by Shona Milne on February 26, 2010
Some of you may have heard talk about a Washington Merlot nationwide Twitter tasting coming up on March 25th. We would love to have participation from as many Woodinville wineries as possible. If you don’t have a Merlot, a Merlot domination blend can qualify. Below is more information on how you can participate. I’ll be […]
by Shona Milne on February 25, 2010
Up to 20 wineries may be able to pour tastings of their wines at Washington farmers markets this summer from July 1st through September 30th from a story on Wines & Vines. Tweet This Post
by Shona Milne on February 23, 2010
From a story on Wines & Vines, Senator Charles Schumer(D) of New York is proposing to fight Canada’s border tax policies on wine. Currently, Canadian citizens must be out of the county for 48 hours before they can bring back a maximum of two bottles of wine duty free. A $20 bottle of wine can […]
by Shona Milne on February 19, 2010
Do you have your ticket yet for the Seattle Food and Wine Experience on February 28th? This is a great opportunity to check out wines from 10 countries and enjoy delicious food from local and regional restaurants and vendors. Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets for $49 in advance. I’ll be tweeting with a focus on Washington red […]
by Shona Milne on February 18, 2010
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
by Shona Milne on February 18, 2010
I just had a fabulous time at the volunteer appreciation party last Thursday night for O Wines. First of all we were drinking the O Wines Chardonnay which started this project of helping low income, high potential girls with scholarships. O is for opportunity and I had the opportunity to taste their new red blend which […]
by Shona Milne on February 14, 2010
A sign that government actually does work sometimes from MyNorthwest.com. The state house has approved that beer and wine tasting can take place in grocery stores. Try it before you buy it! Do you think this will increase wine and beer sales? Tweet This Post
by Shona Milne on February 10, 2010
Calling all wine bloggers! You have an opportunity to win an expense paid trip from Seattle over to the Wine Bloggers Conference 2010 in Walla Walla. It’s so simple. To be one of the twelve winners all you need to do to enter is to sign up on WineCHATr.com, add a contest badge to your website, […]
by Shona Milne on February 8, 2010
An article on HeraldNet tells the challenge of wineries wanting to operate in Everett and how city codes are in conflict with these businesses. There is a chance that the city may revise the codes to be more wine friendly. Tweet This Post
by Shona Milne on February 7, 2010
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