Brian Carter

It looks like Hollywood Hill Vineyards will be leaving the Apple Farm Village by the end of the month. They are only moving down the street diagonally from Brian Carter in a small gray house with a great deck for summer sipping. They also have a kitchen so look for some great food to nibble while you [...]

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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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The Cabernet Classic is described as “Experience the range and diversity of Cabernet”. I think that is a perfect description when you are tasting the same varietal but each wine is completely different. The event was at Shilshole Bay Beach Club and sponsored by Seattle Uncorked. It was a fundraiser for CoCA, the Center on Contemporary [...]

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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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Greg Lill certainly picked a good day for his big birthday. What a party! The sun was out when I arrived at Chateau Ste. Michelle  for the Auction of Washington Wines Picnic  to benefit Children’s Hospital and then the weather changed. The dark clouds rolled in and it started to sprinkle and people mostly seemed undisturbed. It is [...]

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It seems that Twitter is catching on with some of the Woodinville wineries. So far I follow: @RedSkyWinery, @MatthewsEstate, @CuillinHills, @challengerridge, @grapegeek (Hollywood Hill Vineyards), @NWTotemCellars, @DesVoigne, @briancarterwine, @CovingtonWine, @ancwine, @ColumbiaWinery, @owineslady, and @JBookwalterWine. If I am missing somebody please let me know. You can follow me @Shona425 on Twitter.

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Woodinville Wine County has a new event this summer. Wine Notes will take place at Columbia Winery on July 15th from 5-8pm. Tickets go on sale on Monday, June 22nd for $30 online and $40 at the door. About 20 wineries are participating and there will be music and hors d’oeuvres.

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I attended the Seattle Wine Awards on Sunday at the Rainier Club. It was quite a nice spot to honor all of our fabulous Washington wines. I was invited as press to blog and Twitter live during the event. It was the first time that this was set up for the Seattle Wine Awards. My fellow [...]

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I just received a press release from Simon Siegl of CoEfficient Consulting that Gifford-Hirlinger will be opening a tasting room in Woodinville. They will be just a few doors down from Purple Cafe in the spot currently occupied by SunBaby Tanning Salon.

GIFFORD HIRLINGER TO ADD WOODINVILLE TASTING ROOM
 

Walla Walla, WA June 1, 2009 – The [...]

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