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You may have noticed a new sign for Ambassador Wines of Washington across the parking lot from Sparkman Cellars in the Warehouse District. Their 3 estate vineyards, managed by Dick Boushey, are located in Benton City on Red Mountain and they decided that it was a good time to come over the mountains to Woodinville.  […]

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I stopped in Flying Dreams Winery the other day and Leroy, owner & winemaker, was passing out a recipe he adapted from Penelope Casas from her Tapas book. I had to have a copy. Leroy tells me that his Tempranillo is the perfect pairing for the olives. Green Olives, Sevilla Style 7 ounce jar oflarge green […]

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Force Majeure Vineyards Announces the Signing of Winemaker Todd Alexander Winemaker Moves from Napa Valley’s Prestigious Bryant Family Vineyard to Celebrated Washington State Winery to Head up its Red Mountain Estate Vineyard Projects Force Majeure, the highly-acclaimed winery from Washington State’s Red Mountain AVA, has appointed Todd Alexander as its first Head Winemaker and General […]

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There are some tickets available for this event. This is the fifth and final year for the Iron Vintner Challenge. The competitors are the winners from the previoius past years. BATTLE OF THE WINEMAKERS: WILLOWS LODGE ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR IRON VINTNER CHALLENGE – THE FINALE Woodinville winemakers battle for “ultimate” Iron Vintner title in month-long […]

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Nothing pairs better with wine than food. This is a great opportunity to find out what is going on in the food industry in our backyard. “Foodportunity” Is Back With a Splash of Tech This year’s networking event is sponsored by Kitchenbug.com, an online recipe box, that offers nutritional and calorie information for any recipe […]

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Summer Lovin’  Presented by Northwest Cellars…A fundraiser for Homeward Pet ~ helping homeless animals Sip, savor and enjoy an afternoon at the cellar with family & friends (two and four-legged alike!)  Outrageous Shortbreads  Wine Tasting  Dog Treats  Raffle Prizes Date:   Sunday, June 8 Location: Northwest Cellars – 11909 124th Avenue […]

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Baer Winery – June 1st – Release Weekend EFESTE – June 1st – Pizza Party Willows Lodge – June 4th – 5th Iron Vintner Challenge – Round 1 Northwest Cellars – June 5th – Seafair Foundation Wine Release Party Obelisco Estate – June 6th – Barrel Room Dinner Series – Russell’s Fine Dining Robert Ramsay […]

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There are few seats left for the first round of the 5th Iron Vintner Challenge at Willows Lodge this year. The first round is Wednesday, June 4th. The four previous year’s winners will battle to declare a final victor. This is a fundraiser for Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center. Little Bit Therapeutic Riding provides therapeutic horseback riding to […]

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I sat down and talked with  Melissa Peterman about the new site, Tate’s List. I would describe it as similar to Angie’s List for the food and beverage industry. It has all sorts of categories for the needs of winerys, breweries, distilleries, restaurants, and bars. It helps narrow down the search for what they need […]

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