Very excited for tomorrow's second-annual Champagne Day, Friday 28 October! What a great way to celebrate Friday! Champagne Day started last year, by the Champagne Bureau, as a grassroots online effort to celebrate the sparkling wine that comes exclusively from the Champagne region of France. Tomorrow not only can you participate in the digital world, [...]
In Seattle this week I've discovered two nice wines you might want to check out! Pasek Cellars 2007 Syrah Pasek Cellars was started by Gene and Kathy Pasek in 1995. Located in Mount Vernon, Washington, their specialty is fruit wine but they ventured into Syrah. Grape Variety: 100% Syrah Aroma: Warm spice and berries. Taste: Extremely [...]
Came home to a surprise of this sitting on my desk! My husband ordered one for me. :) Experience wine at the perfect temperature every time. It's a cork and chiller all in one for white and red wines. The User Guide says, "Too cold and it could mask the vintner's uniquely crafted complexities. Too [...]
Enjoyed a fun bottle of Portuguese wine tonight, Casal Garcia White, picked up recently from Seattle Wine Outlet. It's fruity aromas and light body with citrus taste were the perfect pairing for our Coconut Chicken Noodle dish. Produced by Aveleda from the Vinho Verde appellation, it's made of Trajadura, Loureiro, Arinto and Azal grape varieties. Casal [...]
It's the fourth annual Regional Wine Week...a week focused on celebrating wine from The Other 47 states in the U.S. (not the big industries of California, Washington and Oregon) put on by Drink Local Wine. To celebrate, they are holding a 47-word essay contest...47 words about your favorite local wine, producer or region. Here's my [...]