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New NW
Wine Releases

Avalon
Recommends

Parker and
Wine Spectator High Rated Wines

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The Avalon
Hot Ten
Best selling Wines
this week

*1.Kiona
Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
3rd week in a row!

2. Andrew Will
"Champoux" Red Wine

3. Andrew Will
Syrah 2001

4. L'Ecole #41
Apogee 2000

*5. Beaux Freres
Pinot Noir 2001

6. Penner Ash
Pinot Noir 2000

7. Beaux Freres
Estate 2000

8. Big Reds Club Membership

9. Patricia Green "Oregon" Pinot Noir 2001

10. Patricia Green
Pinot Noir
Balcombe 2001

*first week on the list

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The Avalon
Top Ten Gourmet
Best sellers
this Week

1. Tazo Tea in
Wooden Storage Box

2. Tazo Beaded Gift Box

3. Metrokane
"Jack Rabbit"
Heavy Duty
Corkscrew

4. Eweberry
Marionberry Jam

5. Aloha
Passionfruit
Pepper Jelly

6. Picnic at Ascot
Hiking Backpack

7. Best from Oregon
Marionberry
Granny Jar

8. Best from Oregon
3 flavor Gift Pack

9. Oregon Gourmet Cheese Selection

10. Avalon Ocean and Forest Bounty Gift Pack

"Maysara Estate Evolves From
Owner's Childhood Memories"
2/13/03
It took seven years for Mo Momtazi to find a chunk of land in the Willamette Valley that reminded him of his childhood, where his grandparents grew crops on lush farmland in Northern Iran.
Read article here.....

Washington Wines Given Top Ranking
by New York Experts
Grab your credit cards and start to order Washington wines because in a very short time, the demand for premium Cabernet Sauvignon from the country's most northwestern state will be high indeed.
Read article here.....

"Woodward Canyon Promotes Winemaker"
Gilles Nicault recognizes it was luck that brought him to the wine industry in Washington state, and hard work that vaulted him to winemaker/enology for Woodward Canyon Winery in Walla Walla, WA.
Read article here.....

"Taste Washington Showcases 140 Washington wines,
85 Regional Restaurants"
"Now That's Some Taste!"
With Washington state emerging as one of the premiere wine growing regions in the country, the chance to taste through some of those wines is coming soon. Read article here....

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New Wine Releases

Beaux Freres Pinot Noir 2001
Wine Spectator rating 92 points!
SALE PRICED THIS MONTH!!! $57.99
suggested retail $69 Read more....

Beaux Freres "Belles Soeurs" 2001
Wine Spectator rating 90 points!
SALE PRICED THIS MONTH $38.95
suggested retail $50 Read more....

Raptor Ridge Pinot Noir
Murto Vineyard 2000
Wine Spectator rating 91 points
SALE PRICED THIS MONTH $21.99
suggested retail $24 Read more...

Abacela Tempranillo 2000 $23.99/$21.60

Carabella Pinot Gris 2001 $15.98
92 points in latest Wine Spectator! Ann highly recommends...

Carabella Chardonnay 2001 $19.99
Dijon Clone Chard, Ann highly recommends

SALE Kiona Red Wines Kiona is one of our favorite NW wineries, producing great, rich red wines at very reasonable prices for 20 years. Their 2000 Cab is pretty much a clone of the 99 that was named one of the top 100 Wines of the World by Wine Spectator, and their 99 Reserve Cab is a steal, even better than the regular Cab, we think. shop here....