Submitted by Westport Winery
The Great Northwest Wine Competition was held on March 25 and 26 at the Columbia Gorge Hotel in Hood River, Ore. This year set a record of 1,204 entries from Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho, with more than twenty West Coast wine professionals as judges.
Bella and Jetty Cat, two of Westport’s most popular red blends, earned silver medals. And two white wines from Red Willow Vineyard, Lighthouse White and Elk River Riesling, earned bronze medals.
Westport Winery’s award-winning wines are exclusively available at the winery. The tasting room, gift shop, produce market, plant nursery and bakery are open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The restaurant is open for lunch daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and for dinner on Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information contact Westport Winery at 360-648-2224 or visit the website at www.westportwinery.com.
Launch spring at the winery’s unique sculpture garden, lavender labyrinth, musical fence, 9-hole executive golf course, giant chess set, outdoor scrabble game, and grape maze, all located on the corner of Highway 105 and South Arbor Road halfway between Aberdeen and Westport. You will see why Westport Winery was named Best of the Northwest Wine Destination.
