Swiftwater Cellars is a relatively new winery and they claim their wines represent the "best of the best of the northwest." I disagree. Recently I was given a bottle of Swiftwater Syrah and I brought it to a dinner party hoping to impress some friends; thankfully my friends were drinking whiskey when I arrived and they left the wine drinking to my husband and I. Perhaps this "young" wine simply needs some time to sit in a cellar, if so it clearly isn't for me, I don't have a cellar and wine never lasts more than two weeks in my house.
Swiftwater Cellars has a beautiful winery at Suncadia and I rarely drive past Cle Elum without stopping by. I am willing to shell out $7 for a glass of Swiftwater's cheaper "No. 9" brand when I am sitting in the gorgeous restaurant (the atmosphere and view make the wine worth it), but there is no way I am willing to pay $55 for a bottle of the syrah. Swiftwater is simply in too good of company of lesser-priced syrahs (DeLille's Doyenne, Dunham, Five Star, Waters, K Vintners) to command $55 a bottle.
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