In January, Walter Dacon Wines jumped on the Twitter bandwagon, just about the same time that they were nominated as having the best tasting room in Washington state. Walter Dacon leveraged their new social media skills, with the enthusiasm of their loyal customers, to win the Washington Tasting Room Poll, garnering over 40% of the [...]
Read moreSometimes you have to read between the lines to find what you are looking for. Are you a wine lover looking for a fun event that you and your beer buddies can all enjoy? The Seattle Food and Wine Experience on February 28 is really a BEVERAGE and food experience providing opportunities to sample beer, [...]
Read moreEl Gaucho- Seattle, was the amazing host for the Washington Wine Commission’s Taste Washington media preview last night. Taste Washington is a premier Washington Wine event, providing opportunities to interact with wine makers, attend wine education seminars,and sample exquisite wines from all over the state during the grand tasting. In addition, you can savor delicious [...]
Read moreWe enjoyed one of our best ever Twitter Taste Live line ups last week with Ready, Set, Syrah part 1, hosted by Hospice du Rhone. It was a great time with real time conversation with tasters and Syrah producers around the world. Special appreciation to the South African wine makers that got up before the [...]
Read moreTonight, Taste Live in partnership with Hospice du Rhône, is presenting the first in their two part series on Syrah. Tonight’s selections will focus on Syrah (Shiraz) from Australia and South Africa:
2006 Boekenhoutskloof Syrah, South Africa
2006 The Old Faithful “Cafe Block” Shiraz (single vineyard), McLaren Vale, Australia
2007 Hewitson “Ned & Henry’s” Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia
2007 [...]
Twellow is a yellow pages for the Twitter. It helps people find other people and businesses on Twitter to meet their needs and interests. I talked to Twellow last week and convinced them that Washington wines needed their own sub-category under wine, in light of Washington wines excellence and increased awareness.
I am delighted to announce [...]
Here is the wine line up for the Pinot Pairing Party for the Marlborough Weekend Grand Tasting. Taste Live asked us to participate in the virtual aspect of this grand tasting of Pinot Noir world wide by hosting a party where participants can taste some of the New Zealand Pinot Noir highlighted at the grand [...]
Read moreDel Rey, in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, hosted a complimentary tequila tasting on 10/14/09. We found out about the event via Twitter and was lucky enough to RSVP to TwtVite before all of the slots were filled. Tequila is not usually my first choices when ordering a cocktail. This is due to unfortunate tequila [...]
Read moreTaste Live event on 8/6/09, featured Robert Oatley Australian wines: 2008 Pinot Grigio, 2008 Rose of Sangiovese and 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot. Eight of us gathered to taste and pair these wines. Our ninth guest served in the ever so important role of observer.
The Robert Oatley Pinot Grigio is a very pale wine with nice clarity [...]
