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Columbia Winery

Columbia Winery: Taste of White

by Shona Milne on March 14, 2010

I spent part of my Saturday afternoon at Columbia Winery Taste of White event. I’m by nature a red wine drinker but I had a great time tasting through a number of their white wines. I found a great unoaked 2007 Yakima Valley Chardonnay. I was a big fan of the 2007 Small Lot Series [...]

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Wineries Who Tweet: Woodinville Part 8

by Shona Milne on March 12, 2010

Gordon Brothers is @gordonwines. Barrage Cellars is @BarrageCellars. Pomum Cellars just joined a few days ago as @PomumWine. Sparkman Cellars is @SparkmanCellars. Dusted Valley Vintners is @DustedValley.  I finally got Village Wines to sign up and they can be found at @MyVillageWines. I sat with Tefft Cellars to get them signed up as @TefftCellars.
@ColumbiaWinery and @ancwine [...]

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Centellino: Review of Italian Wine Decanter

by Shona Milne on March 10, 2010

I had the opportunity to test the Centellino, top of the bottle, wine decanter the other night. The Centellino is blown glass, handmade in Italy. It certainly looks nice sitting on top of my bottle. It looks a little confusing at first but it is easy to use. I had a Columbia Winery Red Willow [...]

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TweetUp: Seattle Food and Wine Experience

by Shona Milne on February 19, 2010

Do you have your ticket yet for the Seattle Food and Wine Experience on February 28th? This is a great opportunity to check out wines from 10 countries and enjoy delicious food from local and regional restaurants and vendors. Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets for $49 in advance. I’ll be tweeting with a focus on Washington red [...]

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Weddings Ideas: Columbia Winery

by Shona Milne on February 5, 2010

The Weddings in Woodinville tour started off at Columbia Winery on Sunday morning. This venue was hosted by Suzanne Linich of Poised Events. The recently redecorated ballroom gives brides to be a blank canvas to paint on with their own imagination. There was so much to look at from Ice Sculptures by Amazing Ice, flower arrangements, [...]

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Woodinville Wine Tasting: Passport 2010

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.

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Here Come the Brides: Woodinville Weddings

by Shona Milne on January 4, 2010

Thinking about getting married in Woodinville? Would you like to get married at one of our lovely Woodinville Wineries? There is an incredible opportunity on Sunday, January 31st to tour six venues, see sixty vendors, and check out 18 wines all in one day. Weddings in Woodinville is offering a tour for prospective brides, grooms, [...]

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Geoffrey Castle: Celtic Christmas

by Shona Milne on December 20, 2009

I received a last minute invitation from Lisa Hilderbrand at Eastside Spin to go see the Geoffrey Castle Celtic Christmas concert at the Kirkland Performance Center. If you are not familiar with Geoffrey, he plays electric violin. On Thursday it was Celtic and Christmas music. We even had a visit by Santa to really get [...]

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Vows in the Vineyard: Lindeman Weddings

by Shona Milne on December 12, 2009

If you are thinking about tying the knot soon in the Woodinville area and need some help with a winery wedding, help is available. For information on where to say your vows in a vineyard or if you are looking to hire someone to plan and coordinate your wedding you can contact Lindeman Weddings & [...]

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St. Nick’s Weekend: Saturday

by Shona Milne on December 9, 2009

I knew from the moment that I slid into Columbia Winery’s parking lot on early Saturday morning that it would be an interesting weekend. I handed out glasses and tickets to St. Nick’s Open House Weekend before the event and headed out late Saturday morning for some power tasting. It was a cold, frosty, and [...]

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