Woodinville

I stopped in at the Two Vintners release party a few weekends ago to check out some of their new wines. I must confess up front that I am already a big fan of Lola, both the wine and the dog. This time the featured wines were 2008 Stone Tree Vineyard Syrah and the 2008 […]

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I just received info that the Grape Killers are having a holiday event. Who are the Grape Killers? It’s Mark Ryan Winery, Stevens Winery, Baer Winery, Sparkman Cellars, Gorman Winery, Guardian Cellars, and Darby Winery. The Grape Killers present…… “Holiday in the Hood 2010.” Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 – 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm Kick […]

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Woodinville Wine Country – Fri, Oct 1st – St Nick’s Tickets (Dec 4th & 5th) go on sale Chateau Ste. Michelle – Fri, Oct 1st – First Friday Happy Hour Matthews Estate – Fri, Oct 1st – noon-7 – Extended Hours Bainbridge Island Wine Weekend – Fri, Sat, & Sun, Oct 1st-3rd – Great wine, food, […]

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If your not on the Betz Family Winery list and you would like to do a Betz tasting you are in luck this week. Italianissimo has a weekly Wine Wednesday event and this week you can do a Betz Winery tasting of its new releases paired with some delightful food for $15 from 5-7:30pm. They […]

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I took a tour of the Hilton Garden Inn which will open up in Bothell around the end of October. We have a shortage of accommodations in our area so I thought I would find out a little more. They are mainly catering to business trade as there is a large business park across the […]

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I came across this poem by Paul Shillam when I stopped by the Two Vintners release this past weekend. Paul and his wife Violette wrote this after spending a day bottling some Covington Cellars and Two Vintners wines a few weeks ago. Workin’ the Bottlin’ Line   Paul L. Shillam   Workin’ the bottlin’ line […]

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I stopped in at Woodinville Whiskey Company last weekend and chatted with owners Camille and Brett. They opened up last weekend. They make vodka and and a clear unaged whiskey from USDA certified organic corn, wheat, malted barley, and rye. All but the rye is from Washington state. The vodka Tweet This Post

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Hollywood Hill Vineyards – Fri, Sept 24th, 6-9 – Winemaker Dinner with Chef Jay DeLong Alexandria Nicole Cellars – Fri, Sept 24th – 5-8 – Happy Hour Mark Ryan Winery – Fri, Sept 24th – 6-9 – New 2nd label Board Track Racer “The Vincent” Silver Lake Winery – Fri, Sept 24th – Wine Like […]

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I wrote up a piece for the Fall edition of Wine Press Northwest from my perspective of being a wine blogger in Woodinville. I have seen a lot of change in the last two years blogging about Woodinville wines. Tweet This Post

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