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11/1-3/13 Fall Release Weekend

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:51:37 +0000

Join us for Fall Release Weekend this year
on November 1-3, 2013

As Fall settles into the Walla Walla Valley, a distinct change begins. The sunset-colored leaves scatter around the parks and sidewalks, and the nights start cooling off. A sense of merriment resonates throughout the Valley. The last of the grapes make their way off the vines, and the sorting tables and presses are put back into storage.

The fall months are a time for us to reflect on harvest, and the warmth of a job well done. We invite you to join us as we reconnect with neighbors and old friends. There is no better way to celebrate harvest then enjoying the fruits of summer’s labor. Autumn in Walla Walla is the ideal time and place to partake in the celebration.

Cellar doors are opening this time of year, and new releases are available for tasting.

Hope to see you join us this fall!

Entwine 2013

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:40:07 +0000

A special evening featuring the finest wine, food and art of the Walla Walla Valley. Help us raise scholarship funds during the silent and live auctions. To be held on the Walla Walla Community College Campus. Make your reservations now by calling (509) 527-4275.

Northwest Food & Wine Festival Portland, OR

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:23:57 +0000

Doubletree Hotel Lloyd Center
4 - 8 pm preferred guests - an hour more of tasting!
5 - 8 general admission Recommended Dress Cocktail, Men - Sports Coats
When the doors of the Grand Tasting open at the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton Lloyd Center, guests receive a wine glass and tasting guide. The show floor will be filled with over 600 wines and 50 restaurants and gourmet food tastes featuring an incredible array of options for guests. Guests are invited to navigate the floor, smelling and savoring the bounty of the Northwest, delighting in its offerings. Wines and restaurants are intermingled to create a wonderful opportunity for guests to try the gourmet flavors that are created.
Certified sommeliers and chefs will be available to answer questions about wines and culinary conundrums. Industry booths of gourmet food, wine and kitchen products will introduce their brand or product to attendees.
Live music features wonderful musicians in intimate settings to relax and enjoy.

Many wineries will be offering bottle and case discounts and free shipping. Guests will have the opportunity to find that great wine buy!

Get your tickets now and be ready to .....
Sip, Taste and Swirl!

All samples included in the ticket price.
Preferred Tickets $95 from 4 - 8pm Limit to 500 guests.
General Admission $75 from 5 - 8pm Limit to1000 guests.

9/9/13-10/25/13 Hampton Inn & Suites Crush Package

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 19:30:49 +0000

Come experience a day in the life of a winery! Get your hands dirty at Tertulia Cellars. Receive a personal tour of the vineyard and winery by the winemaker Ryan Raber, himself. Tertulia's Whistling Hills Estate vineyard wraps around the winery so from vine to bottle these grapes travel no more than 200 yards. After the tour you will work up an appetite helping make the wines for the 2013 vintage. After a few hours of work you enjoy a catered lunch at the winery. Finally, finish the day with tasting some of Tertulia's fine wines in their beautiful tasting room looking out over the majestic Blue Mountains.

For more information go to http://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/washington/hampton-inn-and-suites-walla-walla-ALWWAHX/offers/index.htm

Or call the Walla Walla Hampton Inn & Suites at 1-509-525-1398.

8/3/13 Vintage Spokane

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:14:21 +0000

Vintage Spokane Returns to Lilac City

Join fellow food and wine lovers for a night of fun at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino!

Spokane’s favorite food-and-wine experience, Vintage Spokane, returns for a third year, bringing gourmet bites and more than 60 wineries to Northern Quest Resort and Casino for the tasting event of the year!

After a successful debut in 2011, Vintage Spokane has relocated to the Northern Quest Resort and Casino in 2013, allowing even more of the region’s top wineries to showcase their palate-pleasing pours to Inland Empire wine lovers.

For no more than the cost of their ticket, attendees will have the chance to sip wines from over 60 of the region’s most celebrated wineries including Tertulia Cellars, and sample tasty bites from the culinary team at Masselow’s Restaurant.

Sip Taste Stay Play

For More Information go to: http://vintagespokane.com/

2/1/13-3/31/13 Free Tasting Fridays!

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:01:24 +0000

Come visit us any Friday from February through March and enjoy a complimentary tasting! We hope to see you soon! Cheers!

5/3-5/13 Spring Release Weekend

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:06:06 +0000

Join us at the winery for the annual Spring Release Weekend. May 3-5, 2013!

We will be open and sharing our newest releases 11:00am - 6:00pm Thursday-Saturday and 11:00am - 5pm Sunday & Monday.

Don't miss out on this spectacular treat making its way from Milton Freewater, The Bank & Grill food truck!

Taste Washington Seattle!

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:48:24 +0000

Taste Washington!

Taste Washington has been expanded to two days!

Twice the time to taste your favorite wines from over 200 Washington wineries, meet the state's ground-breaking winemakers and sample fare from the state's premier restaurants.

All in the heart of the Emerald City!

Come join as Winemaker, Ryan Raber and Tasting Room Manager, Michelle Aichele pour several of Tertulia's award winning wines amongst several of your other favorite wineries at Taste Washington in Seattle.

The event will take place at Century Link Field Event Center.

Click here for more information and tickets: http://tastewashington.org/

2/14/14 Valentine's Day Celebration

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:27:05 +0000

Please be our guest at the winery February 14th, 2013 for some Valentine's Day romance. Bring your sweethearts and come enjoy some tantalizing wines.You and your valentine can enjoy sweets with your sweetie from the chocolate fountain which will be flowing! We look forward to seeing many lovely couples come out for some romantic wine tasting fun!

12/6-8/13 Barrel Tasting Weekend

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:16:43 +0000

Come join us and the winemaker Ryan Raber for some barrel samples and many other exceptional Tertulia wines.

Tertulia Hours:

Thursday- Saturday 11:00-6:00

Sunday 11:00-5:00

5/25/13 Paella Cooking Class & Dinner

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:51:03 +0000

Where: 1564 Whiteley Road Walla Walla, WA 99362

How: Call 509-525-5700 or email info@tertuliacellars.com to reserve your spot! We are limited to 30 people total!

Cost: $55 per individual or $75 for a couple.

Cost includes sangria, tapas, paella sit-down dinner to be enjoyed with Tertulia wines and your own paella kit ( $45 value!!) to take home!

You will go home with a four person paella pan, bomba rice, smoked paprika, chili peppers, saffron, and Ryan Raber's famous recipes.

There is an old adage that says never discuss politics or religion, well the same can be said with discussing paella with Spaniards. I have heard of fist fights over who makes this Spanish dish the correct way. Well there will be no fights here at Tertulia Cellars and I am more than willing to show you my secrets. It is with great pleasure that I announce that we will have preparing another paella dinner here at Tertulia Cellars. Once the Paella is finished we will all sit down and enjoy dinner whilst drinking some fine Tertulia wines.

Cheers,

Ryan Raber

Winemaker

Paul Gregutt Reviews Redd Brand Wines as Pick of the Week!

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:54:05 +0000

Check out Paul Gregutt's review of our new second label, Redd Brand.

http://www.paulgregutt.com/2013/04/whats-your-story.html

Redd Brand wines are available at many local restaurants and retailers within the Walla Walla Valley and are currently being distributed by Vehrs (WA) and Metrowine (NY, CT, NJ).

Cheers,

Tertulia Cellars

Review of Washington Wines June 2012

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:17:18 +0000

Rand Sealey

Review of Washington Wines

www.reviewofwashingtonwines.com

2011 Tertulia Cellars Viognier, Yakima Valley, Lonesome Spring Vineyard ($18)

This Vioginer (with 19% Roussanne) strikes a fine balance of crispness and tropicality with its aromas of pear-apple, white peach, orange blossoms and acacia flowers, and fresh, lively white fruit flavors that show touches of apricot pit, melon rind and minerals. On the back, the subdued tropical notes recur with light squeezings of passion fruit, tangerine and a touch of green tea. Barrel fermentation and aging sur lie adds texture, and a touch of citrus gives the wine crispness. 18/20 points.

2011 Tertulia Cellars Rosé, Yakima Valley, Lonesome Spring Vineyard ($16)

A blend of 73% Mourvedre, 24% Counoise and 3% Grenache this wine shows a pinkish copper color and aromas of raspberry and red currant. The Counoise lifts the nose with exotic perfumes of rose petals, jasmine and litchee. The flavors are well extracted, but not overtly juicy (from 10 hours on the skins before fermentation in oak). As a result, the back picks up touches of orange peel and grape skin, followed by a Provençal-like lightly spiced dry finish. 18/20 points.

2012 Seattle Wine Awards

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:33:13 +0000

The results are in!

Here they are:

2009 Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Franc- Double Gold

2008 Columbia Valley Malbec- Gold

2008 Phinny Hill Cabernet Sauvignon- Gold

2008 Pepper Bridge Merlot- Silver

2008 Les Collines Tempranillo- Silver

Spring 2012 Wine Enthusiast Scores

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:52:47 +0000

2008 Les Collines Syrah - 91 points - Paul Gregutt

2012 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:10:02 +0000

2008 Sobra, Columbia Valley - Gold

2008 Carmenere, Phinny Hill - Silver

2008 Malbec, Columbia Valley - Silver

Washington Tasting Room Magazine Wine Picks: Les Collines Vineyard

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:22:56 +0000

Les Collines Vineyard

"A diamond in the rough, this Walla Walla Valley vineyard is turning heads across the country as a growing roster of world class wines emerge from its unique terroir." "Les Collines fruit is beautiful, insanely structured with robust aromatics." "About thirty wineries in Washington, Oregon, and as far away as New Jersey are using Les Collines Fruit."

Get a taste of this rising star with Tertulia's 2008 Les Collines Syrah. Aged 16 months in mostly neutral French oak barrels gives this Syrah an old world kiss.

http://www.washingtontastingroom.com/wp-content/uploads/Les_Collines_Vineyard.pdf.

Sip Northwest Magazine Reviews 2007 Tertulia Merlot

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:34:08 +0000

With a combination of passion & expertise, Walla Walla and Columbia Valley vitners are conjuring some magical wines.

http://www.sipnorthwest.com/2011/08/the-marvelous-merlots-of-walla-walla/

2011 Seattle Wine Awards

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:06:16 +0000

2008 Les Collines Syrah - Double Gold

2008 Excelsior, Walla Walla - Gold

2008 Carmenere, Phinny Hill -Gold

2011 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:35:20 +0000

Double Gold - 2007 Phinny Hill Cabernet Sauvignon

Robert Parker Rates Tertulia

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:22:50 +0000

92pts. 2007 Phinney Hill Carmenere
91pts. 2008 Semillon Ice Wine
90pts. 2007 Malbec
90pts. 2007 Pepper Bridge Merlot
90pts. 2008 Les Collines Tempranillo

Lifestyles Walla Walla

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:22:26 +0000

Tertulia Cellars is located near the foothills of the Walla Walla Valley and it certainly lives up to its name.

Tertulia Cellars: Sharing a Love for the Grape

Wine Peeps Reveiws Our Cabernet

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:21:39 +0000

2006 Tertulia Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon (Horse Heaven Hills, Washington):
Quality: 4 stars (out of 5)
QPR: 5 bangs for your buck (out of 5)
Where to buy: Winery, $24; Available elsewhere, $25 to $34

Wine Peeps Reviews Tertulia Cellars 2006 Cabernet

2010 Wine Enthusiast - March

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:56:00 +0000

91pts - 2007 Les Collines Syrah

2009 Portland's Northwest Food & Wine Festival

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:58:00 +0000

Platinum - 2007 Phinny Hill Carmenère
Gold - 2006 Sobra

2009 "Tertulia Cellars: A Sense of Place"

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:35:00 +0000

"What impressed me the most about the line-up of wines I tasted ... was the diversity of varietals that Tertulia produces, such as Tempranillo, Carmenere and Malbec. Each one capturing the character, yet emphasizing the uniqueness of each."

From Through the Walla Walla Grapevine
Read the Review

2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Gold - 2006 Sobra

2009 Seattle Wine Awards

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:41:00 +0000

Gold - 2006 Phinny Hill Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold - 2007 Phinny Hill Vineyard Carmenère
Silver - 2007 Sobra

2009 Wine Enthusiast - August

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:52:00 +0000

90pts - 2006 Phinny Hill Cabernet Sauvignon

2008 Seattle Times Best Washington Wines

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:43:00 +0000

Tertulia Cellars 2006 Tempranillo
Paul Gregutt's Top 100 Washington State Wines For 2008, Seattle Times
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