Badger Mountain Vineyard/Powers Winery -- MikeL's Guide to WA Wineries

MikeL's Guide to WA Wineries Badger Mountain Vineyard/Powers Winery 1106 Jurupa, Kennewick WA 99338 Phone: 800-643-WINE

[Label source: Beth Schoenberg]

Tours: By appt.
Tasting room: Year round, daily 10am-5pm
Official website: http://www.BadgerMtnVineyard.com/
email: click to email (Winery)
BW-WA-144?
Owners: Tim DeCook, Bill Powers

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TCWA member winery
Page last updated: 9-Jun-2005, Page generated: 11-Sep-2005


Badger Mt. 95 Seve label	Badger Mt. 95 Merlot label	Badger Mt. tasting room building	Powers Cab Sauv. 1994 label

Production: (1998) 30kcases, (1996) 42kcases, (1995) 22kcases, (1994) 10kcases, (1993) 7kcases
Vineyards: 80 acres, some contracted for Powers label

History:
The vineyard was planted in 1982 and in 1987 entered the Washington State certified organic program. In 1988 the winery was built at it's current site in Kennewick. A year round tasting room was added in Fall 1995.

In 1982 Rob Griffin was hired as consultant with Greg Powers making the wines. Rob's Barnard Griffin wines were produced at the Badger Mountain facility until he completed his own winery nearby.

The vineyards are comprised of:

Acres	Planted	Varietal
35	1983	Chardonnay
10	1982	Riesling
10	1983	Semillon
10	1983	Chenin Blanc
10	1982	Gewurztraminer (removed 1996)
10	1996	Cabernet Sauvignon
3	1988	Cabernet Franc
2	1992	Merlot

Sources: [?]

The Wines: Current releases (Fall 2000)
Whites:

Badger Mountain Chardonnay
Badger Mountain Chardonnay - No sulphites added
Badger Mountain Seve' [Semillon/Chenin]
Badger Mountain Johannisberg Riesling
Powers Chardonnay
Powers Fume' Blanc

Reds:

Badger Mountain Cabernet Franc
Badger Mountain Cabernet Franc-Merlot
Badger Mountain Merlot
Badger Mountain Merlot - No Sulphites added
Badger Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
Badger Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon - No Sulphites added
Powers Pinot Noir
Powers Merlot
Powers Cabernet Merlot
Powers Lemberger
Powers Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon
Powers Mercer Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon

Other:

Powers Muscat Canellie [dessert wine]
Powers Port [Fortified red dessert wine]

Previous releases: Spring 1997, Spring 1996.

Winemakers:
Greg Powers 1992-present
Rob Griffin (Consulting winemaker) 1992-present

Of special note:
1996 Bill Powers named Grower of the year by Washington Wine Grape Growers
1997 Wine Spectator Magazine calls Powers Winery a "rising star".
1999 Wine Enthusiast Magazine named Powers Winery one of the top 50 U.S. Cabernet Sauvignon Producers
2000 Wine Spectator Magazine picks Powers 1997 Merlot as a "Best Value from Washington Wines"

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