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Wine Picks: Making Their Mark
By Max Jacobson, Vegas Magazine, May 2007
The Walla Walla Valley is asserting itself as one of the hottest wine regions in the country, and two wineries currently leading the parade are Northstar…Read the Full Article

Wine Bar Sold Out for Educational Dinner
By Josie Petersen, The Daily Evergreen, April 26, 2007
Northstar Winemaker David Merfeld will be at The Old Post Office Gallery and Wine Bar to teach audiences Saturday

The Old Post Office Gallery and Wine Bar in Pullman immediately sold out of tickets for its first annual “Meet the Winemaker Dinner.” The event is at 5 p.m. Saturday and will feature a five-course meal paired with wine from Northstar. Merfeld will be there to guide the audience through the various wines served. “Washington state is getting a lot of attention right now. We are only second to California,” Merfeld said. “We’re growing and making some of the best wines in the world. That is something to be proud of.” ...Continue Article

Northwest Showdown: Oregon Pinot vs. Washington Merlot
By Anthony Dias Blue, Virtuoso Life Magazine, March-April 2007
Pinot noir is the varietal of the moment, but merlot is making a comeback.

The emergence in Washington of several high-profile statement wines made from merlot has done much to revive the image of this grape, once dubbed “cabernet on training wheels” for its sometimes facile structure and flavor profile. Northstar, a project from Washington’s important Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, shows the bold new direction merlot is taking in the Pacific Northwest. Read the Full Article

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