“House of Smith embodies everything I’ve done and everything I will do in the future. This is where all my work lives.” – Charles Smith
For more than twenty years, Charles has made his mark as a winemaker. He built Washington’s largest winemaker-owned winery. He’s the only person to win both Food & Wine and Wine Enthusiast‘s Winemaker of the Year title. He continually releases countless high-scoring wines. All without wavering from his own unique, creative vision.
Whether donning a ‘festive’ sweater to get the gang together* or by taping an antler on your pup prepping for Grinch mode, it’s here. No matter how you feel about this time of year, an inarguable perk is a plethora of opportunities to stuff our faces with delicious foods. From traditional turkey and pie to sugar dusted cookies and those weird crab cakes puffs my aunt passes off as appetizers, ‘tis eating season.
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Not just any vineyards, either – these had been planted in mixed limestone, much like those of classic Burgundian wines, such as Puligny-Montrachet. Well, if you’re Charles Smith, the answer is obvious: you make great wine with it.
Grapes and Snakes at the Powerline Vineyard, Washington State
VP of Winemaking and Viticulture Brennon Leighton told me the other day. “Everyone is tired, but things have been great – it went extremely well.”
Yes, harvest 2020 is slowly winding down, tying a tight, juicy bow on what could have been a messy year. Despite numerous obstacles — COVID, wildfires, climate change — our Washington vineyards made it through not just unscathed, but actually better than expected.
“One sniff sets my mind a reeling! Vintage Chanel bag with broken cigarette, N°5 perfume, lipstick and a few loose coins… My heart!
Chapter two. As the aromas lift, I can’t turn the page fast enough. Black plum, cool ash, velvet drapes, dense yet airy with room for everything… The texture as smooth as the pages of a well-aged book. Truly poetry. My poem.”
