Westport Winery’s Two “biggest reds” Earn Big Points at the World Wine Challenge

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Westport WinerySwimmer, the winery’s iconic Petite Sirah made with grapes from Jones Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope, earned 89 points. The label features winemaker Dana Roberts as a young competitive swimmer. The tasting notes state that it is “A tattooed biker wine, muscular and dangerous.” It is suggested to pair it in the winery’s restaurant with their Bubba Burger (a Certified Angus Beef  burger with the winery’s homemade bacon jam, Swiss cheese and greens on a grilled hoagie) while listening to Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf. A portion of the proceeds from this wine benefits the Grays Harbor Children’s Advocacy Center

Surfer, the winery’s varietal Syrah made from grapes grown at Discovery Vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA, earned 88 points. Like father, like son, this label features winery co-owner Blain Roberts as a nationally rated surfer on Maui in the 1970s. On the tasting notes it says this is “The Edgar Allen Poe of wine, dark, brooding and intense.” It is well-paired with Surf and Turf (a prime Certified Angus Beef garlic tenderloin served with bacon-wrapped prawns in a pineapple-horseradish glaze) in the winery’s Farm to Fork restaurant while listening to Pipeline by The Ventures. A portion of the proceeds from this wine is donated to South Beach EMS.

Westport Winery and Vineyards By-the-Sea with its unique sculpture garden, lavender labyrinth, musical fence, 9-hole executive golf course, giant chess set, outdoor scrabble game, and grape maze, is located on the corner of Highway 105 and South Arbor Road halfway between Aberdeen and Westport. Westport Winery was named Best of the Northwest Wine Tour in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014.

Westport’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.

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