Off-dry and sweet wines can be hard to define. But off-dry wines typically have as little as 9 grams of sugar per liter (g/L) whereas fully sweet wines can have over 120g/L. Given their sweet nature, ...
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Wine Enthusiast - 12 Rosés for the Summer
This wine's unique, bowling-pin-shaped bottle is part of its charm. It has a pleasing color, showing a light peach tinge. Plentiful aromas of cantaloupe and rose water lead to bright, juicy flavors.
Robb Report - Outstanding Sauvignon Blancs You'll Sip All Spring
Winemaker Gilles Nicault of Washington’s Long Shadows Vintners has fashioned a vibrant, affordable sipper. Perfumed with honeysuckle, Meyer lemon, apricot and guava aromas, the nose also harbors a vein of wet-stone minerality. Sun-drenched citrus, including bright orange peel, washes across the broad palate with ripe, juicy stone and tropical fruit and hints of savory herbs. This one is perfect for the beach or the pool.
Wine Enthusiast - Chardonnay Celebration
2019 Dance - The aromas intrigue on the nose, with notes of clarified butter, straw, spice and pumpkin. The palate shows depth and breadth to the stone fruit flavors but also with sophistication. The balance is exquisite. For those looking for a full-bodied Chardonnay where the oak doesn't steal the show, this wine is a shining example. 93 points, Wine Enthusiast, Editors' Choice
Wine Spectator - Outstanding Washington Wines
2020 Cymbal - A lovely white, delicate yet vibrant, with an array of lemongrass, lime and stony mineral flavors that finish on a vivid note. 92 points, Wine Spectator
SIP Northwest - Best of the Northwest
Best in class, 2019 Dance Chardonnay and 2020 Cymbal Sauvignon were awarded Platinum.
Robb Report - Outstanding Wines Make Red Blend Converts
Of all the wine bottles crowded on supermarket shelves, those that fall into the category vaguely dubbed “red blends” have been flying off the fastest for quite a while now. People just can’t get enou...
AFAR - 6 Best Wineries in Washington
Long Shadows gathers some of the wine world’s biggest talents under the umbrella of a single label. In 2003, Allen Shoup began the Long Shadows project, in which iconic winemakers from around the globe focus on their signature grape varieties, as produced with Washington fruit.
Nation's Best Tasting Rooms
We are thrilled and humbled to be chosen as one of the nation's five best tasting rooms for the third year in a row as part of USA Today's 10Best Reader's Choice awards.
10 of the Best Wineries in Walla Walla
Come for the wine, stay for the swanky Long Shadows tasting room which features show stopping Chihuly glass sculptures.
In the arid, sun-soaked southeast corner of Washington state the growing conditions are perfect for cultivating grapes, so it’s no surprise there are a staggering number of wineries in Walla Walla.
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