The other day I was out exploring Woodinville’s Artisan Hill wine tasting warehouse district and stumbled across The PicNic Table. It’s a Mediterranean style cafe tucked into a strip mall near several wine tasting rooms. I’ve been curious about it for quite a long time but never really set off on a quest to find it, so I was glad to ...

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 ...

This week we Seattleites and Woodinville residents were delighted to be treated to some sunny days, finally! It’s been a long winter of dreary and rainy days, so the sunshine was very welcome. I decided to invite a friend over for lunch. Like me, she works at home, and we can occasionally meet up for a quick lunch on the ...

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 ...

I was thrilled to learn about Lauren Ashton Cellars‘ Release the Rosé event that is coming up this Saturday and Sunday here in Woodinville’s Hollywood wine tasting district! On April 21 from 12 – 8PM (with musical guest Ian Skavdahl from 6 – 8) and April 22nd from noon – 5PM, guests will have the chance to stock up on ...

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 ...

My friend Valerie and I had just spent a lovely hour tasting wines nearby at Pepper Bridge/Amavi. The tasting room hostess there, Chris, insisted we taste next at J. Bookwalter. I’d stopped in before to check out the space but hadn’t had time to taste the wine, so thought this was a perfectly reasonable suggestion! I have to say, this ...

What’s more fun than playing hookey on a cloudy weekday afternoon with a good friend? My friend Valerie let me kidnap her out to a nice lunch, and then we went to explore some tasting rooms in Woodinville! Neither of us had ever been to Pepper Bridge and Amavi’s joint tasting room, and were curious, so in we went! I ...