by Shona Milne on March 11, 2010
Looking for a fun day out with your girlfriends? Challenger Ridge has just what you are looking for. On Saturday, March 20th, you can enjoy wines by the glass, appetizers, and do a little shopping and swapping. There will be a clothing exchange so clean out your closets and bring your clean, gently used, unwanted clothing items [...]
by Shona Milne on February 11, 2010
Hollywood Hill Vineyards - Feb 13th - Wine & Cheese Pairing - 3-6pm - $20
Edmonds Winery - Feb 13th & 14th - Chocolate & Red Wine Affair - 1-5pm - no fee
Silver Lake Winery - Feb 12th-15th - Red Wine & Chocolates
Canon de Sol & Irlandes - Feb 13th - Meet the Winemaker Dinner - $50 [...]
by Shona Milne on January 31, 2010
Tickets are now available for Passport 2010 which is April 17th & 18th. The tickets are $60 for two day tickets and $40 for Sunday only. You can purchase your tickets at Woodinville Wine Country.
by Shona Milne on November 18, 2009
I dropped off some childrens new pyjamas at Challenger Ridge on Saturday to help the drive for Survive the Night. It’s a non-profit that focuses on children who are abruptly removed from their homes and placed into care. Survive the Night provides a bag with a new pair of pyjamas, toothpaste & tooth brush, underwear and a [...]
by Shona Milne on November 10, 2009
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 [...]
by Shona Milne on October 16, 2009
It’s a bit of a drive up to Challenger Ridge at Concrete but worth it. We had an incredibly beautiful day to eat, drink, and grape stomp. Everyone and their dog was at this event. There was salmon and brat BBQ, live music, pumpkin bowling, sun and lots of delicious wine. I went through a tasting [...]
by Shona Milne on September 30, 2009
I had a nice long talk with Rachel at Challenger Ridge Vineyard & Cellars the other morning. I had stopped by to taste Eagle Haven Winery and Tulip Valley Vineyard & Orchard wines and ciders. I did really enjoy the ciders from Tulip Valley and the wines from both of the Skagit Valley wineries. It was [...]
by Shona Milne on August 5, 2009
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.