Today I stopped into Savage Grace Wines to pick up my wine club shipment. (Twelve amazing bottles of soon-to-be-cult status Washington wine!) Their lovely, chic and air conditioned tasting room is in the Warehouse District here in Woodinville – all the way down at the end between Simpatico Cellars and Prohibition Cellars. There’s a tiny patio for sipping wine on ...
We make quite a lot of excellent white wine here in Washington State, but as Spring approaches, I’d like to introduce you to a more unusual varietal that not every winery chooses to make: Gruner Veltliner. This refreshing dry, high-acid white wine is mostly grown in Austria but a handful of bold Washington winemakers make a few cases every year. ...
Today is Malbec World Day (the tenth anniversary of this wine celebration, as a matter of fact). We pay homage to the Argentinian Malbec producers, but also celebrate malbec made all over the world. #SipGlocal! (Note to social media professionals: It’s not World Malbec Day! Use the #malbecworldday hashtag rather than #worldmalbecday, though it can’t hurt to use both!). Take ...