Five Under Fifteen – April
From the heart of Washington wine country, in tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines.For this month’s Five Under Fifteen, I thought I would write a bit about labels. For many, wine Read more...
The Seattle Wine Awards
The Seattle Wine Awards was started by Christopher Chan in 2006. Chan, a certified sommelier, serves as Director of Wine & Spirits at Seattle’s Rainier Club. He says his goal each year is to identify Read more...
Final Update! April Virtual Tasting – ’09 Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling
In honor of spring, this month’s Virtual Tasting wine is the 2009 Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling. This wine retails for $12 and is widely available. The tasting takes place tonight from 7-9pm Pacific Read more...
10 Myths About Wineries, Social Media, and Their Interactions
Reminder that April’s Virtual Tasting will be the 2009 Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling. The tasting will take place on Wednesday April 28th from 7-9pm. Read more about it here.Recently I wrote a post Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up April 15th to 21st
Reminder that April’s Virtual Tasting will be the 2009 Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling. The tasting will take place on Wednesday April 28th from 7-9pm. Read more about it here.A round-up of articles on Read more...
Drew Bledsoe Goes From Quarterback to Doubleback
What follows is a Focus report on Doubleback. Download a .pdf version of this report here. Read previous Focus reports here.To whoever first said ‘There’s no going home again,’ this one is for you.Drew Bledsoe Read more...
San Juan Vineyards
Reminder that April’s Virtual Tasting will be the 2009 Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling. The tasting will take place on Wednesday April 28th from 7-9pm. Read more about it here.San Juan Vineyards is located Read more...
Meet expectations? Beat expectations. Walla Walla’s Tranche Cellars
Reminder that April’s Virtual Tasting will be the 2009 Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling. The tasting will take place on Wednesday April 28th from 7-9pm. Read more about it here.Creating an excellent $70 bottle Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up April 8th to 14th
A round-up of stories from April 8th to 14th on Washington wine. From Around the CountryThe Chicago Tribune writes about Charles Smith.Business Week writes about Betz Family Winery.Wine Spectator writes about Washington trying to lure Read more...
Screw it! (or how I came to believe in screw caps and other alternative wine closures)
Like many a wine lover, I was raised on cork. I loved the experience of opening a bottle of wine. I loved the sound. I loved the ‘romance’ of it all. While I noted over Read more...
