Growing grapes and making wine in Bellevue
Posted in commercial wine, competitions and events, tasting on Jan 29th, 2008
Red wine and pizza! Ok, it’s not often you go to a football game and hear one of the vendors bellowing, “Ice cold Chenin Blanc here!” Beer is the beverage of choice for tailgate parties, but wine definitely has it’s place in your Superbowl festivities. What could better with pizza than a full bodied red? [...]
Posted in commercial wine, cranberry wine, winemaking on Dec 14th, 2007
Vote For Washington Winemaker! Grapeseek is a directory of grape and wine related links, and they are having a vote for their top ten. I would love it if you voted for Washington Winemaker. Click here to cast your vote. I just found out that a commercial winery in Washington made a cranberry wine. They [...]
Posted in commercial wine, tasting on Dec 10th, 2007
Consumer Reports and Pacific Northwest Magazine both published lists of recommended wines recently. One Washington State wine made both lists, and that got me curious enough to try it. Columbia Crest Two Vines Riesling is described as a “sweet, dessert-style wine with fruit balanced by acid.” A description like that doesn’t exactly make me want [...]