I was blown away when Carrie, Shona, and I met up last Sunday afternoon for brunch and wine tasting at Alexandria Nicole Cellars’ new tasting room at the Woodin Creek Village! This modern space is absolutely stunning with a huge wine club lounge, ample seating for non-club members, and a prime patio location. I won’t post a bathroom selfie here, ...
I was so excited to visit this tasting room with our friend Shona, from Wine Diva Lifestyle. She had of course visited the Woodinville Mark Ryan tasting room, but she hadn’t seen this updated downtown Walla Walla space before our trip. I love the mix of classy wine bottles and magnums displayed beneath brightly colored artwork. It’s so eye-catching! I ...
On our way back home to Woodinville after our Walla Walla wine field trip, Kaiti and I couldn’t resist stopping into L’Ecole No. 41 to shop for a couple bottles of Walla Walla wine to bring back home. It’s easy to find L’Ecole No. 41 wines in Seattle-area grocery stores, such as QFC, Haggen and Fred Meyer, but I wanted ...
I know that I am not alone when I say that I am excited to be able to spend a little more time out in tasting rooms with friends! It had been almost two years since my good friend Tonja and I were able to make it out to Woodinville, and our afternoon spent dining at Vivi Pizzeria and sipping ...
Every year in April and May, Carrie and I start our favorite yearly process of gathering all of the newly released Rosé wines from as many Woodinville wineries as we can manage to get to. We research release dates and plan out our trips to gather armloads of Rosé, before transforming Carrie’s beautiful backyard into a pink-themed Rosé wine party. ...
If you have not yet taken the stunning drive out to Carnation, WA to visit Orenda Winery, you seriously must make this a summer calendar date! We visited recently and met with owners/winemakers Samantha and Xander Kent. Samantha, gorgeously expecting their first child, gave us an incredible tour of the grounds, while Zander showcased a piece of honeycomb from the ...
Carrie and I were beyond excited when we were able to set up an afternoon of wine tasting with Jill Perillo Clark, Director of Central Washington University’s Wine Studies program. Jill joined us on a few of our 2020 virtual wine tasting events, but this was the first time we had met in person. We finally got to share Woodinville ...
Continuing with our salute to Women’s History Month and Women Winemakers, today we spotlight two fabulous women in wine, Assistant Winemaker Mari Rossi and Cellar Lead Srah Jackson with DeLille Cellars. There are so many amazing things happening over at DeLille these days and we love that the amazing winemaking team includes these two amazing women. Sarah and Mari arrived ...
DeLille Cellars is expanding again! The team at DeLille recently announced exciting news that they are opening a new wine lounge in the former Red Hook Brewery site, previous home of Wheelhouse Restaurant and Forrester’s Public House. This Lounge will be located adjacent to the existing winery and tasting room, and will offer wine pairings, glass pours, wine flights and ...
We have always been huge fans of Damsel Cellars wines, especially after meeting the damsel herself: winemaker Mari Womack. We first met several years back at a charity event for Sisters of the Vinifera Revolution and have been fans since. Not only is Mari making killer Washington wines, she’s approachable and down-to-earth. This winning combination makes you want to come ...