11 Apr West Side Wine & Art Escapades!
Today we took off on a 2-day overnight trip to the West Side of Washington to see some glass art and to partake of some delicious wine and food! I will say, we certainly accomplished our mission!...
11 Apr Italian Wine & Food Pairing Heaven!
Tonight’s art and wine escapades culminated with an amazing food & wine pairing experience at a small, inconspicuous Italian restaurant in Redmond called Blu Sardinia. Thanks to Mr. Joe Miglino (winemaker of Martedi Winery) who recommended we have dinner at this fine establishment! ...
11 Apr Woodinville Wine Tastings…
After a fantastic breakfast at the Village Café in downtown Redmond, we adventured through an outdoor mall until the crack of 11 am….when the tasting rooms were starting to open in Woodinville....
09 Apr Impromptu Wednesday Wine Tastings…
This Wednesday (April 3rd) was right in the middle of the Spring Break week for my family, but it had been quite some time since my Compadre and I had done some wine tasting or smoked a cigar. So around 1 pm,...
04 Apr Sunday in Walla Walla – Wine & Food Paradise
Sunday (the final day of March) started like any other day. But this particular Sunday morning was beautiful. Clear blue skies, not windy, low- to mid-60’s projected for the afternoon, and my wife was bored....
04 Apr Sunday Destination #1 – Golden Ridge Cellars
Knowing full well that it was “Taste Washington” weekend, we figured that we’d likely not have any issues with crowds at the various tasting rooms on this gorgeous Sunday, and indeed, that was the case all day long....
04 Apr Sunday Destination #2 – SMAK Wines
Our 2nd wine destination was located about 100 feet to the Northeast of Golden Ridge Cellars, and was yet another new winery! Called SMAK Wines, this beautifully decorated and “themed” tasting room ...
04 Apr Sunday Destination #3 – Tamarack Cellars
Our 3rd and final airport district wine stop took us to Tamarack Cellars. This place is one of my go-to tasting rooms in this area of Walla Walla. ...
04 Apr Sunday Destination #4 – Tranche Winery
As we left the airport district, we started to head towards the downtown area on US highway 12, but I recalled that Tranche winery was located on the Eastern side of Walla Walla, ...
04 Apr Final Sunday Tasting – Tero Estates Winery
Our final stop (wine destination #5) took us into the downtown Walla Walla wine district. Just as we were starting to work up an appetite for some grub,...