Wine and Spirits Magazine Top 100

The Winter - 2007 issue of Wine and Spirits magazine is the issue in which they name their Top 100 wineries from throughout the world. Fidelitas was fortunate enough to make this year's list along with eight other Washington wineries. The magazine based the award upon "excellence and consistency" in what the winery is producing. We scored 93 points for our 2003 Champoux Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon along with a 90 score for both the 2003 Optu and 2003 Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The magazine tasted over 3300 wines in the calendar year and based it's decision upon consistency and overall average score of wines recommended.
Grower of the year honors went to Yakima Valley grower, Dick Boushey. This is grower of the year for all regions. This is a significant honor for a grower from Washington state and reinforces my belief that Washington's growing region is on par with the best in the world. Dick Boushey is a grower that we buy fruit from and have made a vineyard designated wine from the 2005 vintage. We are looking to release this wine as a wine club shipment in December of this year.
Fellow Washington winery Leonetti Cellars was honored as top estate winery of the year by the magazine. Other wineries from Washington were Amavi, Betz, Cadence, Chateau Ste Michelle, L'Ecole No. 41, Leonetti, McCrea and Tamarack Cellars.
It is an honor to be mentioned along side some of the most highly respected producers of wine in the world. On a personal level, it is always nice to get mentioned for our efforts to produce the best wine possible. Cheers ! Charlie