Pair Up Your Next Barbequed Meal with a Variety of Wines
The barbeque season is in full swing, and choosing the proper wine to serve with grilled foods is a key element in maximizing the enjoyment of your meal. Selecting a wine requires you to consider two simple, but important things: what type of food is being prepared and what’s the dominant flavor? Lighter foods such […]
Wine Class at BTC
2:00 to 4:30 pm – Pairing Food With Wine. Explore the basic elements of taste for food and wine and take the guesswork out of your wine purchases when planning for meals, dinners out, or social occasions. Click on the Wine Classes Page for more information.
A $40 Syrah That’s Worth Every Penny
When I pay $40 for a bottle of wine I want to be absolutely certain that I’m going to get my money’s worth. Why? Because it’s just as easy to take that same $40 and buy four decent $10 a bottle wines that will provide me with a good measure of enjoyment over a longer […]
Newcomer Winery Dakota Creek in Blaine is Off to a Great Start
I think it’s always a good idea to consider quality allowances for startup wineries. I usually give them at least two to three years to make adjustments before I raise my expectation level in terms of the style and taste of the wines they’re producing. This certainly isn’t the case with Blaine’s Dakota Creek Winery, […]
Workshop: Sensory Evaluation
8:30 am to 4:15 pm – Washington State University Learning Center at Skagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon. Featuring Dr. Ann Noble, Professor Emeritus of Enology at the University of California Davis. This class is designed for wine judges, media, sommeliers and winemakers who really want to take the wine tasting experience to the next level. […]