Category Archives: Food & Wine
In a World Where Tasting Room Experiences are Paramount, Everen Wines Tops the List
In an industry where well-made wines are mandatory for bringing in and keeping customers, wine consumers are increasingly asking for great experiences at the tasting room as well. That’s clearly the business model at one of Walla Walla’s newest wineries, Everen Wines, which absolutely hits it out of the park. Founder/Owners Matt Aksel and Hope […]
Cooking With Pacific Northwest Wine
Exciting news for 2024: The Pacific Northwest Wine Competition has launched a series of instructional videos on cooking with wine. All wineries that received Gold or Double Gold medals in the 2023 competition are eligible to submit their wines, and the Whatcom Beer & Wine Foundation – producers of the competition – will film the […]
This Decadent Flourless Chocolate Cake Pairs Perfectly with Port and Port-Style Wines
From a 1995 recipe by Zacchoreli Frescobaldi-Grimaldi. Served with a Thurston Wolfe Touriga Nacional Port at Dan’s “Big, Bold Red Wines” wine class at Bellingham Technical College. Anyone who loves chocolate will love flourless chocolate cake. I’m sure that this type of formula has been around for ages, but the flourless chocolate cake enjoyed maximum […]
LaConner’s Hellams Vineyard Announces Summer, 2018 Winemaker Dinner Cruises
Jeff Hellam of Hellam’s Vineyard Wine Shop and Wine Bar in LaConner has announced this 2018 Summer Winemaker Dinner Cruise schedule: JULY The July “Taste of Walla Walla” dinner cruise will feature three “young gun” superstar winemakers including Cameron Kontos of Kontos Cellars, Justin Basel of Solemn Cellars (formerly of Basel Cellars fame) and Greg […]
Tulalip Resort Casino: Great Food & Wine Combine for a Unforgettable Progressive Dining Experience
Zacchoreli Frescobaldi-Grimaldi contributed to this article. Tulalip Resort Casino is an exceptional getaway, located just north of Seattle and an hour south of Bellingham. While the Resort offers to entertain you, you might also consider entertaining yourself – and your friends – by wining and dining with a “progressive style” approach during your visit and […]