On a recent rainy weekend, I convinced (or cajoled?) my boyfriend Bob into accompanying me to a warehouse district tasting room here in Woodinville. I’d had several tasting room managers and another winemaker highly recommend I check out Kevin White Winery. I was lucky enough to show up at a time when the tasting room wasn’t busy, though a steady ...
If you are like me, you find it increasingly tough to juggle the demands of work, family and life and probably can’t name the last time you enjoyed a weekend away with your friends. I recently decided it was time to just go for it, so I called Zoe and Tonja and we organized a girls trip to go ...
After lunch on Sunday at Heritage Restaurant + Bar with my friend Rebecca, we tasted wine at Ryan Patrick. She had time for one more tasting, so I suggested we head to Castillo de Feliciana. Rebecca lived in Spain for a couple years so I suspected she’d enjoy their Spanish style wines. Plus I adore the tasting room staff here ...
Recently Carrie, my fiancé James, and I met up at the Lauren Ashton Cellars Woodinville tasting room for their Release the Rosé event. We had a fabulous time! The 2017 Rosé is refreshing blend of Grenache, Mourvedre, and Counnoise with notes of strawberry, raspberry and citrus – perfect for Summer. As always, the staff here provided an experience that made us ...
On a recent Spring afternoon, we headed into the Avennia tasting room in Woodinville to check it out (and to taste some wine of course!) Sunlight streamed through the windows, showcasing the beautiful tasting room design and wood-tinged modern decor. The tasting room manager, Andrew, talked to us about Avennia’s winemaking process and their current wines. We’re always so impressed ...
When Carrie and I stepped inside àMaurice Cellars Woodinville tasting room, my jaw dropped. The aesthetic of this space is so elegant! Here you can see the light marble wine bar counter, with a pour from 2014 The Artist “Mason.” This blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot had notes of blackberries, spice and currants. It was a delicious ...
It was finally beginning to look like Spring here in Woodinville on a sunny day recently. My friend Valerie was also in a mood to go wine tasting, so we headed to Woodinville together, stopping for lunch first. We thought we’d try Tertulia Cellars wine for the first time. Check out this beautiful light-filled tasting room. We thought the Spring ...
My friend Claudette runs Eastside Social Club, a social group with nearly 7,000 members here on the East side of Seattle. She’s always up for adventure, so one cloudy afternoon last month I kidnapped her for some wine tasting (she didn’t struggle very hard to escape, I might point out). I thought she’d enjoy checking out the Woodhouse Wine Estates for ...
Today while I was naughtily shopping for home goods I don’t actually need over at the Woodinville HomeGoods store, I happened to discover a new taproom – Hopheads! I was excited, because I know I really do owe my beer-loving boyfriend some brewery and taproom visits to make up for all the wine tasting adventures I drag him on for ...
One of the social goals that I have for the remainder of 2018 is to make it to the warehouse district more frequently for Woodinville wine tasting. On a recent Sunday afternoon, I was able to visit Sol Stone Winery with my good friend Zoe. We had a fabulous time! Sol Stone Winery opened in 2011 and is produced at ...