by Shona Milne on March 11, 2010
Looking for a fun day out with your girlfriends? Challenger Ridge has just what you are looking for. On Saturday, March 20th, you can enjoy wines by the glass, appetizers, and do a little shopping and swapping. There will be a clothing exchange so clean out your closets and bring your clean, gently used, unwanted clothing items […]
by Shona Milne on March 10, 2010
I had the opportunity to test the Centellino, top of the bottle, wine decanter the other night. The Centellino is blown glass, handmade in Italy. It certainly looks nice sitting on top of my bottle. It looks a little confusing at first but it is easy to use. I had a Columbia Winery Red Willow […]
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
by Shona Milne on March 5, 2010
I took part in a South African wine tasting on Wednesday night, hosted by Savour Speciality Foods in Ballard. It was to promote the 2010 Drink Well Do Good wine tour through the International Society of Africans in Wine. The Drink Well Do Good tour hopes to raise $150,000 to develop a training center for […]
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 […]
by Shona Milne on March 2, 2010
What a great event! It’s a nice size event that does not overwhelm you with concern about how you can get to every booth in one afternoon. I’d like to thank Jamie Peha and many sponsors of the Seattle Food & Wine Experience. I was one of eight bloggers & tweeters who were tweeting live about the […]
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
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. […]
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