Recent Press

The Year's Best Washington Wines

By Paul Gregutt, Seattle Times, December 19, 2007 — Out of 5000+ wines in Washington, Apex 2006 Dry Riesling chosen as one of top 100 wines of 2007.

Apex Cellars is Featured Winery at FareStart’s Guest Chef Night
March 1, 2007

Apex Cellars’ Late Harvest Semillon Wins Chairman’s Best of Class
August 19, 2006

Vertical Tasting of Apex Cabernet Sauvignon and Pick of the Week
By Paul Gregutt, Seattle Times, June 21, 2006 — Recently I sat down with winemaker Brian Carter and his partners to taste through a sequence of wines from Apex.

Great Wines from the Other Washington
By Jon Genderson, Capital Community News Hill Rag, February 2006 — Despite the fact that there were a host of truly excellent wines, the clear winner in my eye (or should I say mouth) was the Apex Klipsun Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1999.

Washington Wines Come of Age
By Gerald D. Boyd, San Francisco Chronicle, April 4, 2001— In 1988, Washington wine retailer Harry Alhadeff and winemaker Brian Carter recognized the potential of the Columbia Valley.

Brian Carter
The Wine News, August/September 1998 — Washington State's Red Wine Master

Apex Cellars
Touring & Tasting, Summer/Fall 1997 — In the late 1980s, Harry Alhadeff, one of the Northwest's most knowledgeable wine retailers and distributors, and Brian Carter, a winemaker of extraordinary depth and experience, launched Apex Cellars.