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August is Washington Wine Month at state liquor stores, which means bargain shoppers can pick up a case or two of their favorite wines at some of the year's best prices.
For the past several years, the wine month sale has been in September, but this year it has returned to August.
Not only are wines discounted by between 50 cents up to a whopping $4 a bottle, but if the wine is purchased in a case lot, the traditional 10 percent discount is also subtracted from the total. You can mix or match wines to build a case, even counting a 1.5-liter bottle of Farron Ridge white or red table wine as two bottles toward a 12-bottle case. That would make the Farron Ridge $4.50, which comes out to $2.25 per regular-size 750-milliliter bottle.
Not all the liquor stores will have all the wines featured during the month, but Tri-City stores make a concerted attempt to get as much as possible and put up attractive displays. If a store doesn't have your favorite wine in stock, you can ask the clerk to try to get you some.
Space does not allow me to list all 150 or so wines on sale, but I'll list a bunch that caught my eye. The wines will be listed by variety, with the more popular varieties such as cabernet sauvignon, merlot, chardonnay and riesling first.
Cabernet sauvignon
Barnard Griffin, $10.96; Covey Run, $7.99; Columbia Crest Columbia Valley, $6.98; Columbia Crest Grand Estates, $8.98; Hedges Three Rivers, $14.98; Hogue Vineyard Select, $10.99; Latah Creek, $7.62; Paul Thomas, $4.99; and Sagelands, $11.43.
Merlot
Arbor Crest, $11.21; Bookwalter, $19.99; Canoe Ridge, $19.56; Columbia Crest Grand Estates, $8.98; Columbia, $9.99; Covey Run, $9.99; Hogue, $6.19; Hyatt, $7.91; Preston, $9.12; and W.B. Bridgman, $11.28.
Chardonnay
Apex, $14.87; Barnard Griffin, $7.91; Bookwalter Columbia Valley, $5.99; Chateau Ste. Michelle, $8.82; Columbia Crest, $6.98; Columbia Crest Grand Estates, $8.98; Columbia Woodburne, $4.99; Hogue, $6.19; Kiona, $4.99; Salmon Harbor, $6.20; and Washington Hills, $5.99.
Riesling
Syrah
Chateau Ste. Michelle, $8.82; Columbia Crest Grand Estates, $8.98; Hogue Vineyard Select, $10.99; Snoqualmie, $6.98; Kiona, $12.57; and Washington Hills, $8.25.
Other red varieties
Barnard Griffin zinfandel, $12.91; Claar sangiovese, $7.99; Covey Run lemberger, $4.99; Hogue Genesis Blue Franc (lemberger), $7.88; Hoodsport lemberger/cabernet, $9.58; and Hyatt sangiovese, $6.93.
Cabernet-merlot
Barnard Griffin, $7.91; Columbia Crest merlot-cabernet, $6.98; Covey Run, $6.99; Hogue $6.19; Hyatt, $6.19; Paul Thomas, $4.99; Snoqualmie, $6.98; and Washington Hills, $7.49.
Sauvignon blanc
Arbor Crest, $6.99; Barnard Griffin fume blanc, $5.90; Chateau Ste. Michelle barrel fermented, $6.99; Columbia Crest, $4.85; Covey Run fume blanc, $5.49; Hogue, $4.99; Snoqualmie, $4.45; and Silver Lake, $4.99.
Other varietal whites
Barnard Griffin semillon, $7.91; Bookwalter chenin blanc, $7.99; Chateau Ste. Michelle gewrztraminer, $5.48; Chateau Ste. Michelle pinot gris, $8.82; Columbia Crest semillon-chardonnay, $4.85; Columbia semillon, $4.99; Columbia pinot gris, $6.99; Covey Run morio muskat, $4.99; Covey Run gewrztraminer, $4.49; Hogue semillon, $4.69; Hogue Genesis viognier, $10.99; Hogue semillon-chardonnay, $4.69; Hogue chenin blanc, $4.69; Hogue pinot gris, $6.19; Hogue gewrztraminer, $4.49; Kiona late-harvest gewrztraminer, $6.29; and Latah Creek muscat canelli, $6.70.
1.5-liter table wines
Farron ridge red and white, $4.99; Hogue blanc de blanc, dry white and white, $6.29.
Dessert wines
Covey Run ice wine 375-milliliter, $14.99; Hoodsport loganberry, $9.58; Hoodsport raspberry, $9.58; Hyatt black muscat, $5.44; Hyatt black muscat ice wine 375-milliliter, $16.85; Portteus port 500-milliliter, $23.55; and Whidbey's red port, $10.94.
Blush/rose wines
Latah Creek Spokane blush, $5.44; Latah Creek huckleberry riesling, $6.70; Latah Creek may wine, $4.99; and Preston gamay beaujolais rose, $5.90.
Sparkling wines
Domaine Ste. Michelle blanc de blanc, blanc de noir, cuvee brut and extra dry, all $7.90.
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