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I was incredibly lucky to head up to Vancouver for a couple of days for the 2010 Winter Olympics. I did manage to attend the Men’s Sweden vs. Finland (3-0) and a Women’s USA vs. Sweden (9-1) hockey games. In between Olympic events I managed to drink some good Canadian wines. When in Canada, drink […]
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From an article in the Minneapolis-St. Paul StarTribune.com is a suggestion that those who are attending this upcoming weekend’s Twin Cities Food and Wine Experience to check out the Washington State wines that will be showcased. Nice to see that other parts of the country are aware of our wines. Tweet This Post
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There is an article in the February issue of Seattle Magazine about sparkling wines made in Washington. It must have been brutal to do the reaserch for this one. Tweet This Post
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An article in the Tri-City Herald talks about how the wine industry of Washington seems to be immune to the current economic downturn. It’s an industry in the state that is doing very well. Are you drinking more to help out? Tweet This Post
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An article in the Tri-City Hearld tells how the Washington wine industry continues to grow at record levels. Tweet This Post
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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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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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OK, it’s 2010 and we have moved forward another year and even into a new decade. One of my resolutions is to take more road trips to Washington wineries. My other wine resolution is to work on my Wine Century and taste 100 wine varietals. Share with me what your wine resolution will be for […]
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From CNN news this morning is a story about an unconventional winery business model. They choose grapes from all over the world, including Washington, and have the grapes flash frozen before shipping to Hong Kong. Their 2007 vintage was made with Washington grapes. 8th Estate Winery is the first winery in Hong Kong. Tweet This […]
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Columbia Winery knew they had a hit on their hands with Taste of Red so they decided to expand their horizons with Taste of White. Mark your calendar for March 13th and 14th, 2010. Tweet This Post
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