I know that I am not alone when I say that I am excited to be able to spend a little more time out in tasting rooms with friends! It had been almost two years since my good friend Tonja and I were able to make it out to Woodinville, and our afternoon spent dining at Vivi Pizzeria and sipping ...

Every year in April and May, Carrie and I start our favorite yearly process of gathering all of the newly released Rosé wines from as many Woodinville wineries as we can manage to get to.  We research release dates and plan out our trips to gather armloads of Rosé, before transforming Carrie’s beautiful backyard into a pink-themed Rosé wine party. ...

If you have not yet taken the stunning drive out to Carnation, WA to visit Orenda Winery, you seriously must make this a summer calendar date! We visited recently and met with owners/winemakers Samantha and Xander Kent. Samantha, gorgeously expecting their first child, gave us an incredible tour of the grounds, while Zander showcased a piece of honeycomb from the ...

We found the perfect luxury gift for Mother’s Day, for Father’s Day, or for your wine-loving world traveler friend. These darling hotel luggage trolley themed wine and cocktail accessories are cute and chic. (They’re also a bit expensive, so they’re not going to appeal to just any shopper, but we thought we’d point them out in case you enjoyed looking ...

Our wine blog’s fourth anniversary is approaching, and Jen and I wanted to share our favorite wines from each winery with you. Of course, our favorites change as vintages differ, new wines appear, our palates change and our whims carry us in other directions! Your palate is likely very different from ours, but we thought we’d share some of our ...

Mother’s Day is coming up soon, and for those of you with moms who like to bake, decorate cakes and/or drink festive bubbly beverages, we thought it would be fun to suggest Fancy Sprinkles gift boxes for part of your Mother’s Day gift. (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on ...

Carrie and I were beyond excited when we were able to set up an afternoon of wine tasting with Jill Perillo Clark, Director of Central Washington University’s Wine Studies program. Jill joined us on a few of our 2020 virtual wine tasting events, but this was the first time we had met in person. We finally got to share Woodinville ...

We’re planning on doing lots of outdoor entertaining this spring and summer – better weather is on the way and we couldn’t be more delighted! We wanted to show you these lovely “Napa” ceramic and earthenware serving pieces in case you enjoy wine-themed dishes. A lot of wine-themed serveware is brown and ugly, but we really like the Napa line ...

Continuing with our salute to Women’s History Month and Women Winemakers, today we spotlight two fabulous women in wine, Assistant Winemaker Mari Rossi and Cellar Lead Srah Jackson with DeLille Cellars. There are so many amazing things happening over at DeLille these days and we love that the amazing winemaking team includes these two amazing women. Sarah and Mari arrived ...

We make quite a lot of excellent white wine here in Washington State, but as Spring approaches, I’d like to introduce you to a more unusual varietal that not every winery chooses to make: Gruner Veltliner. This refreshing dry, high-acid white wine is mostly grown in Austria but a handful of bold Washington winemakers make a few cases every year. ...