It was a first for me – I went wine tasting in Woodinville. Alone, all by myself! I’m not shy, but it felt weird not to have Jen and one or two of our friends with me. But I had a free hour or so on a recent cloudy weekday, and thought it might be a good opportunity to finally ...
This is the face of a man who would really, really appreciate a beer right about now! Alas for my poor boyfriend Bob, he had kindly agreed to be my driver on a recent Saturday. I’ve been wanting to check out more of the Woodinville Warehouse District tasting rooms. Most of them are only open on weekends, and limited hours ...
You just plain don’t invite them over, right? I joke, but barely! I’m hosting a Rosé vertical tasting party on Mother’s Day, and sort of worried about my guests who don’t like wine. I’ll have non-alcoholic beverages (iced tea, sparkling water, sodas, fruit juice, pink lemonade) available for the non-drinkers, of course. But the role of a good hostess is ...
I spied these Le Biscuit Rose de Reims cookies on Amazon recently and was really curious. Would they be super sweet or distract from the flavor of a local Woodinville Rosé? I ordered them, planning to serve them at my Mother’s Day party. As always, Amazon surprised me with how quickly my purchase arrived on my doorstep. Love that! It’s ...
On Wednesdays, my friend Wendy’s husband volunteers at the USO at Seattle-Tacoma airport; and my boyfriend has a guys’ night and goes to a local bar for beer, fish & chips. So sometimes Wendy and I get together for a girls night out. She really likes live music, but isn’t much of a wine drinker usually. I figured (rightfully so) ...
On a recent warm evening, my friend Wendy and I were returning from a nice night of listening to music at Woodhouse Wine Estates. It was miraculously warm enough to have our car windows down and sunroof open. We passed by the most magical looking restaurant, decorated with just the right amount of festive clear lighting. I’ve never been to ...
Recently, I visited Goose Ridge Estate Winery’s Woodinville tasting room with my lovely friends, Claudette and Zoe. Goose Ridge Vineyards is home to a beautiful 2200 acre Richland estate, as well as tasting rooms in Woodinville, Walla Walla, and Leavenworth, Washington. There are wine club choices for everyone here! A Golden Goose, Snow Goose and a Cider Club membership option ...
On a recent rainy weekend, I convinced (or cajoled?) my boyfriend Bob into accompanying me to a warehouse district tasting room here in Woodinville. I’d had several tasting room managers and another winemaker highly recommend I check out Kevin White Winery. I was lucky enough to show up at a time when the tasting room wasn’t busy, though a steady ...
I was delighted that my busy friend Joanna could join me for lunch and some wine tasting! She’s a busy flight attendant and a fellow member of Eastside Social Club. It’s hard for our schedules to synch up, so I jumped at the chance to spend some time with this really fun lady! I had plans for the two tasting ...
If you are like me, you find it increasingly tough to juggle the demands of work, family and life and probably can’t name the last time you enjoyed a weekend away with your friends. I recently decided it was time to just go for it, so I called Zoe and Tonja and we organized a girls trip to go ...