Honors

ACCOLADES and AWARDS

Seattle Magazine Best Washington Wine Awards - April 2010

Winner of the Best WA Wine Community Service Award

Wine Press Northwest

2007 "Inspiration Merlot" | Excellent

2007 "Amethyst" Malbec | Excellent

Wine Press Northwest

2006 "Icicles" Riesling Ice Wine | Excellent

Seattle Wine Awards - May 2009

2007 Nobility Late-Harvest Riesling| Double Gold Medal

2006 Ridgeline Grenache | Gold Medal

2006 Icicles Riesling Ice Wine | Bronze Medal

2006 Amethyst Malbec | Outstanding

2008 Northwest Retrospective on Wine

 2005 Icicles Riesling Ice Wine | First Place, dessert wines, Ray's Boathouse & Catering, Seattle, WA.  January 2009

Wine Press Northwest

2006 Amythest Malbec | Excellent

" Hope moore launched Heaven's Cave with the intention of providing funds to her Make the DASH Count Foundation, a foundation for helping youth.  The grapes for this come from a top Horse Heaven Hills vineyard, and the resulting wine is superb.  It opens with smoky aromas of mild oad and dark fruit, followed by velvety flavors of ripe blackberry".  (50 cases produced)

2005 The Dweller Syrah | Exceptional.  91 points, February 2009

2005 Destination Merlot | Exceptional.  90 points, December 2007

One of 48 wines recommended for rating by Wine & Spirits from a blind tasting of 329 new American releases.  The inaugural release of Destination Merlot was awarded an "exceptional"  rating with 90 points by Wine & Spirits' Patrick Comiskey.

Sunset Magazine

2005 Icicles | Recommended pairing holiday sweets with Heaven's Cave's Icicles Riesling Ice wine in their article, The One-Minute Lesson on Desser Wines, Sunset Magazine, November 2007. 

In a one-minute lesson ondesert wines, Sunset writers indicate the the rule of thumb when pairing sweets and wine is that the wine should be at least as sweet as the dessert, with enough acidity for balance. 

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