JebDunnuck.com

• By Jeb Dunnuck
  Latest Releases from Washington State, 4/5/2018 (link)

  (Betz Family Winery Besoleil) Subscribe to see review text.

JamesSuckling.com

• By James Suckling
  3/20/2018 (link)

  (Betz Columbia Valley Bésoleil, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

• By Stephen Tanzer
  Washington: Various Shades of Hot (Oct 2017), 10/1/2017 (link)

  (Betz Family Winery Bésoleil Washington Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Full Pull

• By Paul Zitarelli
  Full Pull Betz, 9/27/2017

  (Betz Family Winery Besoleil) Hello friends. Beyond the beauty of turning leaves and the lively feeling of chilled air, Autumn brings us much more than weather-related happiness. Autumn release season is a magical time of year for Washington wine. Many wineries save the biggest of their big guns for this time, and it’s all we can do to keep our heads above water and field compelling offer after compelling offer from some of the finest wineries in the state. And speaking of the finest wineries in the state, let’s get right to it: the annual extremely limited set of Rhone releases from Betz Family Winery. The less said the better, given our quantities, so I’ll repeat what Full Pull has said before: Bob Betz’s face would doubtless be chiseled on a Mt. Rushmore of Washington winemakers. Until this year, he was the only Master of Wine making wine in Washington, having achieved that honor back in 1998. After a 28-year career at Chateau Ste Michelle he launched his eponymous winery in 1997, crushing 150 cases worth of wine in the Woodinville warehouse district. Since then, production has grown to 3500 cases total, but acclaim has grown more quickly than that, forcing the family to close their mailing list in 2008 and establishing them as one of Washington’s cult wineries. Steve and Bridgit Griessel came on board as managing owners in 2011, and the winery is open to its list members on just two weekends each year: once in the spring, for the release of its Bordeaux portfolio, and once in the fall, for the release of these Rhone-styled wines.See key for # of bottles currently available.