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Woodinville: Award Winning Wines

by Shona Milne on December 24, 2014

Woodinville Brings Home World’s Top Wine Awards Five Woodinville wineries earned a place on Wine Enthusiast magazine’s recently released 2014 Top 100 list, a prestigious award that annually recognizes the best overall wines in the world.  The magazine honored Woodinville’s Ashan Cellars, Efesté, JM Cellars, Kevin White Winery and Sparkman Cellars. Two additional Washington wines, one […]

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2011 Seattle Wine Awards: The Winners Are….

by Shona Milne on May 27, 2011

The Seattle Wine Awards are out for 2011 but there won’t be a Grand Awards Tasting this year. The plan is to reassess and come back better next year. Still, you can see how many award winners you can taste through. Dessert Styles: Fortified ~ All Prices DOUBLE GOLD NV Ded Reckoning Wine Company “ded […]

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Barrel Art @ the Wineries: Woodinville

by Shona Milne on May 18, 2011

UNIQUE WINE BARREL ART to be Auctioned OFF at ENTWINE Grand Auction, WALLA WALLA Barrel creations from seven Northwest artists on tour and on display in Woodinville tasting rooms, May 20-22 WALLA WALLA, WA–May 5, 2011–­­Vintage Walla Walla and  Entwine Grand Auction, Walla’s Walla’s new grand weekend-long celebration of the best of the Walla Walla […]

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Challenger Ridge – Fri, April 15th – Introduces Patit Creek Cellars who is opening a tasting room inside Challenger Ridge. Matthews Estate – Fri, April 15th – 7-9pm – Customer Customer Appreciation Party Northwest Totem Cellars – Fri, April 15th – Pre-Passport Pouring at Village Wines. William Church Winery – Fri, April 15th – 5-8pm – […]

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Woodinville Wine Events: March 18th-24th

by Shona Milne on March 17, 2011

Two Vintners – Fri, March 18th – 6-9pm – Grand Opening Village Wines – Fri, March 18th – 5-8pm – Bunnell Winery tasting Ron Bunnell Matthews Estate – Fri, March 18th – 7-9pm – Friday Night Live Chateau Ste. Michelle – Sat, March 19th – 7pm – Salute to Julia Child Chef Dinner All About Wine […]

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Taste Washington: Returns for 14th Year

by Shona Milne on February 28, 2011

Taste Washington will return for its 14th year on Sunday, March 27th.  It is the nation’s largest single-region wine and food event. IT features over 200 Washington State wineries. You will also find many of your favorite restaurants to pair your wine with. The weekend kicks off on Saturday, March 26, with a series of […]

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Woodinville Wine Events: December 3rd-9th

by Shona Milne on December 2, 2010

Patterson Cellars – Fri, Dec 3rd – 5-8pm – St Nick’s Kick Off Party Smasne Cellars – Fri, Dec 3rd – 5-8pm – Holiday Release Party William Church – Fri, Dec 3rd – 5-8pm – St Nick’s “Eve” Preview Event Challenger Ridge – Fri, Dec 3rd – Pinot Noir Release and Holiday Cheer Party Chateau […]

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Willows Lodge: GeoHopping Wine Adventure

by Shona Milne on August 15, 2010

I had the opportunity to experience a new program from Willows Lodge the other day. GeoHop is based on the sport of geocaching. You receive a GPS receiver and a sheet with clues to help you find the wine destinations. You plug in the location code and follow the compass to the next winery to […]

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Woodinville Wine: In the News Again

by Shona Milne on August 6, 2010

It seems that local people are catching on what a great spot we are for wine tasting these days with our 70+ wineries in Woodinville. The Seattle Times is talking about Woodinville wines once again. Tweet This Post

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WBC10: Walla Walla Wine Walkabout

by Shona Milne on July 3, 2010

Just a few steps from the Marcus Whitman Hotel is downtown Walla Walla and there are quite a few tasting rooms to visit. On Friday night of the Wine Bloggers Conference we had a chance to go on the Walla Walla Wine Walkabout and check out the local downtown tasting rooms. I did like the extra […]

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