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Novelty Hill’s WineFoot Debut
Winery Website: www.noveltyhillwines.com
For the past few years now, lots of washingtonians have been super excited about what’s been going on at Woodinville-based Novelty Hill Winery - it’s winemaker, Mike Januik is one of the state’s superstars and rightly so. His wines have a stellar track-record of kicking ass and taking names - he is held [...]
The Daily Grapevine
I’ll drink to that: Prohibition repeal turns 75
Wineries give thanks for visitors
Copia files for bankruptcy
Wine production up, sales down
Industry won’t seek more funding to handle grape over-supply
A tale of wine toys
Twitter Taste LIVE December 13th
Twitter Taste LIVE and The 89 Project are proud to announce the first ever #ttl blind tasting! The event will take place December 13th at 8pm ET and will highlight 4 great wines that have had the unfortunate luck of being awarded the dreaded 89 points by the mainstream press.
From David Honig: “This is a [...]
2008 Winemakers’ Fête this Thursday - Walla Walla
Just a quick reminder that the 2008 Winemakers’ Fête, the annual kick-off event for the Holiday Barrel Tasting weekend in Walla Walla, will be held Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Marcus Whitman Hotel in downtown Walla Walla.Â
The Fête offers guests an intimate dining experience with many of Walla Walla’s most renowned winemakers, but part of [...]
Snoqualmie Reserve Reds
Winery Website: www.snoqualmie.com
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Joy Anderson of Snoqualmie Vineyards has done an outstanding job of producing well-priced wines which do an admirable job of bringing good quality to their respective price-ranges. The wines she and her team produce have consistantly garnered wide-spread acclaim from both industry reviews and customer satisfaction.
What started out as a small winery has [...]
Upcoming Events at Northstar Winery in Walla Walla
Here’s a list of upcoming wine vents that our friend at Northstar Winery are holding for December:
December 4, 2008Â
Winemaker Fete Â
Wine & Dine with Walla Walla Valley winemakers including our own David Merfeld! Call the Wine Alliance at (509) 526-3117 to reserve your seat! 6-10 PM
December 5, 2008Â
Holiday Barrel Open House Â
Enjoy the tones of the T-tones, a Whitman College [...]
Fidelitas gets jiggy with Optu
There’s little doubting that many in the Wine industry regard Charlie Hoppes as one of the State of Washington’s more premiere winemakers. His passion and know-how are about as good as you can find anywhere.
When he first kicked out his original “Optu”, it wasn’t called Optu it has the name of Meritage - and while [...]
Mouth bacteria give some wines, food a flavor boost
Source: Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Certain wines, fruits and vegetables pack a delayed but powerful flavor punch thanks to the bacteria living in our mouths, food chemists have demonstrated.
The late Emile Peynaud, considered the father of modern winemaking, remarked that the Sauvignon blanc grape had only a weak taste when one bit into it, [...]
Deep-fried bacon
In our on-going effort to show how versatile bacon can be, here’s a picture of it deep-fried:
EU to allow ‘wonky’ fruit and veg on supermarket shelves
Source: TheAge.com.au
EU nations on Wednesday gave the green light Monday for bent cucumbers and other “wonky” fruit and vegetables to be sold in supermarkets and elsewhere, as part of a drive to cut red tape.
“This is a happy day indeed for the curvy cucumber and the knobbly carrot, and other amusingly shaped fruits and vegetables,” [...]
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