Tonight I’m pairing Isenhower Cellars’ 2020 “Fuga a Due” red wine from Rattlesnake Hills with my pasta dinner. This wine is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Sangiovese. On Saturday, I’ll be opening Sparkman Cellars’ 2018 “Reunion” wine with a friend who absolutely loves Washington red wines. It’s made from 92% Graciano and 8% Touriga Nacional from Snipes Mountain. Isenhower Cellars: https://www.isenhowercellars.com/ ...
Take a look at the two bottles I bought on my latest wine shopping trip in Woodinville, Washington. I stopped by Torii Mor to pick up some of their fantastic Oregon Pinot Noir. Torii Mor Winery: https://www.toriimorwinery.com/ Woodinville Wine Blog: https://www.woodinvillewineblog.com/ ...
The holidays are here, and am I the only one who isn’t ready?! I can’t really believe how quickly this season has snuck up on me. I can’t tell you that I feel “ready”, but I do admit that I am super excited! This will be the first time in so long that we have hosted a family gathering at ...
We’re starting to host backyard parties again now that it’s summer and socialization restrictions in our state have eased up! To make our parties extra fabulous, we like to open a magnum of Rosé each time. What is a magnum, you say? Let’s consult Wine Folly, where we find out that a magnum is 1.5 liters, or the equivalent of ...
Our wine blog’s fourth anniversary is approaching, and Jen and I wanted to share our favorite wines from each winery with you. Of course, our favorites change as vintages differ, new wines appear, our palates change and our whims carry us in other directions! Your palate is likely very different from ours, but we thought we’d share some of our ...
Once in a while, we get asked by our readers if there are any ice wines available in Woodinville. While both Jen and I find ice wines a bit too sweet for our palates, we do have several friends who prefer sweeter wines and look forward to a small refreshing glass with dessert or while sitting around the bonfire. Washington ...
What’s new in the world of Woodinville wine this Autumn 2020? Let’s take a peek at some of the newest offerings available from wineries and tasting rooms at the Apple Farm Village in the Hollywood District of Woodinville wine country. 425 Cellars is the newest winery here at Apple Farm Village in Woodinville. They put together a special Thanksgiving 3-bottle ...
Our Woodinville and Washington wineries need our support yet again – Our governor has required wineries to close to indoor tastings and only offer outdoor tastings for the next month. (You can still walk inside wineries to buy bottles of wine to take home). Outdoor tastings are fun, and nearly every winery has put up tents, but not everyone wants ...
If you love Washington wine, but you are not yet feeling comfortable wine tasting at any of the Woodinville tasting rooms or wineries in person, you can still support your favorite wineries! We all maintain different levels of cautiousness regarding the safety measures that we choose to take during the global Covid-19 pandemic. That’s ok! We should all feel secure ...