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The 2012 Wine Blog Awards are coming soon. We will begin taking nominations for the 6th Annual Wine Blog Awards on Friday May 18th. The process begins by taking nominations in nine categories. Then, a panel of judges will determine finalists in each category. Finally, the public and judges will together vote on the finalists [...]

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Tulalip, Washington —  “Now let it work! Mischief, thou art afoot, take thou what course thou wilt,” said William Shakespeare.  On Saturday, May 26th from 4 to 8pm at Tulalip Resort, “Mischief” will be doing just that.  The Fremont small batch distillery will bewitch guests at four different action stations featuring gin, whiskey, aged whiskey [...]

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SEATTLE (May 17, 2012) – The Sheraton Seattle Hotel announces the launch of Sheraton Social Hour, a first-of-its-kind, premium wine program to be offered in the hotel. The new program, developed in partnership with Wine Spectator’s premier wine experts and Sheraton Hotels and Resorts, offers guests a specially curated menu of premium wines and weekly tasting events. [...]

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Precept Wine Acquires Ste. Chapelle Winery (via PR Newswire) SEATTLE, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – In a move that solidifies its presence as a significant wine producer in Idaho, Seattle-based Precept Wine announced today it has purchased Ste. Chapelle Winery from Healdsburg, Calif.-based Ascentia Wine Estates. Already the parent company of Sawtooth Estate…

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The Who’s Who…Andrew Will (made by our 2011 Honorary Vintner, Chris Camarda), J. Bookwalter Winery (a winery started by our 2011 Honorary Grower, Jerry Bookwalter), Col Solare, Cooper Wine Company, Corvus, DeLille, Fidelitas, Gamache, Goedhart, Grand Reve, Hedges (pioneers on Red Mountain), Hightower Cellars, Kiona, Mark Ryan, Obelisco, Portrait, Quilceda Creek, Seven Hills, Tapteil and [...]

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Tulalip, Washington — “Buy early; get in,” says Tulalip Resort Casino President/CEO Ken Kettler.  He is referring to the line of disappointed Taste of Tulalip wannabes who were unable to enjoy the award-winning November weekend of wine, food and tradition, as the 2011 event sold out.  This year’s tickets for all of the TOT 2012 [...]

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If you purchase wines from Liberty Creek between today and through July, they will support the US Troops with care packages from Operation Gratitude. This program, called “Tunes for Troops” will bring music downloads to our troops overseas. Liberty Creek Vineyards will donate $15,000 in an effort to support this Spring/Summer care Package Drive. Specially [...]

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Sat., June 9th — Salmon Sizzle & Wine Pairing Party Where: On the patio at Brian Carter Cellars in Woodinville Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm Tickets: $30;  $27 for Wine Club members Sip, taste and enjoy: “Wild King Salmon Filet Demo” with chef extraordinaire Russell Lowell “Wine Pairings for the Grill” presentation with acclaimed winemaker Brian [...]

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The Washington State Wine Commission today announced the results of a new economic impact study of the Washington State wine industry – the most comprehensive such report ever produced – that values the industry at $8.6 billion annually in Washington State and $14.9 billion annually in the US. These findings represent a substantial increase from [...]

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South Africa’s wine export volumes have shown healthy growth for the first three months of 2012, increasing by 21% compared with the first quarter of 2011. While driven largely by bulk sales, there is also good growth for bottled wines coming from non-traditional markets such as East Africa, Russia, and Japan, according to WOSA CEO [...]

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