Jen and I had heard so much exciting buzz about the opening of the new Ryan Patrick tasting room here in Woodinville. We were looking forward to exploring it and tasting their wines! Finally our schedules synced up and we were able to go together. Our tasting room associate for the day was Hunter, who was so good natured about ...

On a recent sunny Sunday afternoon, some ladies from my social club met up in Woodinville for wine tasting. We’d already had snacks and enjoyed glasses of Rosé at Davenport Cellars, but wanted to explore a bit more. Wandering by Smasne Cellars in the Woodinville Warehouse District, we were intrigued and went in to check them out. The tasting room ...

This year a few friends and I wanted to take it REALLY easy for the Fourth of July. We’d had a couple of large 40-person plus parties the last couple years – fun, but super exhausting for the hostesses. This year, we kept the guest list a lot smaller, and divvied up the work between a few of us. The ...

  Carrie and I were thrilled at the chance to finally embark on a wine adventure to Cave B Estate Winery, in Quincy, WA.  This was one of the locations that I had personally heard nothing but raves about for years, and it actually exceeded my expectations.  Here were are taking a much-needed wine break after our detoured drive through ...

Every Sunday in summertime, the tasting rooms at The Junction in Woodinville host a block party. Everybody has their doors wide open, patios open, and food trucks set up to feed hungry wine, beer and cider tasters. There’s live music too, by rotating musicians. Sadly, the block party is over at 5pm usually. I happened to be hosting a Meetup ...

We were eager to explore one of Woodinville’s two newest tasting rooms, Milbrandt Vineyards. It’s remarkable how much they transformed the former “Mazatlan” Mexican restaurant into two gorgeous tasting rooms and a lovely restaurant. We were stunned by the gorgeous, open and airy decor in this tasting room. I especially appreciated the Moroccan-style bazaar lantern shaped light fixtures. One wall ...

We were so excited to visit Woodinville’s newest tasting room, Panther Creek Cellars, when it opened recently. Panther Creek Cellars is a well-known Oregon winery with a long history. I wanted to include this photograph of their cheery planters to help you find the tasting room after you park in the busy parking lot nearby! The Panther Creek Cellars tasting ...

Jen and I had both been to music events and wine tastings at Cave B Estate Winery’s tasting room here in Woodinville, back before we knew each other. But for both of us, it had been a few years since we were here. We were curious and eager to come check it out! We were charmed by the tasting room ...

My boyfriend and I had an extra long workday yesterday – I knew he’d come home exhausted and hungry, and on such a hot day, I didn’t have a lot of energy to spend on cooking dinner. I wanted to make something fast and easy that wouldn’t heat up my kitchen too badly, and wanted to set a pretty table ...

Tonight, on Wine Wednesday, I had a wonderful opportunity to host guests for a wine tasting in my backyard. It was too hot to be inside my house, but it was cooling off outdoors and becoming quite pleasant. I feel quite fortunate that mosquitos don’t seem to hang around my yard so we can safely enjoy ourselves out there. (Disclosure: ...