Yesterday I went on a quest to restock my collection of Woodinville Rosé wines. (We drank up quite a few bottles, you see, at my recent Mother’s Day party). We popped into the Airfield Estates tasting room, wishing we had time to do a full tasting while we were here. On the way in, I had to stop and admire ...

My sister Mariel and I share the same birthday month – April. In fact, our birthdays are both in the very same week! We like to celebrate our birthdays together, but I live here in Woodinville and she lives in San Diego. Last year we flew to Las Vegas to celebrate our birthdays together; this year she did me the ...

My friend Wendy and I were planning to go listen to live music and drink wine at The Woodhouse Estates on a recent Girls Night. Wendy hadn’t been to Woodinville Cut Shop yet and I wanted her to check it out. We arrived to find their doors flung wide to let in sunlight and fresh air – I love that! ...

One thing I love about having a social circle with entrepreneur friends, teacher friends and retired friends is that you can invite a couple ladies over for a spontaneous afternoon tea party (or in my case, wine party) on the spur of the moment. Sure, not everybody can accept the invitation on short notice, but sometimes they can. Here’s a ...

I wanted to share my Mother’s Day with friends who live far away from their mothers, or whose mothers passed away already (mine died when I was seventeen), mothers whose children live across the country and couldn’t celebrate with them, or aunties like me who don’t have children of their own but have spent time spoiling and nurturing nieces and ...

I was so delighted that my friend Rebecca could join me for more wine tasting on a recent Saturday. We were glad to be able to get a table for two at the much-buzzed-about new restaurant in Woodinville, Heritage Restaurant + Bar. We admired the beautiful space and were grateful the restaurant was quiet enough (though fairly busy with other ...

It was a first for me – I went wine tasting in Woodinville. Alone, all by myself! I’m not shy, but it felt weird not to have Jen and one or two of our friends with me. But I had a free hour or so on a recent cloudy weekday, and thought it might be a good opportunity to finally ...

This is the face of a man who would really, really appreciate a beer right about now! Alas for my poor boyfriend Bob, he had kindly agreed to be my driver on a recent Saturday. I’ve been wanting to check out more of the Woodinville Warehouse District tasting rooms. Most of them are only open on weekends, and limited hours ...

You just plain don’t invite them over, right? I joke, but barely! I’m hosting a Rosé vertical tasting party on Mother’s Day, and sort of worried about my guests who don’t like wine. I’ll have non-alcoholic beverages (iced tea, sparkling water, sodas, fruit juice, pink lemonade) available for the non-drinkers, of course. But the role of a good hostess is ...

I spied these Le Biscuit Rose de Reims cookies on Amazon recently and was really curious. Would they be super sweet or distract from the flavor of a local Woodinville Rosé? I ordered them, planning to serve them at my Mother’s Day party. As always, Amazon surprised me with how quickly my purchase arrived on my doorstep. Love that! It’s ...