Westport Winery Releases 2011 Swimmer’s Petit Sirah

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Westport WineryWestport Winery is pleased to announce the release of their 2011 Swimmer’s Petit Sirah. This wine recently earned 91-points at the Ultimate Wine Challenge in New York with an “excellent rating, highly recommended.”

This new varietal for the winery was crafted with grapes from Greg Jones Vineyards, in the Wahluke Slope AVA. The competition judge’s tasting notes stated, “Alluring nose filled with blackberry, white pepper, cedar and intriguing biscuit like aromas. In the mouth it is sumptuously smooth with velvety tannins and a delectable blackberry jam profile. The finish is smooth and lingers on the palate.”

Each of Westport’s 33 different selections benefits a local charity. A portion of the proceeds from this wine benefits Grays Harbor Children’s Advocacy Center. The label for this wine features winemaker, Dana Roberts, as a young competitive swimmer. Westport has several other labels featuring the various family members and even a few of the family’s dogs.

Westport Winery commissions local artists to create an outdoor sculpture commemorating each wine. Frank Ratte of Elma was selected this week to create the Swimmer sculpture which will be located adjacent to the water hazard in the winery’s new nine-hole, nine iron orchard golf course. Ratte has previously created a sculpture commemorating Night Watch and a Buddha for the Japanese Zen garden.

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