Our best sellers are best sellers for a reason. Here is the reason, plus exactly how to drink them all the way through July and August.
Consider this a quick public service announcement. A best seller is not an accident. It is a verdict. Thousands of people tasted everything we make, weighed their options like reasonable adults, and kept reaching for the same three bottles. That is not a trend. That is data with a cork in it.
Here is the part the numbers won’t tell you. All three were built for exactly the weather you are standing in. Summer does not want a big, brooding red that needs a sweater, a fireplace, and a long talk about its feelings. Summer wants acid, perfume, and a bottle cold enough to fog the glass. These three deliver all of it.
2023 Rosé of Sangiovese
The charmer. Looks like it isn’t trying. Runs the whole party anyway.
It opens on strawberry, raspberry, and peach, with orange blossom and a whisper of vanilla bean behind it. Then the acid arrives, bright and clean, and the whole thing snaps to attention. This is not the sweet pink stuff that lives in the door of the fridge. It has a spine. Structure.
How to enjoy it: Nice and chilled. Open it before the coals are ready and pour it with anything off the grill. It suits a long lunch, watermelon and feta, a Saturday with no fixed plans.
2024 Viognier
The one with the big personality and the receipts to back it up.
Put your nose in and it’s a fruit stand in bloom. Nectar, jasmine, grapefruit, white peach. Then apricot and ripe nectarine roll in over a little honey, with a hint of dried chamomile, and it finishes long and juicy and just shy of decadent. Viognier talks a big game on the nose. This one delivers on the palate, which is the harder trick.
How to enjoy it: This is your golden-hour wine and your spicy-food wine, often at the same moment. It can stand up to heat on the plate, so call in Thai takeout. Grilled peaches with a soft cheese. One real tip: do not over-chill it. Ice-cold mutes all that perfume, and the perfume is the whole point. Cool, not frozen.
2022 Albariño, Proprietor’s Reserve
The decorated one. 93 points and a Platinum medal at the 2024 Great Northwest Platinum Awards, and somehow not insufferable about it.
Melon, Asian pear, and fresh jasmine on the nose. Then honey, apricot, and lychee carry the length, and it lands on a finish so clean you will pour the next glass before you have decided to. This is the serious sibling that still knows how to have a good time.
How to enjoy it: Albariño was born next to the ocean, and it never forgot it. Point it at anything that swims. Oysters. Grilled shrimp. Ceviche. A squeeze of lime, a little salt, and you are most of the way there. Serve it cold and have something briny to snack on.
Your assignment
Three bottles, pre-approved by the only focus group that matters: the people who bought them and came back for more. Chill them hard. Line up something off the grill or out of the sea. Let July and August do the rest.
You’re welcome. Pour accordingly.
Because where it’s made matters
About Maryhill Winery
Maryhill Winery is one of Washington’s most celebrated wine destinations, known for crafting award-winning, approachable wines that showcase the diversity of the Columbia Valley. Family-owned since 1999, Maryhill crafts one of the region’s most diverse portfolios, sourcing from premier vineyards across eight AVAs. Maryhill invites guests to experience the spirit of Washington wine through unforgettable moments at one of their four tasting rooms, as well as through their popular wine club memberships.
Learn more at maryhillwinery.com.
