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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Seattle Wine Awards'

Aug 13

God, Family, Farm, Wine: Coyote Canyon Featured Winery for August 2010

We talk a lot about the passion for wine and the stories behind the wine makers. Mike Andrews shares not only his passion for wine but the essential ingredients that create that wine: farming, family and God. On the way back from the Wine Bloggers Co (read full article)

Albarino, Bargain Buy, Coyote Canyon Winery, featured, Gold Award Winner, Horse Heaven Estates Reserve, Horse Heaven Hills, Seattle Wine Awards, Wine

Jul 06

Save the Walla Walla Wineries!

While driving to Walla Walla for the Wine Bloggers Conference, things along Highway 12 seemed a little different. We were puzzled when we didn’t see the wineries we usually drive by along the way. Curiously, our GPS kept recalculating. It turns ou (read full article)

Cabernet Sauvignon, Glencorrie, Merlot, Seattle Wine Awards, Silver award winner, walla walla, Wine

Jun 24

Seattle Wine Awards 2010: Celebrating the Old and the New

The Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting is the penultimate event of the year to enjoy and celebrate our state’s spectacular and growing wine industry. This was an opportunity to taste the new releases of my favorite wineries as well a chance to (read full article)

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Da Ma Wines, Daven Lore Winery, dessert wine, Double Gold Award Winner, Event Reviews, Gilbert Cellars, Gold Award Winner, Icicle Ridge Winery

Jun 16

Not even Seattle sunshine outshines Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting

The Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting was on Sunday, June 13th and featured almost 400 award winning Washington wines.  Every wine poured at the event was an award winner. For me, wine is not only a beverage but it is an experience. The Grand Tastin (read full article)

Bronze Award Winner, dessert wine, Double Gold Award Winner, Event Reviews, Gamache Vineyards, Gamache Vintners, Gold Award Winner, Grand Reve Vintners, Icicle Ridge Winery, Northwest Totem Cellars

Jun 12

#WAWine Rockin’ Tweet up

Wine Rocks joined in the national #WAWine event on June 3rd in its own inimitable style. Hosted by Tera Shimada & Jess Affolter of Sixth Avenue Wine Sellers, this tweet up featured some of the outstanding winners of the Seattle Wine Awards. I was (read full article)

#WAWine, Alexandria Nicole Cellars, Cabernet Franc, Event Reviews, Gold Award Winner, Grand Reve Vintners, Northwest Totem Cellars, Roussanne, Seattle Wine Awards, Smasne Cellars

Jun 12

NW Wine Academy Summer Release Party

The Northwest Wine Academy, at South Seattle Community College, is celebrating summer by with the release party for four white wines this weekend Friday 4-7 and Saturday 12-4. NW Wine Academy Summer Releases Unoaked Chardonnay Barrel Fermented Chard (read full article)

Announcements, Bargain Buy, Cabernet Franc, dessert wine, Northwest Wine Academy, NW Wine Academy, Seattle Wine Awards, White Rhone blend, white wine

Jun 08

#WAWine at The Local Vine

June 3rd was a time to celebrate Washington Wine. All over the country; wine lovers gathered around their kitchen tables, in winery tasting rooms or at their favorite wine bar to enjoy Washington wines. The Local Vine invited Small Lot Co-Op to pour (read full article)

#WAWine, Carmenére, Double Gold Award Winner, Event Reviews, Kana Winery, Lodmell Cellars, Morrison Lane Winery, red wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Seattle Wine Awards

Jun 07

6 Tips for Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting

The 2009 Grand Awards Tasting The 2010 Seattle Wine Awards’ Grand Awards Tasting is on Sunday June 13. To help you get the most out of the Grand Tasting experience, we turned to Kristen Young, Director of Wine at Waterfront Seafood Grill, for advic (read full article)

Announcements, Kristen Young, Seattle Wine Awards, Washington Wine, Wine, Wine Tasting

May 26

Seattle Wine Awards Sneak Preview at the Waterfront Grill

Last night, we got to taste six Double Gold Seattle Wine Award Winners at the Waterfront Grill. Kristen Young, Sommelier at the Waterfront Grill was part of the 2010 Tasting Panel judges for the Seattle Wine Awards. 2008 Long Shadows Poet (read full article)

Announcements, Chardonnay, Double Gold Award Winner, Kestrel Vintners, L'Ecole, Le Chateau Winery, Long Shadows, Merlot, riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

May 17

Seattle Wine Awards Preview

Seattle Wine Awards Tweet Up The Seattle Wine Awards are fast approaching! On Sunday, June 13th, you will have a chance to taste some of the best Northwest wines.  This truly is an exceptional event for the wine consumer, as all the wines poured ar (read full article)

Albarino, Brian Carter Cellars, Cellar 46, Coyote Canyon Winery, Event Reviews, Mercer Estates, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Gris, red wine, sangiovese

Apr 30

Give the gift of wine experience: Seattle Wine Awards Grand Tasting

We all know wine tasting is fun.. BUT a wine tasting that combines an exceptional quantity of award winning Washington wines, in an elegant and iconic Seattle setting, is an exceptional experience. Skylite Award Winning Wine On June 14th, the Seattle (read full article)

Announcements, Seattle Wine Awards, Wine

Nov 10

William Church Winery: Featured Winery 11/09

Honeymoons herald the beginning of a marriage, but for Leslie and Rod Balsley,  it was also the inspiration for the award winning William Church Winery. Rod and Leslie on their Italian honeymoon …”started on our honeymoon in Italy, whe (read full article)

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Oct 31

Haunted by Exceptional Washington Wines

Some wines haunt us, they linger in our conscious even months after the bottle has emptied. In honor of Halloween and the some of the amazing Washington wines that I have sampled this year, here is a list of wines that have haunted me. Des Voigne Ce (read full article)

Cabernet Sauvignon, Des Voigne Cellars, Double Gold Award Winner, Gold Award Winner, Icicle Ridge Winery, Merlot, Mourvedre, Obelisco Estate, Olsen Estates, Petit Verdot

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