Sep 8, 2010 Posted by Bean

Lucky winners celebrate wine blends

BLEND, an event celebrating food, wine and places, is this Sunday, September 12 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center. It is all about celebrating the art of wine blending and we asked our readers to share some of their favorite wine blends for a chance to win tickets to BLEND. John Carroz’s comment on the beauty of Washington wine blends was randomly selected and he won the tickets. In... read more

Aug 31, 2010 Posted by Bean

Tell us about your favorite wine blend to win!

Win tickets to BLEND, a wine event on September 12, featuring wines from 40 different wineries in Washington, Sonoma County and Portugal.  BLEND is an opportunity to taste a wide assortment of wine blends from classic Rhone and Bordeaux blends like DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc to distinctive proprietorial blends like Otis Kenyon Matchless Red. BLEND is a blend of sensory delights for your... read more

Aug 31, 2010 Posted by Bean

BLEND: Celebrating wine as a work of art

Wine blends are often misunderstood. Many assume that wine blends are just the left over dregs of wine combined to fill the bottle. It is true that happens some times, but more often blends are so much more than the sum of its parts. Enjoy beautiful wine blends from 40 wineries at BLEND: The World’s Best Wine, Food & Places takes place on September 12, 4-7:30pm at the Bell Harbor Conference... read more

Aug 26, 2010 Posted by Yashar

Alfresco Dining in Broadmoor- Auction of Washington Wines 2010

I had the privilege to work as a “guest Sommelier” of sorts for one of thirteen Auction of Washington Wine Winemaker Dinners, benefitting Uncompensated Care at Seattle Children’s Hospital, on Friday August 20th.  The dinner which I worked featured Rick Small of Woodward Canyon Winery and Norm McKibben of Pepper Bridge Winery and of course,  their wines.  Fittingly paired with two of... read more

Aug 22, 2010 Posted by Bean

Müller-Thurgau: Another Sparkling Wine from Icicle Ridge

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 and some bubbly was called for. The winery staff served glasses of... read more