Kirkland Uncorked summer wine festival launched on a glorious sunny afternoon at downtown Kirkland Marina Park. Featuring Washington wines, local restaurants and a variety of artists, Kirkland Uncorked has two major components. There is the free, all ages Art Promenade and the adult-only Tasting Garden that requires a purchased ticket to enter. The Tasting Garden [...]
Read moreGerard and Jo Ann Bentryn, of Bainbridge Island Vineyards and Winery, are fierce advocates for eating and drinking local. Their concept of terroir is not only the minerals in the soil at your feet but the culture and community in which the grapes are grown. They are passionate about the unique characteristics of Puget Sound [...]
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 moreThe Seattle Wine Awards are fast approaching! On Sunday, June 13th, you will have a chance to taste some of the best Northwest wines. This truly is an exceptional event for the wine consumer, as all the wines poured are award winners selected from over 800 entries. While all the winning wines won’t be officially announced until [...]
Read moreThe lineup of Dusted Valley Boomtown wines is among my favorite wine values. In fact, Wine and Spirits recently recognized the Boomtown line as one of the top global value brands. Why? At $10-15 a bottle, these wines are truly a great deal. Last week I bought a bottle of the Boomtown Pinot Gris for just $10. [...]
Read moreFremont Studios is the place to be on Saturday, April 24th, if you would like to sample not just beer but also scotch, wine & tequila, and at the same time support SIFF, the Seattle International Film Festival. The Hop Scotch Spring Beer & Scotch Festival kicked off yesterday and I was the sixth person [...]
Read moreThe holidays are a time for parties, gift giving and strained budgets. I asked friends and colleagues to share their suggestions for inexpensive Washington wines to make merry with and not go broke in the process. All of the Washington wines listed here are available for less than $15 dollars, four of them are under [...]
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