From the monthly archives:
Part of the Wine Blogger Conference was an hour of white wine speed tasting and an hour of red wine speed tasting. I truly have mixed feeling on wine speed tasting. You get to taste through twelve wines in one hour and you just go with your immediate response with a sip or two and you […]
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I received an email from William Church Winery about Cork and Pork which is on Saturday, July 17th. William Church Winery 1st Annual “Cork & Pork” Sizzling Summer Barbeque Sat. July 17th 5:00 – 8:30 It’s finally here! A full BBQ dinner from Two Loose Screws BBQ – for 10 years they have been winning awards at competitive BBQ […]
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So I see that Kestrel Vintners is coming to Woodinville soon. Looks like they will be going into the space formerly occupied by Alexandria Nicole Cellars in the the warehouse district. Kestrel tells me that they hope to open in the next 30 days or so depending on permits from the City of Woodinville and […]
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I stopped by Alexandria Nicole Cellars Tasting Room in the warehouse district after someone told me they thought it had closed. Sure enough, it’s closed. It closed down about two weeks ago so the Hollywood Schoolhouse tasting room is the only location in Woodinville. They had originally planned to keep both tasting rooms but in the end it didn’t […]
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So I spent three fun and wine filled days in Walla Walla at the Wine Bloggers Conference the other week. I did come away with quite a bit of new knowledge and that I don’t plan any radical changes to the blog or what I tweet. I think I have a great niche with Woodinville wines. […]
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We did manage a break on Friday afternoon for lunch when the Taco Trucks pulled up outside the Marcus Whitman. I know some were a bit unsure but as much as I love fine dining, I love diners and food trucks too. I tried tacos from the first truck La Monarca. I decided to go […]
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So everyone keeps asking when Obelisco Estate will be opening their tasting room in Woodinville. They hope to open their doors July 16th in the warehouse district at 19501 144th Avenue NE, #B220. They plan to be open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5 the first few weeks and see how it goes. I know […]
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Just a few steps from the Marcus Whitman Hotel is downtown Walla Walla and there are quite a few tasting rooms to visit. On Friday night of the Wine Bloggers Conference we had a chance to go on the Walla Walla Wine Walkabout and check out the local downtown tasting rooms. I did like the extra […]
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I arrived in Walla Walla on Thursday afternoon and headed up to my room at the Marcus Whitman Hotel to relax before heading out to Walla Walla Vintners for a pizza party. They have an amazing pizza oven outside the tasting room and some picnic tables looking out onto a vineyard. I could have stayed here […]
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I stopped in at Cave B to see how the winning WBC or Bust Wine Bloggers were doing on their road trip over to Walla Walla. I was amazed at the beautiful view out onto the Gorge you get from the upstairs event room and the tasting room. Another wine tasting had been arranged for […]
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