by Shona Milne on April 19, 2010
Before I left Columbia Winery I found this happy group who told me they were “Illegal aliens in search of their Passports”. I then focused my first day of Passport to Woodinville on the warehouse district. I started off at Hestia Cellars which has a great Meritage and they had a nice live band for your sipping […]
by Shona Milne on April 15, 2010
Some good news if you are picking up your glasses and Passports on Saturday and Sunday morning. Columbia Winery is firing up their pizza oven at 9:30 on Saturday and Sunday fixing Croque Columbia breakfast pizza so you don’t start wine tasting on an empty stomach. Croque Columbia is eggs with smoked ham and Swiss cheese with […]
by Shona Milne on April 4, 2010
We have another wine event coming up. It’s Merlot Gone Mad up at the Tulalip Resort Casino on Sunday, May 2nd. It’s a benefit for the Washhington Wine Industry Foundation. There will be 50+ wineries represented at the event. The cost is $45 for a general admission ticket or $75 for ticket and transportation by […]
by Shona Milne on April 3, 2010
It’s getting closer and closer for Passport to Woodinville. Save the dates for Saturday & Sunday, April 17th & 18th. The tickets are $60 for a Saturday & Sunday Passport and $40 for the Sunday only Passport. Tickets are available through Woodinville Wine Country. There are 37 wineries participating this year. There is an article […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. Tweet This Post