Bookwalter Tasting Studio

An article in the Tri-City Hearld tells how the Washington wine industry continues to grow at record levels.

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If you are thinking about tying the knot soon in the Woodinville area and need some help with a winery wedding, help is available. For information on where to say your vows in a vineyard or if you are looking to hire someone to plan and coordinate your wedding you can contact Lindeman Weddings & [...]

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A more sedate day on Sunday for St. Nick’s Weekend. It was also a bit warmer on Sunday so it was easier to be outside. I took a couple of friends over to NW Totem Cellars, Ross Andrew, and J. Bookwalter. We also stopped in at Mark Ryan as there was some space to squeeze [...]

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I knew from the moment that I slid into Columbia Winery’s parking lot on early Saturday morning that it would be an interesting weekend. I handed out glasses and tickets to St. Nick’s Open House Weekend before the event and headed out late Saturday morning for some power tasting. It was a cold, frosty, and [...]

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I was in the right place at the right time on Saturday. I was handing out glasses for St. Nick’s Weekend at Columbia Winery when John &  Adean Vitale, Editor & Publisher & Co-Founder & Assistant Editor respectively, of Washington Tasting Room magazine stopped in to pick up their glasses and booklets. They were early [...]

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KING5 talks to Cynthia Daste of Woodinville Wine Country about the growing trend of wineries from eastern Washington moving to Woodinville to open up tasting rooms. Nick James of J. Bookwalter tells about how they were one of the first to make the move west to open up their brand to a new market.

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We have less than a week before St. Nick Weekend is upon us. There are still Saturday/Sunday and Sunday only tickets available; $50 and $35 respectively. JM Cellars and Mark Ryan are participating this year. You can get your tickets at Woodinville Wine Country. Next booklet and glass pickup is on December 4th at Columbia Winery from [...]

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I think I am still full from Lamb Jam Seattle on Sunday afternoon. I’m happy to report that there will be a second Lamb Jam next year. Ewe must attend next year if you missed it. This event had area restaurants create a lamb dish and pair it up with a Washington wine.  While it’s hard to [...]

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My friend Maureen and I have been doing a Favorite Summer Sipper contest throughout the summer on Wednesdays through Twitter. We decided that we need to wrap it up as the end of August was fast approaching. We headed back out to Fortunato’s, which has been our spot of choice for tastings recently. We had [...]

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