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I rarely do wine reviews but it’s not often that I taste something that really stands out. I was lucky enough to taste Brian Carter Cellars Opulento. It’s a blend of 90% Touriga Nacional and 10% Souzao from the Yakima Valley AVA. It’s a fortified port style red wine with a rich garnet color in the glass. [...]
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Matthews Estate – Fri, Nov 19th – 6:30-9 – After Hours at Matthews Davenport Cellars – Fri & Sun Nov 19th & 21st - Meet the Artist with Mark B Berkey Columbia Winery & Efeste - Fri-Mon, Nov 19th-22st – Glass and Pass Pickup for Woodinville Wine Countrys St Nicks Weekend Kaella Winery – Sat, Nov 20th [...]
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For those of you who have your tickets to St Nicks you can start picking up your glasses and passes this Friday. You can pick up at Columbia Winery and this year, Efeste, has been added. Save yourself some prime tasting time and get your glasses early. I’ve listed the pickup times below. Say hi [...]
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Brian Carter Cellars – Fri, Nov 5th – noon-5 – Release of 2008 Opulento Chateau Ste Michelle – Fri, Nov 5th – 5-7 – First Friday Happy Hour Matthews Estate – Fri, Nov 5th – noon-7 – Extended Hours at Matthews Sparkman Cellars – Fri & Sat, Nov 5th & 6th - 2009 Lumière Chardonnay, 2008 [...]
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Tefft Cellars – Fri, Sept 17th – 7-9pm – Port and Dessert Party Matthews Estate – Fri, Sept 17th – 6-8:30pm – After Hours Woodinville Wine Cellars – Fri & Sat, Sept 17th & 18th – Little Bear Creek & Syrah Release Party Hollywood Hill Vineyards – Sat, Sept 18th – 5:30-7:30pm – Spotlight on [...]
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I know St. Nick’s Weekend is about three months away but it came up in discussion and there is something new this year. Yes, there will be Saturday Only passes by popular demand. Woodinville Wine Country will only be offering a limited number of the Saturday Only passes so mark your calendars as they go on sale [...]
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If you didn’t make it to last years event you need to buy your tickets now for Lamb Jam. It’s on Sunday, October 24th, from 3-6pm at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center. 20 top Seattle Chefs ewe-night for the second annual American Lamb Jam Seattle. This ultimate taste-off features top chefs and their creative [...]
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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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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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As a more practical matter of how to have our winning WBC or Bust Wine Bloggers taste through quite a few of our wonderful Woodinville wines we had them come to Willows Lodge. It was one of our first nice days this year so we ended up on the patio outside the Fireside Cellars. A [...]
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