When we heard that there was a new tasting room opening up (in the space previously held by Damsel Cellars ), Carrie reached out to Stephanie and Shawn from Glacier View Cellars and we stopped in for a tour and wine tasting. Glacier View Cellars is a vegetarian winery, which we had not heard before here in Woodinville! Carrie is ...

This afternoon, Governor Inslee announced changes to Washington State’s phased openings. If I am reading his statement right, it looks like wineries, tasting rooms and bars are closed to indoor service. As of July 30, they can only serve alcohol outside on patios (which requires special licensing from the state liquor board). Restaurants and Bars Indoor dining is limited to ...

    Jen and I recently took advantage of her club membership at DeLille Cellars to partake in a wine tasting on the beautiful club-only third floor patio, on a beautiful sunny morning. (Yes, we ate big breakfasts and then began our wine drinking day at 11 am! Up with the birds, practically). After our tasting flight (which included Doyenne, ...

Carrie and I recently visited the newly opened Damsel Cellars tasting room and LOVED it! The new space is located right next to the old tasting room in Woodinville’s Artisan Hill District. It’s fabulous. We were thrilled to have a sneak peek of the Damsel tasting room and to chat with Owner/Winemaker Mari Womack.  She was a video pro when ...

We love Rosé.. and we love sparkling wine.. so you can imagine how much joy it brings us when we’re shopping for wine in Woodinville tasting rooms and come across Sparkling Rosé! Washington State produces quite a few interesting sparkling wines, and we love that some winemakers have the guts to make Sparkling Rosé as well! I was gifted this ...

I’m so excited to finally get my hands on a copy of the new Washington Wine + Food cookbook! It’s a beautifully photographed collection of recipes from Seattle chefs and restaurants paired with Washington wines from Woodinville, Walla Walla, Lake Chelan, and other wine regions in our state. Take a look at my cookbook lookthrough to see if some of ...

Great news! Our friends at Village Wines restaurant in Woodinville just announced, moments ago, they are eligible to re-open under King County’s Phase 1.5 regulations, and they will be opening TODAY! (Friday, June 5). They write: “IT’S OFFICIAL! We will be open today for In-Restaurant seating. We have limited seating and kindly request reservations be made by calling (425) 485-3536. ...

We wanted to let you know right away about Chateau Ste. Michelle’s new limited edition 2019 Rosé wine from Yakima Valley. It’s called “Le Rosé,” and it was made as part of a marketing partnership with the 146th Kentucky Derby (which was rescheduled for the weekend of September 4-5, 2020). “Le Rosé” is a 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, made from ...

Back in March, when the Stay at Home orders for Washington State came out, all of our local beloved Woodinville wineries, tasting rooms and restaurants were forced to close due to the pandemic. This put hundreds of people out of work in Woodinville alone, plus our neighboring communities of Bothell, Redmond, Kirkland and Maltby. Jen and I wanted to do ...

On Tuesday, Carrie and Bob jumped into their car, safely masked and gloved, to aid in the distribution of much needed produce to local area food banks, schools, and community outreach centers. The organization that  jump-started this amazing volunteer effort is called EastWest Food Rescue, whose mission is to trade food and supplies between communities in Eastern and Western Washington ...