There’s an exciting new wine being released today at Gard Vintners at The Junction in Woodinville.. A sparkling wine.. from Washington State! Yahoo! Gard Vintners’ 2018 Skal sparkling wine is now available at their tasting rooms in Woodinville, Walla Walla, and Ellensburg. Skal is made from 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, using the Methode Champenoise method. Do we have ...
Our Woodinville and Washington wineries need our support yet again – Our governor has required wineries to close to indoor tastings and only offer outdoor tastings for the next month. (You can still walk inside wineries to buy bottles of wine to take home). Outdoor tastings are fun, and nearly every winery has put up tents, but not everyone wants ...
Today, during this stressful and challenging coronavirus crisis, we got some great news about restaurants here in Washington State (and specifically here in Woodinville). Governor Jay Inslee lifted some restrictions on restaurants at this time, and I am so relieved and delighted to hear this news! Phase 2 restaurants can now seat 6 people per table (previously 5) and now ...
I’m getting ready for a long, beautiful, hot and sunny Labor Day Weekend. I’m going to be spending some time with family on a boat ride, and thought to pick up some canned wine to take along with me to share. My UPS driver just dropped off my order of Fruit & Flower canned wines from Elicit Wine and I ...
I’m sure I’m not the only person here in Woodinville who might enjoy wine tasting on Monday after a long hot Saturday and Sunday filled with family activities! I wondered which tasting room patios might be open on Monday of Labor Day Weekend 2020, so I asked some of our local wine industry folks. Keep in mind that our wine ...
Today, August 28, is National Red Wine Day. We thought we’d share some of our favorite local spots to taste and purchase delicious red wines grown, bottled and made in Washington. We can’t list everybody, so these are just our current favorites at the moment. Woodinville West Valley District: Cascade Cliffs makes so many of my favorite red wines, I ...
Everywhere I’ve gone out to eat in Woodinville lately, I’ve been asking the restaurant owners and servers what they’d like our readers to know about the current restaurant situation in our city. Our Washington State governor recently closed the indoor spaces of bars, wineries, breweries and distilleries; and made a new regulation that people from different households can not sit ...
Everywhere I’ve gone wine tasting in Woodinville lately, I’ve been asking the winemakers and tasting room managers what they’d like our readers to know about the current wine tasting situation here. Our Washington State governor recently closed the indoor spaces of bars, wineries, breweries and distilleries. They can only serve customers outdoors, on patios, and via curbside pickup – ...
The other day I was picking up my “Midsummer White” purchase at the curbside pickup at Chateau Ste. Michelle, when suddenly my eye was drawn to their fetching little shop stand. You can understand how tempting everything was, and the Chateau employees were more than happy to upsell me some wine bottles. (They are too good at their job!) I ...
On Friday (August 31st) Airfield Estates will release their first sparkling wine, a Blanc de Blancs. This wine is an estate grown 100% Chardonnay from the Yakima Valley AVA here in Washington State. Guess what I’m going to be tasting during my Sunday Brunch this weekend? You can shop for a bottle of Airfield Estates’ sparkling wine via curbside ...