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I just had a fabulous time at the volunteer appreciation party last Thursday night for O Wines. First of all we were drinking the O Wines Chardonnay which started this project of helping low income, high potential girls with scholarships. O is for opportunity and I had the opportunity to taste their new red blend which [...]
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We now have @OWines on Twitter. Convergence Zone Cellars is @CZCellars. Goose Ridge Estates and Vineyards is @GooseRidgeWines. @TenorWines is on Twitter and I just found out that Ross Andrew Winery is @RossAndrewWine. Otis Kenyon is @otiskenyonwine. Now @Irlandeswine who is located in the Wine Experience has signed up. Davenport Cellars is @dcwines. Betz just signed [...]
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I had a chance to catch up with Stacy Lill and Kathy Johanson of O Wines the other week. They told me that we should see their red blend in stores by the end of the month. The wine is a blend of Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Sangiovese. It will be a limited release [...]
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I went to my first Girl Power Hour event at David Barton Gym at The Bravern on Thursday night. Girl Power Hour is “Stylish Networking for Women”. It’s held the third Thursday of each month. They have been in Seattle since 2007 but just crossed water to the Eastside for the first time in October. I [...]
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I bumped into Stacy Lill at Bin on the Lake on Thursday and O Wines came up in the conversation. O Wines will be releasing their highly anticipated red blend on January 1st, 2010. It’s a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, & Syrah. I’m a red blend fan and hope to get a taste soon. What a [...]
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Greg Lill certainly picked a good day for his big birthday. What a party! The sun was out when I arrived at Chateau Ste. Michelle for the Auction of Washington Wines Picnic to benefit Children’s Hospital and then the weather changed. The dark clouds rolled in and it started to sprinkle and people mostly seemed undisturbed. It is [...]
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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.
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I was trading emails with Kathy Johanson of O Wines on Wednesday morning and the subject of red wine came up. She told me that their red blend will probably be released in August and it will be a Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah blend. They will do a final tasting in the next two [...]
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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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For the first time, I attended Taste Washington. There were over two hundred wineries under one roof. There were also sixty restaurants. I’m not sure how many of the wineries and restaurants I tasted the wine or food but you have got to pace yourself to enjoy Taste Washington.
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