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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

Updated: Three new additions.

Stephen served as Senior Editor and wine columnist for Food & Wine magazine and wine columnist for Forbes FYI. Hear what he has to say about Syncline wines.
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Wine Report

Tom Stevenson

Wine selections from 2005 to 2008
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Year's best 2007

Wine Adviser/Paul Gregutt The Seattle Times

Once again, in the retrospective spirit of the season, I offer a highly personal list of the year's Top 100 Washington wines.
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Wine Enthusiast Magazine

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Year's best Washington wine? Here's my top 100

Wine Adviser/Paul Gregutt The Seattle Times

Two of the most eagerly-awaited "Best of" lists are the year's top 100 wines as profiled in the Wine Spectator and the Wine Enthusiast. But it occurs to me, why not do a top 100 Washington wine list?
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The Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Updated: New 2007 Preview

Read the latest Syncline reviews and ratings from The Wine Enthusiast Buying Guide.
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The Columbia Valley: Fufilled Potential

Pierre-Antoine Rovani Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Washington State's Columbia Valley, long described as having great potential, has fufilled many expectations and its future is as bright today as any viticultural region's on earth.
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In rainy Washington, we like our rosés dry

Wine Adviser/Paul Gregutt The Seattle Times

Blink and you'll miss them. The spring release of Northwest rosé wines has become a much- anticipated event; I'd wager that nowhere else in the country are the new, local rosés so eagerly awaited and given such attention by sommeliers and consumers.
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Hurrah For Syrah!

Wine Adviser/Paul Gregutt The Seattle Times

Whether or not they sample our wonderful Washington merlots, the national wine press has finally begun to take notice of Washington syrah—cutting-edge stuff!
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Syncline Cellars Breaks All The Right Rules

Wine Adviser/Paul Gregutt The Seattle Times

The wines of Syncline Cellars, a new producer in the Columbia Gorge, embody the things I hold most dear. They express the purity of the grapes from which they are made. They point to a number of promising new directions for Washington winemakers. They offer exceptional value at reasonable prices. They break the rules in all the right ways.
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The Wine Enthusiast Magazine

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The Wine Spectator

Read the latest Syncline reviews and ratings from The Spectator.
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These wines prove that you can be a boutique startup, with big aspirations but not much cash, and hit the mark with stylish wines that have something important to say, while keeping your pricing realistic.”

Paul Gregutt
Seattle Times



Syncline makes top-notch Syrah but they are only around for a short time. ”

Seattle Metropolitan
Article on Rare Syrahs



Syncline Grenache Rosé: Smoky nose, plus beautiful berries and cherries. ”

Sunset Magazine