Monthly Archives: March 2012
10 Wineries To Seek Out at Taste Washington 2012 (L to Z Edition)
Yesterday I told you about 10 wineries not to miss at Taste Washington 2012 from A to K. Now it’s time to tackle the second half of the alphabet. So without any further delay, get your glass and hustle up to these tables: Long Shadows Vintners: For finding out what Randy Dunn does with Washington [...]
10 Wineries Not to Miss at Taste Washington 2012 (A to K Edition)
The list of wineries at this weekend’s Taste Washington 2012 is a little mind-boggling. If you could taste all the wines from every winery, and make diligent and serious use of the spit bucket, I’d give you some kind of medal or award. Or at least a toothbrush and a cold beer. While there are [...]
A Contender for Best Rosé Wine in Washington State
I like my pink wine pale and austere. That’s why the 2011 Hedges Family Estate House of Independent Producers Rosé of Cabernet Franc (phew!) is going to the top of my list for best rosé wine in Washington. At yesterday’s ceremony for the Washington Wine Restaurant Awards, the savvy Washington Wine Commission made sure there [...]
Piquepoul Please
Though my heart clearly belongs to Muscadet, I am also fond of another French white wine with oysters: Piquepoul. (You may also see it as Picpoul.) It’s a grape you’ll find in Southern France and, like Muscadet, makes a very lively, dry, oyster-loving wine. A squeeze of lemon or a splash of a red wine [...]
Make Friends with Magnums of Pépière Muscadet
Why should red wine have all the fun? Thankfully, you can get Pépière Muscadet in magnums. And not just any Muscadet, but the old-vine, single-vineyard Clos des Briords. Muscadet, from the western edge of France’s Loire Valley, is made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape. Not only is it the ultimate oyster wine, it is also [...]
Put Meaning in Wine Tasting Notes
Ever read wine tasting notes? Berry this, whiffs of that, shrimp shell reduction. (Shrimp shell reduction? Seriously.) Sometimes it gets pretty mind-numbing. How can we make them more relevant, useful, and actually pleasant to read? Wine Writer Talia Baiocchi tackles this topic on Eater. It’s a great article to read from start to finish, but [...]
Eat Your Vegetables and Drink Some Wine
I love this sign reminding all of us of an important nutritional message: “Eat your vegetables.” (The radish is pretty adorable, too.) And there are many vegetable-loving wines out there. Here are a few to get you started: Sauvignon Blanc Chenin Blanc Riesling Gruner Veltliner Sparkling wine Rosé Photo taken in Capitol Hill, Seattle.
