You know those rainy late-winter weeks where suddenly you get a surprise sunny day on a weekend? When it’s still cold (in the 50’s) but the sun makes up for it and you bundle up and rush out to enjoy the sunshine? My friend Rebecca and I hurried over to The Woodhouse Wine Estates here in Woodinville on a recent ...
Serret and I were enjoying a Girls Day Out in Woodinville’s Warehouse District. As the afternoon wore on and it started getting dark, we realized we were rapidly running out of time – most warehouse district tasting rooms close at 5pm. She strongly recommended a trip to Savage Grace Wines. She’d tasted there before and was practically swooning as she ...
I throw parties quite often, and love to serve cocktails to my guests along with Woodinville wines I bring home from my wine tastings. I frequent Proper & Ernest, a well curated specialty liquor store in a Woodinville strip mall, to resupply my liquor cabinet. I come in and ask Jeff’s advice. He won’t let us photograph him, but cheerily ...
On a cloudy, dreary Saturday in February, my friend Serret and I decided it would be infinitely more pleasurable to go wine tasting in Woodinville than to sit at our homes doing laundry and chores. My boyfriend was visiting his parents and hers was on a trip with his band, so we took advantage of the opportunity to have a ...
I want to introduce you to my friend Claudette, who I met through her social club: Eastside Social Club on Meetup. I joined her club over a year ago and she immediately realized I like hosting movie parties, tea parties, cocktail parties and events. She drafted me into being an assistant organizer, and now we meet up from time to ...
On Sunday, my boyfriend and I ran several errands in Woodinville. We stopped by Home Depot for gardening supplies, filled my car up with gas, picked up pet food and treats for my dogs at PetSmart, and shopped for taco making supplies at Haggen. Back at home, after unloading the car, feeding the dogs, cleaning the kitchen and taking a ...
Lately I’ve been curious about any online classes we could take to learn more about wine. Free would be preferable, of course! I spent a pleasant afternoon searching around the Internet, and wanted to share some of my wine education finds with you! World of Wine: From Grape to Glass is presented by the University of Adelaide. This free ...
On Sunday, my boyfriend and I were heading to the Woodinville Home Depot to pick up some supplies for our forthcoming vegetable garden. However, I couldn’t just pass by Castillo de Feliciana without stopping in to say hello and replenish my Spanish style wine inventory. Spring isn’t quite here yet, but look how nicely their patio area is shaping up! ...
Jen and I have been really intrigued to get over and explore Efeste‘s tasting room here in Woodinville. Finally in late February we were able to fit it into our wine tasting schedule! We eagerly explored the modern, spacious tasting room. There’s plenty of seating for events, and a kitchen area. Do you see what I see in this photo? ...
On Saturday evening, I took my fiancé James to Lauren Ashton Cellars in Woodinville for their Ashton Troy Wines release event. The house was packed, with live music, small bites and delicious wines for all. We had the chance to meet winemaker Kit Singh, his wife Riinu and Director of Business Development, Kimberly Ellertson, who went out of their way ...