Along the Wine Road - Balsamroot Winery
Visit the newest winery of the Lake Chelan area and experience a tasting for the senses with Winemaker and recent UC Davis grad Judy Phelps.
At the tasting bar, visitors are encouraged to take a different approach to their tasting experience. Judy pairs lemons with her Riesling, peaches with her Viognier and chocolate with her Cabernet, not to taste with the wines but to smell.
"The pairings aid in helping our visitors pick up the flavors and aromas of the wine," states Judy. "It's an elevation of the senses."
Around Lake Chelan, the same growing conditions that produce amazing wine grapes also give rise to the spectacular Arrowleaf Balsamroot. A native wildflower that covers the hillsides of the vineyard in the spring, just as the grapevines are beginning to bud, it is where the winery derives its name.
Having planted their own grapes in 2005 and 2006 concentrating on white varietals, owners Don and Judy Phelps will soon be making Estate wines. They currently have a 2004 blend called Ivan The Red, 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah all from the Wahluke Slope. The 2005 vintages consist of Riesling, Viognier and Chardonnay, all from vineyards in the Columbia Valley. To purchase wines or learn more about the visiting the winery, go to their Web site at www.balsamrootwinery.com.
From JUICE, The Latest on Washington Wine Country, November 2006
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