Sparkling wines are a great way to celebrate. In the last month, I have had the pleasure of celebrating two birthdays with Icicle Ridge Winery Sparkling Müller-Thurgau. I first tasted this Washington sparkling wine at a Jonathan Kingham concert at Icicle Ridge. The concert was the night before winemaker Don Wood’s birthday so a toast [...]
Read moreBlack Raven Brewing Company‘s very first pilsener was crafted last month in honor of Bar Manager Karen’s upcoming wedding. The Hochzeitsbier Pilsner AKA: Karen’s Wedding Beer is not only the first pilsener brewed at Black Raven Brewery but it is their first lager. On a hot and sunny Wednesday, I headed over to Black Raven [...]
Read moreWant to meet one of the people behind our featured winery for August? Mike Andrews, co-owner and vineyard manager of Coyote Canyon Vineyard’s 1,100 plus acres of premium wine grapes is visiting Seattle this weekend. If you live in or near Seattle, stop by to see him at the Fremont Wine Warehouse on Saturday, August [...]
Read moreEvery Wednesday, Black Raven Brewery taps a special cask at 4pm. These casks are often extremely popular and you are well advised to get there early to make sure to get some before the cask runs dry. On August 4th, the featured cask was the “Scotchster” and the description was more than enough to make [...]
Read moreWhen you tell a guy that there are flowers in his beer, you get “THE LOOK“. At the Rails to Ales Brewfest, I watched them line up to the Snipes Mountain Brewery table and give the pourer the look when they hear Lavender Wheat is on tap. You know the look I mean, the one [...]
Read moreBottling at Woodhouse Family Cellars is something I help out with every once in a while and it has its benefits. When Bean found out I was helping out at Woodhouse Family Cellars she said that I must get my hands on some of their Kennedy Shah Reserve Tempranillo. It was one of the wines [...]
Read moreNamed in honor of the Wagoner daughters, the Icicle Ridge Winery The Blondes Gewürztraminer is a summer time staple at our house. The 2009 vintage is very pale in color, much like a blonde - summer bleached by the sun. The nose is a fragrant bouquet of Bartlett pear, green apple, honeysuckle and a whiff of lychee. The fruity sweetness of [...]
Read moreThe Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting is the penultimate event of the year to enjoy and celebrate our state’s spectacular and growing wine industry. This was an opportunity to taste the new releases of my favorite wineries as well a chance to try many wines from those vintners that I have yet to visit. In [...]
Read moreHales Ales Bucephalus Blended Sour is one very thick cloudy brew. I mean brew as in a witches’ brew as much as a beer brew. It looks a bit sinister and dangerous. This is a beer for the courageous. I have had Hales Ale Bucephalus before but this batch was definitely different than what I [...]
Read moreHales Ales crafted the official Seattle Beer Week Double IPA for 2010. The kick off for Seattle Beer Week began with THREE kick off parties. The first party began at Hales Ales with two events: a pairing event and release of the official Seattle Beer Week Double IPA. This is a beer for all of [...]
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