H3 is back. It's been unavailable for an entire year, at least in Maryland. So what happened? Well, the huge mega-corporation Costco wanted to buy out the entire last vintage direct from the winery to use as a loss-leader and since H3 is owned by the big but not-so-mega -corporation Columbia Crest (wisely, the name "Columbia Crest" is quite un-intrusive on the bottle, of course for some reason so is "Horse Heaven Hills") which is run by short sighted accountants, they went for it. What that means is, if you live in a state where retailers like Costco can't sell alcohol, well...No wine for you! Which is a shame, because this is a really nice wine. I mean really nice, it's just a great California Cabernet. Which is odd, since it's from Washington State.
But that only makes it better. Because, instead of having to pay anywhere from 30 to 100 bucks (seriously) for an accessible fruit forward Cali Cab with rich fruit and gentle tannins, you get a Washington State version for $13.99. It should be available pretty much everywhere in the U.S. so run out and grab it.
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