Wine & Oysters
The winners of the 17th annual Pacific Oyster Wine Competition were recently announced.
The contest, sponsored by Taylor Shellfish Farms in Seattle, seeks to find the best wines to pair with oysters.
From 119 wines, these were judged as the Top Ten:
Brassfield Estate Winery ‘09 Sauvignon Blanc (CA)
Cadaretta ‘10 SBS (WA)
**Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery ‘09 Columbia Valley Sauvignon Blanc (WA)
*Hogue Cellars ‘09 Pinot Grigio (WA)
**King Estate Winery Signature Collection ‘09 Pinot Gris (OR)
**Kunde Family Estate ‘10 Sauvignon Blanc (CA)
Pine Ridge Vineyards ‘10 Chenin Blanc + Viognier (CA)
**Robledo Family Winery ‘09 Sauvignon Blanc (CA)
Three Pears ‘10 Pinot Grigio (CA)
*Van Duzer Vineyards ‘10 Estate Pinot Gris (OR)
One asterisk means a prior winner. Two asterisks mean prior winner two or more years.
For more info, check out http://www.oysterwine.com/
