Wine Tasting – K Vintners 95+ Point Showcase

Get ready for our next wine tasting experience on Wednesday, July 26 at 6 p.m. highlighting the unique wines of K Vintners! Eric Ebright with Hayden Beverage will guide us through a selection of these distinctive wines from renowned winemaker Charles Smith.

Charles Smith opened his first winery, K Vintners, in December 2001. He quickly made a name for himself with his debut vintage, the 1999 K Syrah, which he sold out of the back of his 1987 Chevy Astro van. The wine’s immediate sell-out signaled his exceptional talent as a winemaker. Charles’ wines, easily identifiable by the bold black “K” on the label, continue to impress. Over the last 20-plus years, Charles Smith’s wines have gained international recognition. Today, K Vintners stands as Washington State’s largest independent, winemaker-owned winery with a reach spanning all 50 states and 23 countries worldwide.

K VINTNERS LINEUP:

Art Den Hoed Viognier 2021 (95 Points)
“Crushed diamonds set the stage for this dazzling Northern Rhone noble varietal. Exotic comes to mind. Peach, wildflowers, orange blossom, apricot pit. Mouth Filling in the most delightful way. Viognier should become your new favorite.”

The Boy Grenache 2020 (98 Points)
“Grenache from the Powerline vineyard. 2020 was an exceptional vintage for WA! ‘The Boy is a wine unto itself. Individual in every way. Layer upon layer. Seamless with certainty. A masterpiece to be experienced!'”

Motor City Kitty 2019 (98 Points)
“All-encompassing. Dense, rich, action packed. Explosive dark cherry, huckleberry, black olive. Ash, grilled herb, wet earth. Great intensity, taut and balanced. This has it all and more!”

The Creator 2019 (95 Points)
“Absolutely Cabernet Sauvignon in style but co-fermented with Syrah to give seamless balance. Black currant, cedar box, fresh tobacco, and pencil lead. So much finesse and length. Blackberry, fire ash, and a mineral palate that keeps on saying ‘The Creator!’”

Cattle King Syrah 2019 (95 Points)
“No giving up here. Rough and tumble with a sweet caress. Black cherry, black olive, lavender, and forest floor release with unbelievably seamless tension into blueberry, wild berries, grilled bread, and uncanny length. Truly a legend!”