It is ideal with summer salads, seafood off the grill and broasted chicken. (11.9 percent alcohol) ■ Elk Cove Vineyards 2013 Pinot Noir Rosé, Willamette Valley, $16: Aromas akin to dusty Bing cherry, strawberry and cranberry juice are followed by delicate flavors of pink raspberry and white strawberry. This mouthwatering rosé could lure you to buy by the case. (13 percent alcohol) ■ Columbia Winery 2013 Grenache Rosé, Horse Heaven Hills, $24: The aromatic profile hints at bright red fruit such as dusty Rainier cherry, plum juice and light raspberry. On the attack, it’s brisk and bone dry with Montmorency cherry, plum and fresh cranberry, backed by cherry-skin tannin. This is avail-
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Friday, August 8, 2014 able only at Columbia Winery’s tasting room in Woodinville. (13.9 percent alcohol) ■ Mercer Wine Estates 2013 Sadie Louise Rosé, Horse Heaven Hills, $13: This fun, young and dry pink opens with nose-tickling aromas of pink grapefruit, Rainier cherry, strawberry, tangerine and peach fuzz followed by bright flavors of strawberry/ rhubarb compote and red currants. Enjoy with chargrilled lamb burgers. (13 percent alcohol) ■ Milbrandt Vineyards 2013 Traditions Rosé, Columbia Valley, $13: A delightful and colorful pink wine, this offers waves of aromas and flavors, including strawberry taffy, cranberry juice, peach fuzz and red currant, backed by blood orange and cranberry. (14.7 percent alcohol) ■ Abacela 2013 Estate Grenache Rosé, Umpqua Valley, $17: Aromas of cotton candy, cranberry, fresh peach and lime zest lead to racy
flavors of strawberry and cranberry, backed by refreshing acidity and a finish of orange. Pair with roasted chicken or fish tacos with fruit salsa. (13.5 percent alcohol) ■ L’Ecole No. 41 2013 Alder Ridge Vineyard Grenache Rosé, Horse Heaven Hills, $19: This bright, elegant wine opens with aromas of strawberry, watermelon, apricot and lavender, followed by
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crisp, dry flavors that hint at Rainier cherry, raspberry, apple and ripe strawberry. (14.5 percent alcohol) — Eric Degerman and Andy Perdue run Great Northwest Wine, a news and information company. www.greatnorthwestwine. com.
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