December 2010

Alexandria Nicole Cellars – Fri, Dec 31st – 7-10pm – New York New Year’s Eve Italianissimo Ristorante – Fri, Dec 31st – New Year’s Eve Dinner at Italianissimo Village Wines – Fri, Dec 31st – 4-7pm – Champagne Happy Hour Village Wines – Fri, Dec 31st – 7pm-1am – New Year’s Eve Bash at Village Wines […]

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On St Nicks Sunday I roamed around the Hollywood Schoolhouse area. It was not very busy on Sunday but it did offer the opportunity to chat with the staff of the many tasting rooms participating this year. Still I did not see the bad Christmas sweaters, santa hats, etc. I did manage to get my […]

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Since it’s Christmas this weekend there are some wineries with Holiday hours. Wish I had the time to list everything but it looks like some are open over the weekend except Christmas Day. Many that are usually open on Fridays are closed or closing early. If you need to lay in a supply of wine for […]

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Just received a message that Nectar Wine Blog has posted his Top 10 Wines of 2010. Congratulations, William Church Winery on your 2009 Viognier being listed. I rather like it myself. Tweet This Post

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I was going through my usual pile of emails when I came upon one from Irlandes Limited Reserve Winery. I had not read it very carefully the first time and did not see the Red Wine Brownie recipe, my mistake. I just made this recipe last night and it is delicioius. Thank you and Merry […]

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Do you need a last minute Christmas gift for someone? What about an Eagle Tour on the Skagit River and a bottle of wine? You can get all the details from Rachel at Challenger Ridge. JANUARY 8TH OR THE 15TH EAGLE FESTIVAL 2011 EAGLE TOURS Join us for a fun filled day viewing these magnificant birds […]

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If you have not attended a Grape Killers event you need to make sure you go to the next one. The Grape Killers are: Mark Ryan Winery, Stevens Winery, Baer Winery, Sparkman Cellars, Gorman Winery, Guardian Cellars, and Darby Winery. I started at Gorman and had splash of The Bully with a nice plate of […]

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Village Wines – Fri, Dec 17th – 5:30-8:30 – Value Wines Mega Tasting Kestrel Vintners – Fri, Dec 17th – 5-7pm – Release Party Anton Ville Winery – Sat, Dec 18th – 1-5 – Red Wine and Chocolates Woodhouse Wine Estates – Sat, Dec 18th – 5-8:30 – Chocolate Truffle Making Class Northwest Totem Cellars […]

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Once again we have another St. Nicks’s weekend from Woodinville Wine Country behind us. We had a pretty good turnout this year but I have to wonder where all the bad Christmas sweaters, wine glass glasses, formal wear bicyclists, and quartets were this year? Tweet This Post

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