From the monthly archives:

October 2007

I’ve been haunting Purple Cafe in Woodinville since they first opened their doors in a tiny space that seated 22 people. Back then, owners Larry and Tabitha provided such excellent food and service that the place rapidly became a destination. It’s now blossomed into a massive operation whose reach extends into downtown Seattle. Even though […]

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Northwest Totem Cellars will be hosting their release party at the Hollywood Schoolhouse in Woodinville Dec 1-2. Northwest Totem Cellars is a small Woodinville winery that produces hand-crafted wines. These 2005 reds will be released: Cabernet Sauvignon – 175 cases produced Low Man Red (Bordeaux blend) – 175 cases produced Cabernet Franc – 50 cases […]

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Guardian Cellars, the joint venture of Jerome Edward Riener, and Mark Ryan McNeilly is set to launch. Just got this mail from them. Hope to see you at the party. Dear winery friends, You are probably scratching your heads trying to figure out why you are getting this e-mail. In the last Mark Ryan Winery […]

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Although Fidelitas is not a Woodinville winery per se, we’ve been big fans of their wines for several years. In addition, Hoppes wines could conceivably be said to have a Woodinville pedigree. Charlie spent eight vintages working with Mike Januik at Chateau Ste. Michelle. Fidelitas creates “Bordeaux style wines from some of the best fruit […]

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Grapevine Wreath Making

by jason on October 3, 2007

Nov 10, 2007 (Sat): At this fun, free event, an experienced wreath-maker will lead the workshop using grape vines from Silver Lake’s Roza Hills vineyard. Get creative and impress yourself with a one-of-a-kind wreath or make a unique … Tweet This Post

Bottle your Own Wine

by author unknown on October 3, 2007

Nov 17, 2007 (Sat): Bottle your own wine for the fun of it. Here’s your chance to handcraft wine with a personalized label. You write the text for a one-of-a-kind gift or commemorate your own special occasion. Try before you buy–free samples available. You’ll get to bottle it, cork it, foil it and label it. […]

Grapevine Wreath Making

by author unknown on October 3, 2007

Nov 10, 2007 (Sat): At this fun, free event, an experienced wreath-maker will lead the workshop using grape vines from Silver Lake’s Roza Hills vineyard. Get creative and impress yourself with a one-of-a-kind wreath or make a unique gift for someone special. Bring your own clippers if you’d like. Saturday, November 10 and Sunday November […]

Rodney Dangerfield

by author unknown on October 2, 2007

“When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.” Tweet This Post

Woodinville Wine Country

by katrina.munsell on October 1, 2007

Woodinville is the kind of place that has a country feel to it, yet it’sa tall single, non-fat, no-whip, latte commute to business districts in Redmond and Bellevue, though it’s a venti double, non-fat, no-whip latte commute to downtown … Tweet This Post