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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. Tweet This Post
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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 attended “Celebrate Springtime in Woodinville” sponsored by Woodinville Wine Country out at Beaumont Apartments on Thursday. I really wanted to hear Richard Kinssies, NW Wine Critic & owner of the Seattle Wine Outlet, talk about wine tasting and food pairing and wines in Woodinville. It was a fabulous spring day to taste the wines [...]
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I attended the 11th Homeward Pet Benefit Auction & Dinner on Saturday night at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. It looked like there was a very good turnout. There were a number of items representing our local winemakers & brewmaster: DiStefano, Woodhouse Family Cellars, Columbia Winery, Redhook Brewery, Covington Cellars, Edmonds Winery, J. Bookwalter, Betz, DeLille Cellars, [...]
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I received some information from John Bigelow at JM Cellars on the upcoming Woodinville Winemakers & Brew Master Triathlon. The event will be Wednesday, July 22 beginning at 5:00pm. The rules are that there really are not any rules. Proceeds will go to The Mitochondrial Research Guild of Seattle Children’s Hospital. Root on your favorite [...]
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Most Unique Experience: I started off early on Saturday for Passport to Woodinville. I was trying to get to DiStefano Winery but got stuck behind a Party Bus and it poured out about 20 or so people who created a big line. I made a quick detour to Soft Tail Spirits next door where my friend Laurie Cook [...]
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I spent some time at Covington Cellars last week for a couple of events. The first was a Winery After Hours sponsored by the Woodinville Chamber of Commerce which allows member wineries to showcase their business. Our first wine was a Viognier which was paired with a tiny tomato stuffed with cheese and a mini green bean [...]
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It looks like the trend continues with wineries & tasting rooms adding more hours for tastings. I received an email from Covington Cellars announcing that they will now be open on Fridays from 1-5pm in addition to their regular Saturday hours of 1-5pm. This is a trend that I want to see continue. Tweet This Post
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I know that ticket sales are suppose to begin on Sunday, February 1st, but Cynthia Daste of Woodinville Wine Country just told me she opened up tickets sales a few minutes ago since the 1st was over the weekend. Get your tickets fast as this usually sells out. Passport to Woodinville Weekend April 18 and [...]
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Make sure you stop by Covington Cellars on Valentine’s Day. They always do a great job with food and wine pairings. They are always on my “must do” list when out wine tasting. Valentine’s Day Release Party February 14, 2009 – 12:00 – 5:00pm Covington Cellars has a passion for the art of wine and food [...]
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