Shady Grove Winery
Shady Grove works with a number of varietals not currently seen elsewhere in the state. Albariño, also called Albarín Blanco and Cainho Branco, is a white wine grape grown in northwest Spain and northwest Portugal. Read more...
May Virtual Tasting – Charles Smith 2007 Boom Boom! Syrah
The May Virtual Tasting will be Charles Smith’s Boom Boom! Syrah 2007. The tasting will take place on Thursday May 28th.Charles Smith needs no introduction. Smith is as iconic as his black and white labels Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up – May 1st to 7th
A summary of articles from May 1st to May 7th on Washington wine. From around the world… Nhatky.in, the news from India, writes about the import agreement between Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte and Ste. Michelle Wine Read more...
Tranche Cellars
Tranche Cellars is a new label from Michael Corliss and Lauri Darnielle. While Corliss Estates focuses on red wines (see my review of their wines from Holiday Barrel Tasting here), the Tranche label will focus Read more...
Retrospective – 2003 McCrea Cellars Cuvee Orleans and Cougar Crest Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Bad economic times are a great time to dig in to the cellar and see what is in there. Here we tried two high-end wines from the 2003 vintage.Cougar Crest was established in 2001 by Read more...
8th Annual Sexy Syrah at Salty’s
What follows is a summary of the 8th Annual Sexy Syrah event at Salty’s on Alki that took place on April 16th.This event is a benefit for FareStart, a job training and placement program for Read more...
Walla Walla Spring Release 2009 Wine Game
My favorite game after a day of wine tasting is to sit around with friends and go, person by person, through a series of questions about what stood out. Usually we do this at dinner Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up – April 15th to 30th
After driving back to Seattle from Walla Walla through four hours of pouring rain I bring you...A summary of articles from April 15th to 30th on Washington wine.Buckle your seatbelts, this round-up is a big Read more...
Day Three Walla Walla Spring Release 2009
On the way out of town from Walla Walla Spring Release. Sunday we spent most of our time at wineries south of town. Stops included:TrustChateau RollatVa PianoWatersForgeronGarrison Creek CellarsThanks to Catie at Through the Walla Read more...
Day Two Walla Walla Spring Release 2009
Rain poured down on Walla Walla on Saturday sending Spring Release tasters scurrying. The rain lasted off and on most of the day. While the views suffered, it kept the wines a bit cooler in Read more...
