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James Suckling Top 100 Wines of the World 2024
James Suckling features the 2021 Quilceda Creek 'Tchelistcheff' Cabernet Sauvignon in his Top 100 Wines of the World 2024
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OwenBargreen.com Awards all Four 2022 Quilceda Creek Cabernets Perfect 100-pt. Ratings
Owen Bargreen CS of OwenBargreen.com awards the 2022 Quilceda Creek 'Columbia Valley' Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022 Quilceda Creek 'Palengat' Cabernet Sauvignon, 2022 Quilceda Creek 'Tchelistcheff' Cabernet Sauvignon, and the 2022 Quilceda Creek 'Galitzine' Cabernet Sauvignon 100-point ratings
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5 Quilceda Creek magnums sell for $45,000 at Auction of Washington Wines
Quilceda Creek auction lot raises $45,000 for Seattle Children's Hospital, Washington State University's Viticulture and Enology program and healthcare for vineyard workers.
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Champoux Vineyard highlighted in Wine Spectator's "World's Greatest Vineyards" issue
Wine Spectator's senior editors identify Champoux Vineyard as one of the top 30 terroirs from around the world.
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Quilceda Creek only winery awarded perfect 100-pt rating from Jeb Dunnuck in recent Washington State report
All five 2021 Quilceda Creek wines were awarded 'classic' ratings of 96 points or higher.
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Quilceda Creek gets “Top Honors” from Wine Advocate
Anthony Mueller of Wine Advocate writes: “Quilceda Creek’s 2021 offering is spectacular and gets top honors” in his Washington report.
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JamesSuckling.com Awards all 2021 Quilceda Creek Wines 'Classic' Ratings
Jim Gordon of JamesSuckling.com awards all five 2021 Quilceda Creek wines 96 points or higher, including the 2021 Quilceda Creek 'Tchelistcheff Clone 412 Mach One Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, which was the highest rated wine in Washington (99-points).
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Owen Bargreen Top 100 of 2023
Owen Bargreen features the 2021 Quilceda Creek 'Columbia Valley' Cabernet Sauvignon as the number one wine he tasted in 2023
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International Wine Report Awards Quilceda Creek Winery Two Perfect 100-pt. Ratings
Joe D'Angelo of International Wine Report awards both the 2021 Quilceda Creek 'Columbia Valley' Cabernet Sauvignon and the 2021 Quilceda Creek 'Palengat Clone 685 Mach One Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon 100-point ratings
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OwenBargreen.com Awards Quilceda Creek Winery Three Perfect 100-pt. Ratings
Owen Bargreen CS of OwenBargreen.com awards the 2021 Quilceda Creek 'Columbia Valley' Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021 Quilceda Creek 'Palengat Clone 685 Mach One Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon and the 2021 Quilceda Creek 'Galitzine Vineyard Clone 8' Cabernet Sauvignon 100-point ratings
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Karen MacNeil features the 2020 Columbia Valley Cabernet in WineSpeed
The Wine Bible author Karen MacNeil features the 2020 'Columbia Valley' Cabernet Sauvignon in WineSpeed with 98-point rating
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Top 100 Wines of the USA 2023
JS Wine Ratings names the 2020 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley in the Top 100 Wines of the USA 2023
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Wine Advocate Awards the 2020 'Palengat' Cabernet 100-pt. Rating
Anthony Mueller of Wine Advocate awards the 2020 Quilceda Creek 'Palengat Clone 685 Mach One Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon 100-point rating
JamesSuckling.com Awards all Four 2020 Quilceda Creek Cabernets 'Classic' Ratings
JamesSuckling.com awards the 2020 Columbia Valley and 'Tchelistcheff' Cabernets 98-point ratings, and the 2020 'Palengat' and 'Galitzine' Cabernets 97-point ratings
International Wine Report Awards the 2020 Columbia Valley Cabernet Perfect 100-pt. Rating
Joe D'Angelo of International Wine Report awards the 2020 Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 100-point rating
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OwenBargreen.com Awards Quilceda Creek Winery Two Perfect 100-pt. Ratings
Owen Bargreen CS of OwenBargreen.com awards both the 2020 Quilceda Creek 'Tchelistcheff Clone 412 Mach One Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon and the 2020 Quilceda Creek 'Galitzine Vineyard Clone 8' Cabernet Sauvignon 100-point ratings
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Owen Bargreen Top 100 of 2022
Owen Bargreen features the 2020 Quilceda Creek 'Galitzine' Cabernet Sauvignon as the number two wine he tasted in 2022.
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Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 Wines of 2022
Jeb Dunnuck names the 2019 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley one of the Top 100 Wines of 2022.
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Wine Spectator’s Top 10 of 2022
Wine Spectator names the 2018 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley the #9 wine of 2022.
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The Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022
The Wine Enthusiast names the 2019 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley for The Enthusiast 100 of 2022
Quilceda Creek Winery has released its first and only duo of white wines
pledging to donate 100% of sales to World Central Kitchen
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Quilceda Creek hires Mark Kaigas as Winemaker
Paul Golitzin, president and director of winemaking for Quilceda Creek Winery, is pleased to announce that Mark Kaigas has joined his team as winemaker. Kaigas comes to Quilceda Creek from Napa Valley-based Colgin Cellars.
Quilceda Creek featured in Forbes
Paul Golitzin and Quilceda Creek featured in the Forbes article “How France And The American Dream Gave Rise To Washington State’s First Luxury Wine”
The Top 10 Wines I Tasted in 2021
Owen Bargreen features the 2018 Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon as the number one wine he tasted in 2021.
Top 100 Wines of the USA 2021
JS Wine Ratings names the 2018 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley and the 2018 Quilceda Creek “Galitzine Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon in the Top 100 Wines of the USA 2021
6 of the Best Wineries in Washington State
Trailing only California, Washington is the USA’s second-biggest wine-producing state - and these half-dozen Washington wineries offer some of the finest pours around.
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Quilceda Creek increases majority ownership of Washington State‘s acclaimed Champoux Vineyard
Paul Golitzin, president and director of winemaking for Washington State’s Quilceda Creek, a world-renowned producer of fine Cabernet Sauvignon, announced today that his family’s winery has increased its majority holding in the state’s “grand cru” vineyard, Champoux, based in Columbia Valley’s Horse Heaven Hills AVA.
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I‘m in love: Two special wines I won‘t soon forget
Read Buffalo Magazine wine writer Warren Colville’s piece on Quilceda Creek and his experience with the 2017 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and the 2018 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Wine Advocate Reviews Quilceda Creek 20 Year Vertical
Quilceda Creek is one of the most recognizable Washington State producers making world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. Read Anthony Muellers’ 20-year retrospective of Quilceda Creek’s Cabernet Sauvignon
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OwenBargreen.com Awards Quilceda Creek Winery Two 100-pt. Ratings
Owen Bargreen CS of Washington Wine Blog awards both the 2018 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley and the 2018 Quilceda Creek “Galitzine Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon 100-point ratings
Wine & Spirits Best Cabernet Blend of 2020
Jeb Dunnuck names the “Top 100 Wines of 2020”
Jeb Dunnuck names the 2017 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley one of the Top 100 Wines of 2020.
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Quilceda Creek featured in Forbes Magazine - December 2020
Katie Kelly Bell of Forbes asks “Is Quilceda Creek The Best, Most Hedonistic Cabernet Sauvignon in America?”
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Owen Bargreen names “The Ten Best Wines That I Tried in 2020”
Owen Bargreen names the 2004 Quilceda Creek ‘Columbia Valley’ Cabernet Sauvignon number 1 in his article “The Ten Best Wines That I Tried in 2020”
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The Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020
The Wine Enthusiast names the 2017 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley for The Enthusiast 100 of 2020
Click here to read the articleQuilceda Creek CVR Columbia Valley 2017 named “Highly” in Wine Spectator‘s Advance
Wine Spectator’s Advance provides a sneak preview of their buying guide for the November 30, 2020 isues. The Quilceda Creek CVR Columbia Valley 2017 makes the “Highly Recommended” category with a 94 point rating.
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International Wine Report Special Report. 15 Years of Quilceda Creek
International Wine Report recently had the rare opportunity to intimately taste a special vertical of 15 vintages of Quilceda Creek’s Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, ranging from 2004 all the way up to the 2018 vintage.
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Washington Wine Blog’s review of Quilceda Creek’s 2018 Vintage
Read the Washington Wine Blog’s review of Quilceda Creek’s 2018 vintage by Dr. Owen Bargreen
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Wine & Spirits Top 100 Wineries of 2020
Wine & Spirits names Quilceda Creek in The Top 100 Wineries of 2020
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Forbes’ Wines Of The Week: Heitz Chardonnay, Quilceda Creek Cabernet, And Barrell Rye
The Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 is featured in Forbes’ Wines of the Week by Brian Freedman
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Supporting our sommelier sisters and brothers
Sommeliers are some of the hardest hit during this difficult time of COVID-19. Quilceda Creek is supporting our sisters and brothers in the wine industry by donating three 3L bottles of our 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley, Galitzine Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and Palengat Proprietary Red Wine to the United Sommelier Foundation Auction. The auction is being run by Acker Merrall in New York City.
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Quilceda Creek Winery donates $365,000 to Restaurant Employee Relief Fund for COVID-19 relief
Paul Golitzin, president and director of winemaking for Quilceda Creek Vintners, one of the oldest family-owned wineries in the state of Washington, announced today that the winery has donated $365,000 to the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund (RERF). The funds will assist disenfranchised restaurant employees who have lost work as a result of closures pertaining to COVID-19.
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Champoux Vineyards gets a massive makeover
Champoux Vineyards is getting a 21 acre replant and it is all being done by hand! That is a massive effort and means digging 43,500 holes and planting 43,500 vines one at a time! And all while practicing safe social distancing.
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Benchmark Consulting announces the placement of Scott Lloyd as General Manager at Quilceda Creek
March 4, 2020 Quilceda Creek is proud to announce the appointment of Scott Lloyd who will serve as the winery’s General Manager, effective immediately.
Quilceda Creek Washington Wine Blog Review
On a festive Friday afternoon in mid-December I gathered my belongings and headed north to Quilceda Creek winery in Snohomish.
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Quilceda Creek Vertical Tasting
One of the famed world producers of Cabernet Sauvignon, Quilceda Creek, crafts brilliant, age-worthy wines that drink marvelously in their youth but also show massive cellaring potential.
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Quilceda Creek Hires National Sales Manager To Focus Washington Winery Nationally
Quilceda Creek announces the new hire of Nicole Trumble as National Sales Manager, effective June 17, 2019. In this role, Trumble will bring her 15+ years of wine industry experience to the Snohomish, Wash.-based winery to grow its network and promote its brand identity across the U.S.
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Washington Wine Blog 2016 Vintage Review
As I strolled my way into the famed Snohomish, Washington winery I was immediately met with a smile from Paul Golitzin. We would be spending a Friday afternoon together, tasting through his glorious new lineup and talking about favorite wines of the world.
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Quilceda Creek: A Washington Cabernet Icon
Read Decanter Magazine's feature article by Dr. Owen Bargreen about tasting this cult Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, from 2004-2010
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Best Washington State Winery 2017
We were honored to be named Best Washington Winery 2017 at Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Extraordinary Wineries for the Americas award ceremony. The award was presented in New York this October at an event also recognizing the 2018 Michelin Guide New York City award winners.
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Robert Parker‘s Wine Advocate Awards Quilceda Creek Winery Two 100-pt. Ratings
Newest Issue of the Wine Advocate Marks Sixth 100 pt. Rating for Washington State Winery Dedicated to World-Class Cabernet Sauvignon.
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2016 Washington Wine Blog Winery of the Year: Quilceda Creek
It brings me great pleasure to announce the inaugural winery of the year from Washington Wine Blog. The winner this year is no surprise. A winery with distinction and certainly not needing any introduction Quilceda Creek is one of the premier producers for Cabernet in the world.
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Why Quilceda Creek is Washington‘s Signature Cabernet Sauvignon
Harvey Steiman of Wine Spectator talks about a recent 12-vintage vertical tasting demonstrating how consistently Alex and Paul Golitzin hit the mark.
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Quilceda Creek makes the two highest scoring Cabernet Sauvignon wines in Wine Advocate
In this month’s Wine Advocate, Jun #225, Quilceda Creek’s 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley and the 2013 Galitzine Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain took top honors in Washington.
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Wine Spectator’s Top 10 of 2015
Quilceda Creek set the benchmark for Washington Cabernet Sauvignon in 2012, an ideal vintage that produced wines of power and elegance.
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