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Wineries

St. Nicks 2010: Saturday

by Shona Milne on December 11, 2010

Once again we have another St. Nicks’s weekend from Woodinville Wine Country behind us. We had a pretty good turnout this year but I have to wonder where all the bad Christmas sweaters, wine glass glasses, formal wear bicyclists, and quartets were this year? Tweet This Post

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Woodinville Wine Events: December 10th-16th

by Shona Milne on December 9, 2010

Matthews Estate  – Fri, Dec 10th – 7-9 – After Hours at Matthews Village Wines – Sat, Dec 11th – 4-8 Champagne/Sparking & Dessert Tasting Matthews Estate – Sat, Dec 11th – 5-8 – Matthews Holiday Party Challenger Ridge – Sat, Dec 11th – noon-4 – Santa Pet Pictures Anton Ville – Sat, Dec 11th – […]

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Gorman Winery: Wine Tasting this Weekend

by Shona Milne on December 7, 2010

I just received an email that Gorman Winery will open up Saturday & Sunday, December 11th & 12th from 1-4pm. You can participate in a tasting for $10 or bring five cans of food. The food will be donated to a local food bank. Tweet This Post

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St Nicks: Holiday Fun This Weekend

by Shona Milne on December 3, 2010

If you want to know what some of the wineries are doing for this St. Nicks weekend here is a list from an email from Woodinville Wine Country. Special Features During St.Nicholas Day Weekend: Anton Ville Winery will be featuring chocolate pairings with their reds and tortellini with their white wine.  Back by popular demand…Chili […]

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Sparkman Cellars: Opening Soon

by Shona Milne on December 3, 2010

I stopped in at Sparkman Cellars last night, for Grape Killers, and found out that the expected opening of their tasting room in the Hollywood Schoolhouse area around December 15th. Tweet This Post

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Woodinville Wine Events: December 3rd-9th

by Shona Milne on December 2, 2010

Patterson Cellars – Fri, Dec 3rd – 5-8pm – St Nick’s Kick Off Party Smasne Cellars – Fri, Dec 3rd – 5-8pm – Holiday Release Party William Church – Fri, Dec 3rd – 5-8pm – St Nick’s “Eve” Preview Event Challenger Ridge – Fri, Dec 3rd – Pinot Noir Release and Holiday Cheer Party Chateau […]

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There’s an App for That: Wine Recommendations

by Shona Milne on December 1, 2010

During the St. Nick’s weekend LetsPour staff will be at Hollywood Schoolhouse with NW Totem Cellars debuting our iPhone app. We are encouraging attendees to use the LetsPour app during the St. Nick’s event to rate wines that they taste and share it on Twitter and Facebook. As an incentive, we will give away a […]

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Woodinville Wine Events: Nov 26th-Dec 2nd

by Shona Milne on November 25, 2010

Once you are full of Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing you will probably be wondering what to do with your out of town company? For those not heading out with the masses to the malls you can visit many of the wineries that will be open over the long weekend, including Friday. Many of the wineries […]

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Taste of Tulalip: Food and Wine Festival

by Shona Milne on November 23, 2010

I attended the Taste of Tulalip for the first time the other week. What an amazing event. There were about 60 or so Washington wineries and about 20 wineries from California. It really was a case of so little time and so much wine and food. This is only the second year for the event […]

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Brian Carter Cellars: Opulento Wine Review

by Shona Milne on November 19, 2010

I rarely do wine reviews but it’s not often that I taste something that really stands out. I was lucky enough to taste Brian Carter Cellars Opulento. It’s a blend of 90% Touriga Nacional and 10% Souzao from the Yakima Valley AVA. It’s a fortified port style red wine with a rich garnet color in the glass. […]

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