Submitted by Westport Winery
Westport Winery’s hard apple cider, Mercy, earned Best of Class and a gold medal at the 34th Annual Riverside International Wine Competition in Temecula, California on May 7. The tasting notes escribe the wine as “a fall orchard, ripe with fruit, falling leaves and fresh air.” A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this wine benefits Mercy Ships a medical/surgical organization in based in Houston, Texas, that provides care to those in some of the poorest and most remote countries in the world. The art for this wine’s label was drawn by winery co-owner, Kim Roberts. The winery suggests you pair Mercy with their Northwest Nachos while listening to Mercy Me by Marvin Gaye.
The winery’s 2012 Sangiovese named Smoky Nor’wester also earned a gold medal. The grapes for this wine were harvested at the renowned Red Willow Vineyard in the Yakima Valley AVA. A portion of the proceeds from this wine benefits the Museum of the North Beach in Moclips, Washington. The winery’s tasting notes suggest this wine exhibits “Maserati intensity, like a good spanking.” They encourage guests to enjoy the wine with their restaurant’s Tomato Basil and Italian Sausage Soup while listening to Life’s Been Good To Me by Joe Walsh.
