Feb 19, 2010 Posted by Bean

Seattle Food and Wine (and BEER and CIDER) Experience

Sometimes 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, cider and wine from locations near and far. Beverage isn’t a very descriptive or sexy word like wine... read more

Feb 15, 2010 Posted by Nancy

Pike Chocofest 2010 Review

On February 11, a crowd infiltrated Pike Brewing Company for the 2nd annual Chocofest – a pairing of chocolate with wine, beer, and spirits.  One thing that immediately sets this event apart is the hospitality of the brewery’s owners, Charles and Rose Ann Finkel. They are such gracious hosts, introducing themselves to attendees and thanking them for coming. How many times do you attend a big... read more

Feb 11, 2010 Posted by Bean

Chocolate, Red Wine and BEER!

February brings a multitude of red wine and chocolate events, just in time for Valentine’s Day! Check out our wine events page for red wine and chocolate events all over the state. But what if you are more of a hop head? Are you looking for something a little bit different for your valentine? Or maybe you are wanting to play a bit with how the bitterness of hops and sweet malts interacts with fine... read more

Feb 5, 2010 Posted by Bean

Pike Brewing Chocofest: Valentine Day Foreplay

Pike’s Chocofest, billed as “foreplay before the big day” is a romantic and informative way to discover a wide variety of chocolate treats, local and from around the world. Throughout the Pike Brewery Micro Brewery Museum and Naughty Nellie Room, chocolate stations will feature different chocolate treats, each presented by an expert (usually the chocolate makers themselves). Interspersed... read more

Jan 7, 2010 Posted by Vivian

Vashon CiderFest 2009 – from Washington wine to cider

75-14-7-1-1. Fruity numbers, each and every one of them. This past October the 2nd annual Vashon CiderFest was held on Vashon Island in Washington.  The Vashon Ciderfest boasts fresh pressed cider, hard ciders and a fruit show.  75 different types of apples, including apple varieties destined for the cider press, 14 pear varietals, 7 grape cultivars, 1 lime and 1 kiwi, all grown on Vashon Island, were... read more