In case you haven’t noticed, there has been a lot of activity in my wine cellar. We’ve seen a number of wines depart, but many have entered the cellar in the past week. While many more wines will enter my wine cellar after Spring Barrel weekend, let me just tell you about my latest wine acquisitions for … Continue reading »
On October 9, 2010, I had the pleasure of touring various wineries throughout the day. My first stop was Bartholomew Winery, where I had the pleasure of pouring for their opening weekend. Bartholomew Winery is an up and coming winery next to the old Rainier Building in the SODO District of Seattle. They feature 4 … Continue reading »
On June 10, 2010, I attended a Napa Valley wine tasting hosted by Tracie Hogan, owner of The Wine Shoppe at Hawks Landing and Redmond Ridge. The Wine Shoppes host wine tastings at both of their locations: Thursdays (Hawks Landing), Fridays (Redmond Ridge) and Saturdays (both locations). In a future blog entry, I will tell you more about The … Continue reading »
The other day, I received an invitation to attend the Woodinville Wine Country Tweet Up at Purple Wine Bar in Bellevue, WA. I was surprised and honored to receive the invitation, considering that I’m relatively new to the scene. I didn’t know what to expect, but I love surprises . When I arrived at the event, I was greeted by … Continue reading »
So as some of you may have noticed, I’ve organized a private wine tasting with Kiona Vineyards and Winery. Kiona will be featured at our 1st Clubvibes Seattle wine tasting series event on November 13th @ The Edgewater Hotel. Since I’ve never tried their wines before, I thought, what better way than to try their … Continue reading »
Sooner or later, my blood will be filled with vino I’ve spent a few days over the past few weeks tasting wines and ports. It’s been great meeting new people in the wine industry. I even had the pleasure of meeting Stephanie Harvey from the reality tv show, The Winemakers, on PBS. Here is a … Continue reading »
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been acquiring a bunch of wine. Here are my latest acquisitions: 2007 The Chocolate Block by Boekenhoutskloof Franschhoek (South Africa) Just by the name, you know this wine has to be good. And good it most certainly is! Hints of dark chocolate and ripe fruit dominate the aromatic profile … Continue reading »
Awhile back, I was going to join the many Seattle Sounders faithful in LA for the big game against the Galaxy. Unfortunately, I couldn’t freaking find anyone to go with on the trip and I had an accounting nightmare with two freaking boat cruises. The backup plan you ask? Plan a wine trip!!! I ventured … Continue reading »
