Nefarious Cellars, Chelan WA

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Nefarious #59 on Top 100 Wines of Washington in 2009!.
Twice, whoo hooo!! 2007 Stone's Throw Riesling makes the list. Read it here.

"Newcomers" posted June 5, 2009 on Paul Gregutt's wine blog.
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Northwest Palate names Nefarious on of the Top 5 Washington wineries to watch!

Nefarious #59 on Top 100 Wines of Washington in 2008!
Check out our 2006 Cabernet Franc... as picked by Paul Gregutt Wine Advisor for the Seattle Times.
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8 great reds and whites you ought to try By Paul Gregutt
Here's the part about us:

When I moved to wine country three years ago, determined to split my time equally between big city Seattle and small town Waitsburg (just north of Walla Walla), I was under the charming delusion that by living in Eastern Washington I could keep up with the explosive growth of the wine industry.

It has certainly helped. I've walked many a vineyard row, shoveled out fermentation tanks, visited dozens and dozens of wineries, and spent a lot of time chatting with winemakers from every corner of the state. Still, at times I feel like the fellow who set out some years ago to drink a cup of coffee in every Starbucks in America, until he found that they were building them faster than he could drink.

Winemakers Greg Lipsker and Michael White of Spokane's Barrister Winery stopped in the other day to show me their new releases, and during the conversation I realized that just in the years since they were bonded in 2001, the number of wineries in Washington has tripled. It's now quickly closing in on 600. With so many new wineries, it is more important than ever to put them all in perspective, to help you discover those that are most deserving of your attention and support.

So here we go ... recommended releases from a few of the newcomers and some of the old hands.

Nefarious Cellars 2007 Stone's Throw Vineyard Riesling; $18. A new producer in the Chelan region, Nefarious does a splendid job for the second vintage running with this excellent riesling. Heather Neff is a winemaker who understands the grape, and brings out scents of honeycomb, beeswax and a mix of citrus blossoms in this lively wine. It's rich without being tiring, off-dry but not sweet or sugary, and delicately balanced.

Paul Gregutt is the author of "Washington Wines and Wineries The Essential Guide." His column appears weekly in the Wine section. He can be reached by e-mail at wine@seattletimes.com.

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