TONIGHT! February Virtual Tasting – Hedges CMS Red 2007
This month's Virtual Tasting - Hedges CMS Red 2007 - will take place tonight. I will be opening the wine about 7pm and looking to get my notes up around 9pm. Please join us in Read more...
Guardian Cellars
Guardian Cellars is one of the many wineries located amidst Woodinville’s office parks. The winery and wines are named after winemaker Jerry Riener’s previous life as a policeman.Prior to starting Guardian, Riener worked for six Read more...
Retrospective – Betz Pere de Famille 2002
Starting last month, I am counting down to my 40th birthday May 23rd with a celebratory wine on the 23rd of each month. Last month’s wine was from Leonetti (notes to come). This month we Read more...
REMINDER: February Virtual Tasting Thursday February 26th
Reminder that this month's Virtual Tasting will take place this Thursday. As usual, I will be opening the wine - the 2007 Hedges CMS Red - about 7pm and looking to get my notes up Read more...
Five Under Fifteen – February
In tough times, we continue the search for inexpensive wines.The previous vintage of Sagelands’ Freddie’s Blend was one of my favorite value wines from last year. The name Freddie's Blend refers to Federique Spencer, Sagelands’ Read more...
Adams Bench
Adams Bench is the work of Tim and Erica Blue. The winery is named after the school bench where students were sent as punishment when Tim was a boy in Indiana (The bench now resides Read more...
Liberty Bay Cellars
Liberty Bay Cellars is located in Poulsbo, Washington. Winemaker and founder Dave Prigmore produces about 1,000 cases per year. The winery sources fruit from Conner Lee, Stillwater Creek, Elephant Mountain, and Sugarloaf vineyards. Wines: Score Read more...
Retrospective – Brian Carter Solesce 1999 and 2000
Solesce – Latin for “sun” and “essence” - is Brian Carter’s flagship wine, a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.Brian Carter began making wine in Washington in 1980 for Read more...
Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2005
In terms of quality and value (Quality to Price Ratio or QPR in wine parlance), Woodinville’s Novelty Hill consistently ranks toward the top. The wines are always excellent to exceptional at reasonable price points and Read more...
Buying Washington wine in tough times – Why people should buy direct from wineries and how wineries can help them to
Doug at Wino Magazine put a blog post up earlier in the week about the effects of the economic downturn on small wineries. One of his suggestions is to buy directly from the winery. I Read more...
