Malbec, Zinfandel, and Petit Verdot are not varietals synonymous with stand alone bottlings in mass quantity in many Pacific Northwest wine programs.

However, we have sales and interest in each of these varietals from buyers within the region and without.

The past 3 vintages in Washington have been some of the warmest on record and quality producers have these wines available in bulk to a point of quality where the wines could be bottled as stand alone wines or greatly enhance an existing blend. They lend spice, weight, depth, and aromatics that lead wine consumers back to their glass for a closer investigation