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I have been keeping up with Steve Stuart who purchased assets from the former Arlington Road Cellars along with partner Patricia Atkinson. After much consideration, they have named the new winery Elevation Cellars Northwest. They plan to elevate very select grapes from Washington into spectacular wines and will continue to produce Monolith, a Bordeaux style […]
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In an article in the TriCity Herald is a comment, by winemaker Kate Michaud, of the possibility of Covey Run opening up a tasting room in Woodinville in the future. Most of the Covey Run Quail Series and Columbia Valley Reserve wines run from $9-$13. Tweet This Post
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I just received an email from Hollywood Hill Vineyards that they have all of their permits and will be open for business in their new space on Friday. They will be diagonal from Brian Carter Cellars in a little gray house. The address is 14366 Woodinville Redmond Road. See you there. Tweet This Post
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I heard a rumor that Maison Bleue had moved out of their shared tasting room space with Isenhower Cellars. The rumor is true and Jon Martinez, owner & winemaker, told me that having a tasting room over here was spreading them a little too thin and the timing was not right for them. For now […]
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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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I had a chance to catch up with Stacy Lill and Kathy Johanson of O Wines the other week. They told me that we should see their red blend in stores by the end of the month. The wine is a blend of Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Sangiovese. It will be a limited release […]
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I spent most of Saturday afternoon at Alexandria Nicole Cellars for a MeetUp/TweetUp with eleven other wine bloggers and wine tweeters. A special thank you to our hostess with the mostest, Margot Savell @WriteforWine, who made this possible with her wine club membership at ANC. ANC graciously hosted us and took us through a full tasting […]
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There is a great article about Chateau Ste. Michelle on the front page of today’s Seattle Times. There is also a video of Ted Basler, CEO, about winning twin honors; “Wine of the Year” from Wine Spectator and Ted Basler was “Man of the Year” by Wine Enthusiast. You can also check out the photo gallery […]
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I keep hearing rumors about Alexandria Nicole Cellars moving out of the winery warehouse district. The rumor is that they will be moving into the bottom of the Hollywood Schoolhouse sometime this year. I can’t get a confirmation from ANC that this is true. Tweet This Post
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I went to my first Girl Power Hour event at David Barton Gym at The Bravern on Thursday night. Girl Power Hour is “Stylish Networking for Women”. It’s held the third Thursday of each month. They have been in Seattle since 2007 but just crossed water to the Eastside for the first time in October. I […]
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