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Alexandria Nicole: Girl’s Night Out Has Firemen

by Shona Milne on March 21, 2010

Alexandria Nicole Cellars is kicking off the opening of its new location in the Hollywood Schoolhouse with their Girl’s Night Out Celebration with some hotties from the WSCFF firemans calendar. Girl’s Night Out is on fire! April 1 7-9:00 pm Hollywood Schoolhouse Tasting room  Hey ladies, THEY’RE COMING!!!! We all know that April Showers bring […]

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Village Wines: A New Gathering Place

by Shona Milne on March 19, 2010

I have word that the lease has been signed and that Village Wines will be moving from its location in Apple Farm Village to a spot just across and down the road. They will be located at the south end of the building which houses Mazatlan Restaurant, Alder Ridge, Airfield Estates, and Goose Ridge on Woodinville […]

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Otis Kenyon: Tasting Room Opens in April

by Shona Milne on March 18, 2010

I’ve been watching the progress of the Otis Kenyon Wine tasting room move along by stopping in at Village Wines to do a tasting or two. I just received a press release with some more information on Otis Kenyon and that they intend on opening sometime in the middle of April.  Walla Walla Winery Brings its Sizzling History and […]

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El Nino: Verdict not in yet of effect on Grapes

by Shona Milne on March 16, 2010

From a story reported on KING5 news this afternoon. The question of how our El Nino winter will effect the grapes. Tweet This Post

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Twisted Cork & Stir Martini Bar: Closed

by Shona Milne on March 15, 2010

I started seeing tweets on Saturday that Twisted Cork & Stir Martini Bar were closing this past weekend. The rumors proved to be true and Twisted Corks last night was Saturday and Stir closed up on Sunday according to an article in the Seattle Times. Tweet This Post

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Wineries Who Tweet: Woodinville Part 8

by Shona Milne on March 12, 2010

Gordon Brothers is @gordonwines. Barrage Cellars is @BarrageCellars. Pomum Cellars just joined a few days ago as @PomumWine. Sparkman Cellars is @SparkmanCellars. Dusted Valley Vintners is @DustedValley.  I finally got Village Wines to sign up and they can be found at @MyVillageWines. I sat with Tefft Cellars to get them signed up as @TefftCellars. @ColumbiaWinery and […]

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Accidental Wine: Cleaning Up

by Shona Milne on March 9, 2010

Reading in the Sunday Seattle Times about Accidental Wine. This company, located in LA, is selling wines on the internet with blemished labels. Business is good with the tough economy. We all want bargains. Tweet This Post

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Food & Wine Pairing Network: Live

by Shona Milne on March 4, 2010

On Saturday night I attended the launch of the Food and Wine Pairing Network. The site has just launched and they are planning more live meet ups to exchange recipes and wine pairings. I took a Chilled Avocado soup. It was decided that a nice crisp Sauvignon Blanc was the right pairing. Make sure you […]

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Dine Around Seattle: Eat & Drink Locally

by Shona Milne on March 1, 2010

Dine Around Seattle also begins today. From March 1st to the 31st, Sunday through Thursday you can dine at many of our fine restaurants for dinner for $30 from special three course menus. It includes appetizers, entree, and dessert. Many of the restaurants also offer lunch for $15. Tweet This Post

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Washington Wine Month: It’s Here

by Shona Milne on March 1, 2010

Oh my, how did it get to be March already? Today is the start of Washington Wine month. According to the Washington Wine Commission it’s the twelfth year it will be celebrated in March. Local retailers and restaurants are celebrating our world-class wine region with unique in-store displays, by-the-glass specials and winemaker dinners across March. […]

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