March 2011

Larry at Soft Tail Spirits told me that they will be opening up another tasting room. They will be located in the log cabin house between Challenger Ridge Vineyard & Cellars and Hollwood Hill Vineyards. Look for the opening around Passport to Woodinville in the middle of April. Tweet This Post

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The past three Tuesday’s I posted interviews with three fabulous women in Woodinville wine; Hillary Sjolund of Sonoris Wines, Carol Parsons of Red Sky Winery, and Jody Elsom of Elsom Cellars. The final in the series for the last Tuesday of March, which is Women’s History Month, I’m posting some women focused events that are going […]

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We will soon see another eastern Washington winery open a tasting room in Woodinville. Patit Creek Cellars from Walla Walla will be sharing space in Challenger Ridge Vineyard & Cellars. Expect to see them open right around Passport to Woodinville in the middle of April. Tweet This Post

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While I was in southern California the other week I made a stop in one of my favorite places; Wyland Gallery in Laguna Beach. While enjoying the art I saw a couple bottles of wine with Wyland art on them and asked Kim, who works at the gallery, what the story was. She told me […]

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I had heard that Alta Cellars was going to open a tasting room up in the warehouse district and I managed to get myself up there on Saturday to taste some wine and get the story on Alta Cellars. First, the name, Alta Cellars come from Alta Lake just north of Chelan where Karen Wagner […]

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Chateau Ste. Michelle – Fri, March 25th – 6-8pm – What’s in Your Wine Wardrobe with Thirsty Girl Matthews Estate – Fri, March 25th – 7-9pm – Friday Night Live Adams Bench – Sat, March 26th -noon-4 – Release of 2008 Reckoning Woodinville Wine Cellars – Sat, March 26th – 11am-noon – Art Culinaire Cooking […]

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I decided to do a series of interviews with a few of the women winery owners & winemakers in Woodinville since March is Women’s History Month. I asked each the same questions. This is the final interview in the series and features Jody Elsom of Elsom Cellars. Though Jody focuses on Cabernets I am a huge fan of her […]

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Yes, it’s true. William Church Winery will be opening up a tasting room in the Hollywood area of Woodinville. They will be sharing with Lachini Vineyards in the Texas Smokehouse BBQ space. They hope to be open sometime this summer. Tweet This Post

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I had heard rumors for a while that Lachini Vineyards was thinking about coming to Woodinville. I can now say that the rumor is true. I spoke with Ron Lachini last week and he confirmed that they will be opening in the space where the Texas Smokehouse BBQ is now. They are a small family owned estate vineyard that […]

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