Woodinville

Another great wine event to help benefit Homeward Pet in Woodinville, the largest no kill animal shelter in Washington, is The Dog Days of Summer on Sunday, July 25th and Sunday, August 29th from noon-5pm. Northwest Cellars is hosting the event and there is a special Homeward Pet 2005 Rescue Reserve Merlot label which will […]

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I spent the weekend out at the Tefft Cellars Outlook Guest House the other week. It’s a fabulous place and I didn’t want to leave to come back over the mountains to Seattle. The house has three bedrooms all with their own bathroom. It also has a full kitchen, living and dining room. The best […]

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Looks like it will be next weekend that Obelisco Estate will open up in the Woodinville warehouse district. They were not quite finished when I stopped by earlier today. Tweet This Post

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You know I love to mix a glass of wine or a cocktail with a good cause. I think all dog owners out there should put your best paw forward and check out Yappy Hour at the Hotel Monaco on Thursday, July 22nd from 5:30 to 7:30. A portion of the proceeds go to my favorite […]

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I had a great opportunity to spend extra time with some of the wine bloggers who were attending WBC10 in Walla Walla. I was a judge for the WBC or Bust contest where winning bloggers won a trip that began in Woodinville and took them to Walla Walla and then back to Seattle. From what […]

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Part of the Wine Blogger Conference was an hour of white wine speed tasting and an hour of red wine speed tasting. I truly have mixed feeling on wine speed tasting. You get to taste through twelve wines in one hour and you just go with your immediate response with a sip or two and you […]

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I received an email from William Church Winery about Cork and Pork which is on Saturday, July 17th.   William Church Winery  1st Annual “Cork & Pork”  Sizzling Summer Barbeque Sat. July 17th 5:00 – 8:30  It’s finally here!  A full BBQ dinner from Two Loose Screws BBQ – for 10 years they have been winning awards at competitive BBQ […]

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So I see that Kestrel Vintners is coming to Woodinville soon. Looks like they will be going into the space formerly occupied by Alexandria Nicole Cellars in the the warehouse district. Kestrel tells me that they hope to open in the next 30 days or so depending on permits from the City of Woodinville and […]

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I stopped by Alexandria Nicole Cellars Tasting Room in the warehouse district after someone told me they thought it had closed. Sure enough, it’s closed. It closed down about two weeks ago so the Hollywood Schoolhouse tasting room is the only location in Woodinville. They had originally planned to keep both tasting rooms but in the end it didn’t […]

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