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Betz Family
YAKIMA VALLEY Founded in 1997 by Bob & Cathy
Yakima Valley is located in south-central Washington State. Designated in 1983, it was the first Betz. Today, Betz family Winery is
federally recognized wine-growing region in the Pacific Northwest. It also is the largest sub- headed by two families, both
appellation of the Columbia Valley, both in total size and wine-grape acreage. Within its complex committed to be true to our
heritage, our family members, and
terrain, the Yakima Valley AVA encompasses three distinctive sub-appellations: Red Mountain, true to what Betz winery
Snipes Mountain, and Rattlesnake Hills. embodies: wines of dimension and
Yakima Valley is Washington’s most diverse growing region. The vineyards flourish across nearly pleasure, wines that allow the
character of Washington to shine
a hundred miles, and they yield more than 40 different white and red grape varieties. For example, through. They are a blend of the
stretches of cooler terrain in the Yakima Valley are home to almost half of the Chardonnay and best elements of the new and the
Riesling grown in the state. Simultaneously, the Yakima Valley’s many warmer sites yield old worlds; full ripe fruit and yet
significant percentages of Washington’s best Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah. structured for longevity.

B. Leighton
Betz Family (Redmond) betzfamilywinery.com Washington winemaker, Brennon
(also see Columbia Valley & Red Mountain) Leighton, created B. Leighton
Wines to showcase fruit from the
Betz La Serenne Syrah Yakima Valley 2017 $611.90 95 JS crest of Olsen Hills in the Yakima
Valley. The first vintage, 2012, is
a collection of a Petit Verdot,
Grenache and Syrah - all wines
that Brennon has always wanted
B. Leighton winesofsubstance.com to work with in Washington State.
Along with vineyard owner Leif
B. Leighton Gratitude Rhone Red Yakima Valley 2016 $420.00 96JS, 93 VN Olsen, Brennon planted the
B. Leighton Syrah Yakima Valley 2016 $420.00 96 JS, 93 VN vineyard that is proportionate to
the field blends that were created
B. Leighton Petite Verdot Yakima Valley 2015 $516.00 93JS, 92VN, 92WS in 2015. This is a continuation of
what Brennon was doing before
and what he does best: feral
fermentations with longer
maceration and reductive
winemaking that captures the
varietal and the place it is from.

RED MOUNTAIN
Red Mountain is the smallest appellation in Washington State at 4,040 acres. It was established in Canvasback
2001, and located on the eastern edge of the Yakima Valley. Its name is somewhat of a misnomer as Canvasback was born of the quest
it is neither red nor mountainous, with elevations ranging from 500 feet to 1,500 feet. to find great new terroir for
Red Mountain is typically Washington’s warmest growing region with broad, southwest-facing Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2011, the
team at Duckhorn Portfolio
slopes and daytime growing season temperatures that average 90 degrees Fahrenheit. It has an arid, conducted an extensive blind
desert climate, receiving an average of 6 to 8 inches of rainfall annually. Due to warm temperatures, tasting between Napa Valley and
red grape varieties dominate on Red Mountain. There are, however, limited plantings of white grape Washington State Cabernet
Sauvignons. They became
varieties as well, particularly Sauvignon Blanc. extremely excited about the
quality and character of the wines
from Washington State. Today,
Canvasback Portfolio has
expanded to include a line-up of
Betz Family (Redmond) betzfamilywinery.com terroir driven wines from Red
(also see Columbia Valley & Yakima Valley) Mountain, the Walla Walla
Valley and Columbia Valley.
Betz La Côte Rousse Syrah, Red Mountain 2017 $611.90 94JS, 94WS, 94WE

Canvasback canvasbackwine.com
Canvasback Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain 2016 $419.90 92 JS, 91 WE

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