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Discover the Magic of Winter & Wine
AWARDS:
DOUBLE GOLD- Washington Wine Awards (previously recognized as Seattle Wine Awards)
GOLD- NCW Wine Award
This is the wine that started it all! Woodland Goddess is the realization of Winemaker Gary Seidler’s vision for Silvara Callars, and exactly the kind of red that he envisioned when starting more than a decade ago.
After a successful career creating, running, and selling half a dozen business, and retiring before the age of 50, Gary earned his degree at UC Davis—essentially, it’s the Harvard of the wine world—and decided to head north, to what eventually became our little slice of Washington State heaven.
His goal was to make a red wine that could compete with the best of France, Italy, Spain, California, Australia, and beyond, but that would also express the majesty and honesty of the Pacific Northwest.
The result is the Woodland Goddess red blend, a wine that, vintage after vintage, is among our most popular. In 2016, Gary blended 45.5% Cabernet Sauvignon with, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Malbec, and even a dash of Cab Franc, which adds a barely perceptible but crucial floral lift to the finish.
Sip after sip, this is a ripe, generous Cab-based blend from the Horse Heaven Hills AVA that bursts with exuberant aromas of purple fruit, plums, black raspberries, cedar, and sweet spice—clove, allspice, cinnamon—and a plush, velvety palate with flavors of ripe mountain berries, blackberry coulis, figs, black licorice, vanilla, and cardamom. Power and elegance rarely co-exist so seamlessly.
This is the wine our guests argue about.
Half the room falls for it on the first sip. The other half tilts their head, takes a second pour, and starts asking questions. Then comes back the next visit looking for the bottle.
Carménère doesn't apologize. It's gamey, peppery, threaded with dried herbs and a savory edge most Washington reds won't go near. There's a reason this grape was nearly lost to history before it resurfaced in Chile, and a reason it's still rare in Columbia Valley. It asks you to meet it.
The SF Chronicle judges met it. So did the gold medal.
What you get in the glass: black cherry and wild blackberry up front, green peppercorn and dried herb in the middle, cocoa and warm spice on the back end. Tannins are soft but the wine has spine. Finishes long, savory, a little smoky around the edges.
Pair it with lamb, mushroom risotto, aged Manchego, or anything that can hold its own at the table. Drink it tonight or hold it five to ten years+ and let it deepen into tobacco leaf, cedar, and dried fruit.
It's not for everyone. That's exactly the point.
Profile at a Glance
Color: Deep garnet with violet edges
Aromatics: Black cherry, blackberry, green peppercorn, dried herbs
Palate: Dark fruit, cocoa, spice, soft tannins, subtle oak
Finish: Long, savory, gently herbaceous
Pairing: Lamb chops, mushroom risotto, aged Manchego
Serving Temp: 60–65°F
