June’s Five Wines Under $15
In tough times, we continue the search for good, inexpensive wines. Read more…
Seattle Wine Award winners
Earlier this month the winners of the 2011 Seattle Wine Awards were announced. This program was founded by Executive Director Christopher Chan in 2006 to recognize the state's best wines.This year saw an unprecedented 909 Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up June 15th to 21st
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from June 15th to 21st. See previous round-ups here.From around the world…The Manila Standard writes about Washington Riesling.From around the country…The San Santonio Current writes about Charles Smith. Read more...
Recession Busters! High QPR mid-priced reds
In a tough economy there is nothing like finding a wine that drinks like a more expensive bottle. Here are a few that have stood out recently. While you won’t find any of these wines Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up June 8th to 14th 2011
Catching up, a round-up of stories on Washington wine from June 8th to 14th. See previous round-ups here.From around the country…Wines & Vines writes about the latest proposed AVAs.The Wall Street Journal writes about the Read more...
What percentage of corked wines is acceptable?
Since the beginning of the year I have been keeping track of the number of corked bottles of wine I have had versus the number of wines I have tasted. As I have done this Read more...
Pardon the interruption
Folks, apologies for going dark. After suffering through April allergies - in June - and the loss of my closest family friend, I arrived back in Seattle last weekend and promptly set out to catch Read more...
Washington Wine Round-up June 1st to 7th 2011
A round-up of stories on Washington wine from June 1st to 7th. Read previous round-ups here.From around the country…CNNMoney writes about Dunham Cellars.Delta Style writes about the Red Decadence Dark Chocolate and Pacific Rim’s Columbia Read more...
June Virtual Tasting – 2009 Saviah Cellars The Jack Red Wine
June's Virtual Tasting will be Thursday June 30th from 7-8pm Pacific. The wine is the 2009 Saviah Cellars The Jack Red Wine. This wine retails for $18 and is widely available.What you need to do Read more...
How wine gets to where it’s going
I’m always interested to see the myriad of shipping materials wineries and retailers use to pack up wine and ship it off to consumers.Most common from what I have seen in Washington is the molded Read more...
