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A River Runs Through It
By Abe Opincar, Riviera Magazine-Orange County, May 2007
This disconnect between eye and tongue happens again when we visit the Derby family's Spring Valley Winery, which sits in a Little House on the Prairie-type setting about an hour outside of Walla Walla. ...This rusticity is all the more striking given that Spring Valley's 2003 Uriah, a merlot blend, recently made Wine Spectator's Top 100. Continue Article | |
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Wine Picks: Making Their Mark
By Max Jacobson, Vegas Magazine, May 2007
The Walla Walla Valley is asserting itself as one of the hottest wine regions in the country, and two wineries currently leading the parade are Spring Valley Vineyard… Continue Article | |
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Nina Lee Rated Washington’s #1 SYRAH
Washington CEO Magazine, March 2007
There were many outstanding wines in this category, and more than 35 wines were judged. These wines received some of the highest ratings of the judging, suggesting a preference for the spicy, prolific grape. Next to Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah appears to be the grape known for excellence in Washington… Read Full Review | |
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A Renaissance Man - Winemaker Serge LaVille
Wineproject.com, November 2006
Congratulations to Serge Laville for finding one of his beautiful wines on the Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of the World list for 2006! Spring Valley’s Uriah - 2003 from the Walla Walla Valley was given a place of 25 on the top 100 list. A couple months ago we dined with Serge, his wife Madeleine and their adorable daughter Claire at the Laville home in Walla Walla, and he was generous with this outstanding Uriah… Continue Article | |
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Spring Valley Tastes Walla Walla Sweet
By Paul Gregutt, The Seattle Times, July 19, 2006
With Walla Walla nearing 100 bonded wineries, it’s getting harder for some of the smaller, newer ones to be noticed. In a sea of syrah — much of it from the same handful of vineyards — how do you set yourself apart? Spring Valley Vineyard is physically separated from the town of Walla Walla, where most wineries are clustered, by roughly 12 miles… Continue Article | |
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Spring Valley Vineyard Saves 2004 Crop From Freeze
Wine & Vines, Regional Features, March 2005
In many parts of the world, winter freeze is a major concern for growers. Eastern Washington is one of those areas, and has seen devastating freezes that reduced yields in occasional but damaging years. Especially bad was 1996, when many vineyards lost their entire Merlot crop. Spring Valley Vineyard in Walla Walla was one of the vineyards that lost its crop. Learning from this experience, the owners managed to save approximately half of their 2004 crop… Continue Article | |