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WA-Wine-Month

March is here and so is the most magical time of the year…Washington Wine Month! A couple of weeks ago we posted on the TableTalk blog about wine appreciation months and what that means for the consumer (mostly awesome deals at restaurants, grocery stores with dedicated wine areas, retail stores and wineries). Now that Washington [...]

Please Release Me!

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With harvest coming to an end soon, wineries are making room for their 2011 wines and getting ready to release their latest vintages (we see a lot of great 2009 reds coming down the pike). Wineries all over the state will be holding release events this month (Walla Walla wineries come together for an entire [...]

Washington Wines Make the Grade

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Washington wines and wineries are bringing home the awards, claiming spots on Top 100 lists (Wine & Spirits and Wine Enthusiast) and regional awards (Sunset Magazine). We are still waiting patiently for the Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of the Year list to be released (and crossing our fingers that another Washington wine lands at [...]

Washington Wines Still “Winning” in New York

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I had the opportunity this past weekend to present Washington wines at the first annual Lamb Jam Masters event in New York City.  It was super fun for me to be behind the table pouring and chatting it up with attendees. I was also there to support the Best in Show winner from last year’s [...]

For the Love of Lamb

Lamb Jam Seattle 2011 takes place Sunday, October 23

Calling all fans of lamb! Lamb Jam Seattle is baaaack and better than ever. The third annual event features 20 Seattle area chefs preparing different cuts of lamb and vying for the top trophy in each cut (loin, shank, leg and shoulder) and the overall Best in Show. The chef that wins Best in Show [...]

Blend Award Winners

Blend 2011 - Photo by: Catherine Anstett, Seattle Weekly

This past weekend was BLEND, Seattle’s premier wine events that solely focuses on wine blends. More than 40 wineries from Washington state, plus a handful of international wines (presented by Wine World), gathered at Bell Harbor International Conference Center on the waterfront to feature their top blends. A panel of nine media judges including, Nancy [...]

Quantity Can Equal Quality – Taste Walla Walla

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The fact that 50-plus wineries from Walla Walla Valley will all be pouring their wines in one room at Taste Walla Walla March 13th in Seattle is really quite amazing.  As I look back to my start in the wine industry in 1995 there were only 11 bonded wineries in the Walla Walla region.  Today Walla Walla [...]

Experience Washington Wine Feb. 27!

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One of the great events of the year is the Seattle Food and Wine Experience, with more than 1,000 wines from around the world. But of course, those of us in Washington are particularly proud of the 37 wines from our local Washington State wineries! This stellar array of Washington wineries are featured along with 23 of [...]

Looking Ahead to Wine in 2011 (guest post)

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Guest post by Yashar Shayan My last post wrapped up 2010 with mentions of my favorite wines, events and other wine related things of this almost depleted year.  Now I think it’s time to look to the future with a list of trends and other things I believe we can look forward to in 2011.  [...]

Ladies of the Label Part 2 – guest post

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Guest Post by Yashar Shayan After my previous post of “The Ladies of the Label”, I think it’s appropriate to follow up with a few ladies who work behind the label; women winemakers that is.  I’ve selected three of my favorites whom I think are making some of the best wine in the state, and [...]