I met the owner of K Vintners at a restaurant in Walla Walla(Saffrons was
the name and the owner/chef was Todd English's right hand chef when he
opened Vegas and Seattle..

Owner of K- Vintners was Charles...funny and hippie like guy...long hair
almost dreadlocked...

I was told by many to visit his place but they were bottling and racking
barrels and not open to public as they were so busy. He would have seen us
the next week. I heard his Syrah were the most Hermitage like in North
America...but I did not get to try. And as luck has it non in my stores
here in North Carolina.

But I will return there this summer most likely.

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Hi Richard,

On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:29:34 -0400, "Richard Neidich"
wrote:

Could be true. I have no desire for US Merlots.

Apart from some of the better ones from Walla walla, neither do I.

Which merlot do you consider the better ones from Walla Walla. I love
that
appelation...

Leonetti impressed me very much, when I had it at a restaurant in
Seattle.

Woodward Canyon as well.

I also liked the l'Ecole 41 Estate 7 Hills as well. Oh, and although
it wasn't in the same class as the others I was taken with one from
Tamarack Vineyards in Firehouse Road.

We only spent about two/three days there, so didn't get to taste as
many as we'd have liked to. In fact, I think that overall I was
slightly more impressed with Syrah from the area than the Merlots,
though obviously Walla Walla is making it's reputation on the latter
wines, because they're so much more unusual.

And talking of syrah...

I liked K vintner's wines, but we didn't get to taste any of their
Merlots

I also liked all the Cayuse wines we tasted very much indeed, but
again - like K vintners didn't taste a Merlot.
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All the best
Fatty from Forges