Celebrate World Malbec Day With These Recommendations from Argentina
April 17 is World Malbec Day, a celebration of the red wine grape that originated in France and is now grown in vineyards around the world. The day was chosen to coincide with a reported declaration by the president of Argentina to acquire French vines, including malbec, and plant them in Argentinian soils in 1853. […]
Red Wines Dominate 2015 Taste Washington Event in Seattle
Two weeks ago, I told you about Taste Washington, the largest single-region food and wine event in the United States. I attended the Grand Tasting in Seattle on March 28; a showcase that featured an amazing 234 Washington wineries or about one-fourth of the state’s total. Informative? Yes. Fun? Absolutely. Excessive? Well…I suppose that depends […]
Simply Prepared Salmon Pairs Nicely With Wines High in Acidity
Fresh Pacific Northwest salmon is one of those foods I can’t get enough of. I was fortunate to grow up on northern Whidbey Island, where my dad was an avid recreational salmon fisherman who frequented its surrounding waters with great success. I can recall many a Sunday, when an early afternoon dinner was centered around […]
Taste Washington: The State’s Biggest and Best
Get ready for the biggest – and arguably the best – food and wine tasting event in the state of Washington. Taste Washington returns to Seattle March 26 to 29 with a number of wine-related events and seminars capped by the two-day Grand Tasting extravaganza at CenturyLink Field Events Center. Not only is this a […]
Wine Press Northwest Names Wineries of the Year
Here are Wine Press Northwest Magazine’s 2015 Wineries of the Year: Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year – Maryhill Winery Washington Winery of the Year – Brian Carter Cellars Washington Winery to Watch – Palencia Wine Co. Idaho Winery of the Year – Clearwater Canyon Cellars Oregon Winery of the Year – Brandborg Vineyard and […]