Category Archives: Washington

Eroica Riesling: A Retrospective

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Had the opportunity to take part in tasting a vertical of Eroica Riesling at Wild Ginger. This collaboration between Chateau Ste. Michelle and Ernst Loosen from Germany is a benchmark for Washington Riesling. What started as a handshake deal between … Continue reading →

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A Twist on Washington Red Wine: Comparing Cork and Screwcap

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

The cork versus screwcap debate gets most contentious when talking about how red wine will age when sealed under one closure versus the other. So it was a rare treat to be invited to attend a seminar hosted by Hogue … Continue reading →

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A Hogue Riesling Vertical

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

When you get a chance to taste a vertical of wine, normally images of something very fancy-pants, precious, and expensive come to mind. But at Hogue’s presentation/tasting detailing the results of a new study about alternate closures (and switch to … Continue reading →

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Long Shadows Riesling Forever

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

The red wines produced by Long Shadows, an innovative program started by Allen Shoup, brings together some of the heaviest-hitting names in winemaking from all over the world to produce wines made with Washington grapes. As Gilles Nicault, Director of … Continue reading →

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Taste Washington: Pouring Wines Galore

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Shocking confession time: Sunday was my first ever Taste Washington. And I hit it with a vengeance. When the trade/press gates opened at 12:30, I was there. And I didn’t leave until they were shooing me out with push-brooms at … Continue reading →

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Drinking Local: Whidbey Island Winery

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

There is an unbridled enthusiasm here in Seattle and beyond for local eating and drinking. If you’re living in these parts and really want to drink local, look no further than the wines made from grapes grown right on Puget … Continue reading →

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Cochon 555 Seattle: Wine and Pork Galore

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

What can I say about Cochon 555 in Seattle? A lot. But I’ll let the photos do most of the talking. Not only was there Buty and bacon, but also delicious wines from K Vintners, Domaine Serene, and Syncline: Charles … Continue reading →

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Mark Ryan Winery: Black and White Photo Love

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

While Mark and I sure had fun eating pizza, drinking beer, and talking wine at Big Mario’s, there was a lack of tasting wine. So on a recent trip out to Woodinville I was determined to rectify that situation. First, … Continue reading →

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Woodinville Wine Tasting: Pictures of Ross Andrew (and Bud Light)

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

What a pleasure to taste through a lineup of very understated* wines from Ross Andrew Mickel. Though only slightly visible on the left in the above photo, I have designated porch-pounding status upon the 2009 Pinot Gris. More Pinot Grigio … Continue reading →

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Pizza, Beer, and Mark Ryan Winery

Posted on January 13, 2011 by

I sat down with Mark McNeilly of Mark Ryan Winery at Big Mario’s Pizza to ask him how he went from making wine in a garage in Greenwood to half of his parent’s two-car garage to having his own winery … Continue reading →

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