Even Working Girls Get The Blues

I don't know if Sara got the Blues, maybe she's just a rolling stone. Sara moved on from Olympic Cellars to start Harbinger Winery. Sara Gagnon is my kind of gal - the real thing, straightforward, honest, a native of the Port Angeles area where her winery is located only a few miles from the family homestead. When Sara was winemaker at Olympic Winery, she made Working Girl wines. Now she does all the work herself. Before that she worked as a claims adjuster and before that she started her own expresso business.

Dynamo Red is a great red table wine made from 45% Syrah, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Sangiovese - sort of a super-super Tuscan Rhone. A great food wine, it works on it's own, too ($15). The Dynamo White has a beautiful nose - floral Reisling and classic Sauvignon Blanc grassiness. It is made from 40% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Chardonnay, 20% Riesling. The aromatic nose is followed by a dry crisp invigorating wine that would go well with spicy food. The 2005 Cabernet Franc Rose has good body for a rose with strawberry and pineapple flavors. It's a lovely Rose which reminds me of a Rose from the Loire Valley. I only wish it were a little drier.

It's worth the drive to visit Harbinger and certainly a must stop on your way around the peninsula. Let us hope that it will be a harbinger of even better things to come.