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We started our day by piling onto a bus and heading over to Chateau Ste. Michelle for a behind the scenes tour and onto a food and wine pairing. John Sarich did a fabulous job of pairing Riesling with Indian Prawns, Sesame Halibut, and Currywurst. We had Roast Duck with the Merlot, and cookies with […]
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I hear that Long Shadows will be opening a tasting room in Woodinville at the end of the summer if all goes according to plan. They will be located in the Hollywood Schoolhouse area next door to Alder Ridge Tasting Room. I’m awfully fond of the Pedestal and look forward to their arrival. Tweet This […]
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Just in case you did not know Pepper Bridge & Amavi tasting room in Woodinville is now open for business. They are open daily 11-5. They are located in the Hollywood School House parking area with J. Bookwalter, Mark Ryan, and Ross Andrew Winery. It’s a pretty modern facility but they did recycle the old […]
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I co-hosted a #WAWine virtual tasting with Cynthia Daste of Woodinville Wine Country on Thursday night at Purple Cafe in Bellevue. We took part in the #WAWine online tasting with Woodinville wines, and wineries from eastern Washington who have tasting rooms in Woodinville. We tasted quite a few roses and whites before going onto some […]
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I had the opportunity to attend a Walla Walla Winemakers tasting this week at Purple Cafe in Woodinville. It was a great event and quite a few wines were tasted. Amavi Cellars, Five Star Cellars, Gifford Hirlinger, and Walla Walla Vintners were the featured wineries. I had a few favorites: 2007 Amavi Cellars WW Syrah, […]
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The Zerba Cellars tasting room in Woodinville is now open. They opened their doors on Friday. They will be open Thursday through Sunday noon-6pm. Make sure you stop by soon. Right now they are waiving their tasting fees; not sure how long that offer will last. They are located in Apple Farm Village by Village Wines […]
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Part of being a judge was to read all of the submissions for the road trip to the Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla next month. The road trip winners for WBC or Bust have been announced: Toledo Wines and Vines, Another Wine Blog, Cellarmistress’ Cellar Talk, Windy City Wine Guy, The Vino File, 750ml, WINEormous, Cuvee […]
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You too can participate in the next virtual tasting hosted by Drink Nectar. This one is really easy, it’s any Washington wine. All you have to do is pop open a Washington wine and start tweeting. Follow and use the hashtag #WAWine on Thursday, June 3rd between 5-8pm. You can also see which wineries are hosting […]
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So there is an article on Wine Spectator about how Washington State would like more wine tourism. Seems that we really need more fine dining and more lodging choices for this to happen. Tweet This Post
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Seattle Magazine has made its picks for Best Washington wines for 2010. They also have lists for 2010 Best Washington Wines: Whites, 2010 Best Washington Wines: White Blends, 2010 Best Washington Wines: Sweet Wines, 2010 Best Washington Wines: Red, 2010 Best Washington Wines: Red Blends, 2010 Best Washington Wines: Malbec. Tweet This Post
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