Each week I have been inviting two or three wine industry friends over to my backyard for a careful social distanced wine tasting. I open six or seven bottles of Woodinville or Lake Chelan wine and each guest gets to re-cork and take home a couple bottles at the end of the night. I haven’t been able to really serve ...
It’s been so lovely – finally! – here in my backyard near Seattle in the afternoons (we’ve had an unusual amount of rain and non-sunny days this summer, sigh). I’ve hosted a couple of very careful social distancing wine tasting parties with just two or three other friends from the local Woodinville wine industry scene. We sit far apart in ...
Looking to drink some wine in Woodinville on the Fourth of July? It falls on a Saturday this year! Check out some of your wine drinking options. Don’t see your favorite winery on this list? Go check out their Facebook page and Instagram to see if they are open. Note that under Phase 2, our local wineries might require reservations, ...
Every year, Jen and I like to throw a massive Rosé wine tasting party in honor of National Rosé Day, which falls on the second Saturday of every June. We buy up every possible Rosé released in Woodinville that year and open nearly everything up for 30-40 guests from our local wine industry. This year, of course, National Rosé Day ...
National Rosé Day is celebrated the second Saturday of each June. This year it falls on Saturday, June 13. We normally throw a big local wine industry party on this day, opening up nearly 100 bottles of Rosé to sample with our friends. However, this year gatherings in my backyard are limited to under 6 people for everyone’s safety. Instead, ...
Happy Cinco de Mayo, and happy Taco Tuesday! I’m looking forward to enjoying our lunch and dinner today outside in our sunny backyard. I’m making enchiladas for lunch and tacos for dinner. Let’s check out some wine and taco food pairing options, using Woodinville wine – support local and #sipglocal! The wine and tacos pairing guide from Drizly recommends pairing ...
Happy May Day! I don’t have a May Day basket, sadly, but I do have some sparkling wine, a long sunny day ahead, and a beautiful backyard to hang out in! I’ll celebrate May Day by putting a (faux) wreath of yellow flowers on my front door, and we’ll light a bonfire late tonight after Date Night #StateNight. (#SipGlocal!) Last ...
It was an Easter Sunday to remember, but for very unusual circumstances. This year we all were restricted to resident family gatherings, and experienced reduced access to grocery shopping. This made things slightly more of a challenge! I found myself very unprepared and out of sorts. I failed to add a ham and other fresh ingredients that I wanted for ...
Look what the Easter Bunny brought me on Easter Sunday! A selection of sparkling wines from Washington State and Oregon, purchased from Woodinville tasting rooms. I made a mimosa bar for just myself and my boyfriend (we like everyone else are social distancing, of course). After a big breakfast and just one mimosa each, we went for a six mile ...
It rains often here in Seattle – especially in spring, summer, fall and winter! One always has to be prepared, as a hostess, to take the party inside on a moment’s notice. Or, should the day be warm enough and your guests dressed warmly enough, you can still throw a garden party outside even if it’s raining! (Disclosure: Some of ...