From the monthly archives:
I have been keeping up with Steve Stuart who purchased assets from the former Arlington Road Cellars along with partner Patricia Atkinson. After much consideration, they have named the new winery Elevation Cellars Northwest. They plan to elevate very select grapes from Washington into spectacular wines and will continue to produce Monolith, a Bordeaux style […]
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In an article in the TriCity Herald is a comment, by winemaker Kate Michaud, of the possibility of Covey Run opening up a tasting room in Woodinville in the future. Most of the Covey Run Quail Series and Columbia Valley Reserve wines run from $9-$13. Tweet This Post
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I just received an email from Hollywood Hill Vineyards that they have all of their permits and will be open for business in their new space on Friday. They will be diagonal from Brian Carter Cellars in a little gray house. The address is 14366 Woodinville Redmond Road. See you there. Tweet This Post
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I heard a rumor that Maison Bleue had moved out of their shared tasting room space with Isenhower Cellars. The rumor is true and Jon Martinez, owner & winemaker, told me that having a tasting room over here was spreading them a little too thin and the timing was not right for them. For now […]
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I had a chance to talk with Gus White of Tempest Sol last weekend. He is also the owner of White Cellars up in Sammamish which makes hand crafted wines in small batches. His newest venture, Tempest Sol, will be on a bigger scale with about 2,000 cases a year. He will focus on Cabs, […]
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The wineries who tweet list is growing again. Now @GrandReveWine tweets. Yes, I know they are in Kirkland but let’s not let a small distance exclude them from the list. Not open quite yet is @KaellaWinery but they made it onto Twitter. You can also follow @SenojEstates You can follow me on Twitter.com/Shona425. Tweet This […]
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I had a chance to catch up with Stacy Lill and Kathy Johanson of O Wines the other week. They told me that we should see their red blend in stores by the end of the month. The wine is a blend of Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Sangiovese. It will be a limited release […]
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I attended a 50th birthday party at Patterson Cellars on Saturday night. I think the birthday girl looks great in red and with her tiara. If you are looking for a great spot for a party Patterson Cellars is the right choice for any wine lover to have any kind of celebration. There is plenty of room for serving […]
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Kaella Winery is “A Hobby that got out of control” according to Dave Butner, owner and winemaker. Kaella is a combination of his daughters names; Katelyn and Ellen. Dave’s path to being a winemaker began with home beer brewing for 20 or so years and he eventually started making wine beginning with a home wine […]
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I spent most of Saturday afternoon at Alexandria Nicole Cellars for a MeetUp/TweetUp with eleven other wine bloggers and wine tweeters. A special thank you to our hostess with the mostest, Margot Savell @WriteforWine, who made this possible with her wine club membership at ANC. ANC graciously hosted us and took us through a full tasting […]
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