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Glenn Coogan, vice president of Northwest Operations for Ascentia Wine Estates, passed away Sunday, reportedly of a heart attack. Glenn oversaw operations at Columbia Winery here in Woodinville. The Columbia Winery tasting room is closed today. On a personal note, I could not believe the news this morning of Glenn’s passing. I work in the [...]
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I received an email on Thursday that Grand Reve was changing its name. Grand Reve was Paul’s ‘Great Dream’ but it seems a California winery with quite a few lawyers on the payroll challenged the right to use Reve in the name. They decided to not waste time with a long and expensive fight and [...]
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Celebrating the mutual world of fine art and fine wine, Northwest Cellars will introduce its Artist Series collection next month matching six of its award-winning wines with an original image from photographer Richard Duval, of VineLines, on each label. Selected by Northwest Cellars owner Bob Delf, the four reds, one white, and one sparkling — [...]
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Matthews Estate – Fri – 7-9pm – Friday Night Live Kestrel Vintners – Fri – 5-7pm – Wine by the Glass and Cheese Plates DeLille Cellars – Fri, August 12th – 5-7pm – Live Music on the Patio DiStefano Winery – Fri, August 12th – Demo Dinner #3 – The Heat of the Kitchen Chateau [...]
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The Auction of Washington Wines is coming up next week. It is actually a series of event that benefits Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Washington Wine Education Foundation. The Picnic and Barrel Auction is one of may favorite events every year and I will be there this year again. It’s on Thursday, August 18th and [...]
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The Puget Sound Business Journal has named its 2011 40 Under 40 honorees, including Woodinville native Jody Elsom for her local winery, Elsom Cellars. Of the 40 honorees, Jody Elsom is the only winemaker on the list, making this award even more special for the local Woodinville Wine Country. “I was thrilled and honored to [...]
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I stopped in at DeLille Carriage House the other day after I had heard that there were some changes. The Woodinville Chamber of Commerce moved out of the building in April. They have gained two rooms that can be closed off for private tastings or left open so there is room for more tasters. Another [...]
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Willows Lodge, a Northwest retreat in the heart of Woodinville Wine Country, announces results from the second annual Iron Vintner Challenge which took place throughout the month of June 2011. The event raised $30,000 for Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center to support its mission to improve the bodies, minds and spirits of children and adults [...]
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Cuttings, a new VineLines photography exhibit by Richard Duval, opens at Red Sky Winery on July 21st and will run through August 20th. Cuttings is a tack from Duval’s “Art from the Vine” exhibit, featuring smaller wine images printed on metallic-coated papers and housed in 8.5 x 11 black-beveled glass frames. The result? A cool, [...]
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William Church Winery will be rolling out the welcome mat and rolling up the doors to bring the outside in on Saturday, July 16th. There will be tasty small bites provided by Le Petit Terrior the new catering company moving in behind them. There will also be an assortment of cheeses, cured meats and vegetables [...]
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