From the category archives:
I spoke with Pepper Bridge Winery winemaker, Jean-Francois Pellet, at Taste Washington on Sunday. He told me that they were hoping for a June 1st opening for their tasting room in Woodinville. They will be located next door to Ross Andrew in the Hollywood Schoolhouse complex. Tweet This Post
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Gorman Winery will be open to the public on Saturday, April 3rd from 1-4pm for the release of his Rose and The Bully. The Bully is 100% Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon fruit which has been aged in new French Oak for 18 months. It’s been in the bottle for 12 months. I can’t wait to […]
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I attended a Fidelitas winemaker dinner at Russell’s Dining in Bothell in last week. It was a great night of wonderful food and wine with about 30 other people. Winemaker Charlie Hoppes talked to us about Fidelitas wines. This is the tenth year for Fidelitas and they make 13 wines, two of which are white. […]
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If you want to start making your summer concert plans at Chateau Ste Michelle you can go to Pollstar.com for the most complete listings. I love the KWJZ Smooth Jazz Concert. Tweet This Post
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I stumbled upon an article on The Press Democrat about how northern California Safeway stores were implementing a test program to scan driver’s licenses when anyone, regardless of age, is purchasing alcohol. I found this interesting as I have purchased alcohol from my local Target store recently and had to have my license scanned. The reason […]
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I tasted many Washington Merlots on Thursday night between 5pm and 7pm for the online #WAMerlot event. People were invited to open up a Washington Merlot and post their comments on Twitter. This event was created by Josh Wade @NectarWine. It seems that we have a big hit on our hands. There were about 2,000 comments […]
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From an article in the Seattle Times this morning about the popularity of people traveling over to Bainbridge Island to visit their seven wineries. There will be more Bainbridge wineries coming in the next two years. Tweet This Post
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I now know that Darby Winery will be subleasing space from Village Wines when they move into their new location. Darby will be keeping their space in the warehouse district for production. Tweet This Post
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Another winery, Obelisco Estate, from east of the mountains will be opening a tasting room in Woodinville. Obelisco Estate is a small 30 acre vineyard located on the southwest slope of Red Mountain. The estimated open date is June 1st. They will be located in the main warehouse area, 19501 144th Avenue NE, B220. Tweet […]
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This Wednesday, March 24th, Willows Lodge will feature four women winemakers from Woodinville including Hillary Sjolund from DiStefano Winery, Carol Parsons from Red Sky Winery, Erica Blue from Adams Bench Winery, and Lisa Baer from Baer Winery. This is a complimentary wine tasting in the Fireside Cellars from 5:30-6:30pm. This event coincides with Happier Hour […]
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