May 13, 2010 Posted by Bean

Seattle Beer Week 2010 Official Beer: Hales Ales Double IPA

Hales 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 those Northwest Hop Heads.  This Double IPA is an opaque tangerine color. The nose is big, bold grapefruit with... read more

May 13, 2010 Posted by Ed

Three Rivers Winery Late Harvest Gewurztraminer

Last Sunday we tried Three Rivers Winery 2007 Late Harvest Gewurztraminer after an Italian family dinner. Three Rivers Winery is located in Walla Walla and the grapes for this vintage came from Biscuit Ridge Vineyards. This Washington dessert wine has 12 % alcohol and 7.5% residual sugar. On the aroma we got pear, some tropical fruit and unfortunately soap. The initial flavors of this late harvest... read more

May 8, 2010 Posted by Bean

Icicle Ridge 2007 Ice Wine Chardonnay

The Icicle Ridge 2007 Ice Wine Chardonnay is a deep golden straw colored wine. The nose of this dessert wine is intensely aromatic with deep caramel, freshly cracked walnuts, brandied pears, cinnamon on the nose. The flavors start on the palate with pear with a hint of lemon and finishes with toffee almond. During the worldwide virtual Chardonnay tasting, I wanted to taste and share something really... read more

May 7, 2010 Posted by Nancy

Charles Smith 2009 Kung Fu Girl Riesling

On April 28, we opened a bottle of 2009 Kung Fu Girl Riesling and participated in the virtual tasting hosted by Sean Sullivan of the Washington Wine Report. Sean hosts these tastings monthly, selecting Washington wines that are widely distributed and reasonably priced. In fact you may recall tasting notes on the Columbia Crest Grand Estates 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon posted by Bean following a... read more

May 3, 2010 Posted by Ed

Bainbridge Island Vineyards 2008 Siegerrebe

Siegerrebe is a cool climate hybrid wine grape variety of Madeline Angevine and Gewürztraminer. This spicy grape is grown in the colder regions of our state such as the Puget Sound AVA.  We can thank Bainbridge Island Vineyard and Winery for bringing this grape to the US, they worked with WSU extension to bring this varietal in to the  US.  Now Washington state is one of the top four producers of the... read more