With over 1,700 wineries to choose from in the Pacific Northwest, selecting that perfect bottle can easily feel like an overwhelming task. Thanks to The Seattle Times wine writer Andy Perdue, however, the job has become much more manageable as he released his top 50 wines within Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia for 2014. Which winery received top honor?

None other than DeLille Cellars! We are privileged to share our Connoisseurs of Life Showroom in Kirkland with Maison DeLille — a wine lounge and retail wine shop operated by these fabulous vintners. They earned first place on Perdue’s list for their 2011 Four Flags cabernet sauvignon.

A “blend from four great vineyards on the Red Mountain,” Perdue says he tried it “on four occasions, and it never failed to make a deep impression,” adding that “this just might be DeLille’s finest effort to date – and that’s saying something.”

It certainly is saying something and their level of excellence certainly upholds, as they have been recognized as one of the top five wineries by Wine Enthusiast Magazine in the running for Winery of the Year in 2014.