
Desert Wind Reds: Wahluke Slope Merlot, Carménère, Petit Verdot
A sold-out Reverse Wine Snob Insider Deal spotlighted Desert Wind’s 93–94 point reds from Washington’s Wahluke Slope—Merlot, Carménère, Petit Verdot. Here’s what to expect.

A sold-out Reverse Wine Snob Insider Deal spotlighted Desert Wind’s 93–94 point reds from Washington’s Wahluke Slope—Merlot, Carménère, Petit Verdot. Here’s what to expect.

Desert Wind Winery’s Wahluke Slope reds deliver polish and structure: a 93-point Petit Verdot, 93-point Carménère, and 94-point Heritage Series Merlot.

Reverse Wine Snob spotlights Desert Wind’s Wahluke Slope reds—Merlot, Carménère, Petit Verdot—scoring 93–94 points with dry, juicy, structured, estate-grown appeal.

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