Columbia Crest Reserve wines are usually winners but I think the Columbia Crest 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was an unfortunate victim of global warming. As the environment has been heating up so have the grapes leading to more sugar and more alcohol. This 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon  had silky smooth tannins and a lovely complex [...]

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Last summer, we picked up a bottle of 2004 Grand Estates Dolcetto from Columbia Crest as part of it’s wine club.  The staff raved about how delicious it was with lamb, but I just can’t get into red wines during the heat of summer.  I hadn’t had a Dolcetto before so I wasn’t sure what [...]

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