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NW regional wine bargains worth buying - The Seattle Times
NW regional wine bargains worth buying
The Seattle Times
Not all the small brands are made in sufficient quantities to be found on supermarket aisles, but a call to the winery tasting room will almost always give you a lead on where to buy them. It's no surprise that the list of cheap and really good wines ...
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BUSINESS: Cave B resort, winery scheduled for auction - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
BUSINESS: Cave B resort, winery scheduled for auction
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
By Wine Press Northwest staff QUINCY — There will be a change at Cave B Estate Winery as its owners have scheduled an auction for their historic winery, vineyards, resort, restaurant and adjacent property near George. The auction is scheduled for ...
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Hamilton Cellars finds a delicious niche | NW Wines - North Kitsap Herald
Hamilton Cellars finds a delicious niche | NW Wines
North Kitsap Herald
By Andy Perdue and Eric Degerman After a couple of false starts, Hamilton Cellars in Richland got rolling a year ago — and is already releasing startlingly superb wines. Russ and Stacie Hamilton began thinking about opening their namesake winery a ...
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1987 was a good year for 15th Ave E wine shops -- EVS celebrates silver ... - CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
1987 was a good year for 15th Ave E wine shops -- EVS celebrates silver ...
CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
By suzi This Valentine's Day, the wine-soaked kisses on 15th Ave E will be even sweeter. European Vine Selections will celebrate its 25th anniversary as a one-of-a-kind wine shop on Capitol Hill. "The commonality is we're all wine lovers," said Paul ...
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Antiques, wine, ballet, comedy and more going on this weekend and beyond - TheNewsTribune.com (blog)
TheNewsTribune.com (blog)
Antiques, wine, ballet, comedy and more going on this weekend and beyond
TheNewsTribune.com (blog)
It will feature hundreds of booths with estate jewelry, vintage toys, furniture, china, glass and more. Hours are 9 am-6 pm Saturday and 10 am-5 pm Sunday. Admission is $6. Call 503-282-0877 or go to palmerwirfs.com. The Enumclaw Wine & Chocolate ...
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Washington wine a treasure of complex compounds - WSU News
WSU News
Washington wine a treasure of complex compounds
WSU News
Wine research at Washington State University attempts to turn purple juice into proverbial gold. One aspect of this work involves a vast array of compounds, called phenolics, that are responsible for the flavor, aroma, color and mouth feel of wine.
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Carpenter Creek Winery's 7th Annual Red Wine and Chocolate Festival - HeraldNet
Carpenter Creek Winery's 7th Annual Red Wine and Chocolate Festival
HeraldNet
Red wine, including select reserve wines, and fine chocolates will take center stage when Carpenter Creek Winery hosts its 7th Annual Red Wine & Chocolate Festival Friday February 3, through Sunday February 5, 2012. Dusty Cellars on Camano Island and ...
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Snakes in a wine chiller: a wildlife rescue effort - TheNewsTribune.com
Snakes in a wine chiller: a wildlife rescue effort
TheNewsTribune.com
But thanks to two biologists and a schoolteacher with a warm spot for reptiles, nearly 200 garter, brown and western fox snakes have a new temporary home - a 6-foot-tall wine chiller in Lake Forest. The snakes now occupy the dark cool spaces usually ...
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Few Spirits Announces Support for HR 777, the Small Distillery Excise Tax Act ... - PR Web (press release)
Few Spirits Announces Support for HR 777, the Small Distillery Excise Tax Act ...
PR Web (press release)
The Few Spirits announces support for HR 777, the Small Distillery Excise Tax Act of 2011 to support American economy and jobs. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Hinchey of New York, would provide a lower excise tax rate for certain small distilleries to ...
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Visual Arts Tour - The Spokesman Review
Visual Arts Tour
The Spokesman Review
Arbor Crest Wine Cellars - Acrylic paintings by Debbie McCulley; music by Maxie Ray Mills. River Park Square, third level, 808 W. Main Ave. (509) 747-3903. Area 58 - Works by Ildiko Kalapacs, Jo Fyfe, Elizabeth Collier, Daris Judd, Clancie Pleasants, ...
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NORTHWEST WINE: Hamilton Cellars finds delicious niche with Malbec - TheNewsTribune.com
NORTHWEST WINE: Hamilton Cellars finds delicious niche with Malbec
TheNewsTribune.com
Russ and Stacie Hamilton began thinking about opening their namesake winery a half-decade ago and worked on creating a wine village in the heart of Washington wine country. They purchased land for their idea, and that's where the problems began.
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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? SHOULD WE TELL? - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? SHOULD WE TELL?
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
If they feel a wine is not worthy of a good grade, they do not publish their findings. Is this really what the public wants? Should a wine critic or writer care more about their readers, or the feelings of the wine maker or winery owner.
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Compleat Gardener: Pruning and chocolate and wine, oh my - Longview Daily News
Compleat Gardener: Pruning and chocolate and wine, oh my
Longview Daily News
Even my home town of Enumclaw has its own festival as we celebrate the vine and all that is sweet at the Enumclaw Wine and Chocolate Festival, today and Saturday. So the question that needs to be answered: Can you grow your own wine and chocolate in ...
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Drinks giant eyes up Cluny opencast site - Fife Today
Fife Today
Drinks giant eyes up Cluny opencast site
Fife Today
Their distillery in Kilmarnock is expected to close TOWNSFOLK are being invited to a public exhibition to hear more about plans by a Fife drinks company to develop storage facilities at the former open-cast coal site in Cluny.
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Looks like liquor prices to go up, over fees from Initiative 1183 - The Seattle Times
Looks like liquor prices to go up, over fees from Initiative 1183
The Seattle Times
By Melissa Allison Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy. Benjamin Franklin (February 2, 2012, by greaterzinn) MORE Costco offered a proposal in the last election that would have reduced prices, but.
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Of Earth and Beyond: Bonny Doon Winery - CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
Of Earth and Beyond: Bonny Doon Winery
CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
On the heels of two book signing and wine tasting events in Capitol Hill itself (one at Volunteer Park Café and one at Oddfellows), we also wanted to show Bonny Doon's distinct and brave efforts in wine. Randall does things his way, and in the face of ...
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Barolo and Barbaresco, Royalty of Italian Wines from Piedmont - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)
Barolo and Barbaresco, Royalty of Italian Wines from Piedmont
PR Web (press release)
The “excellence of Italian wine” is connected with two regions: Tuscany and Piedmont. 17 Piedmont producers have been selected by Wine Spectator to participate in OperaWine “Finest Italian Wines, 100 Great Producers”. “Currently, Barolo and Barbaresco ...
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Weekend Preview: Wine walk, Black History Month, antiques - The Seattle Times
Weekend Preview: Wine walk, Black History Month, antiques
The Seattle Times
On the list: Issaquah First Friday Wine Walk; Black History Month, Museum of Flight; Antique & Collectible Show in Puyallup. Films opening Friday include Daniel Radcliffe's "The Woman in Black"; the Oscar-nominated Iranian drama "A Separation"; ...
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Chip Kelly's comments on his new Oregon Ducks - Portland Tribune
Chip Kelly's comments on his new Oregon Ducks
Portland Tribune
The Daniels family (of signee Reggie Daniels) has a distillery in Tennessee.” “I just started looking at that,” he said, laughing. “We could play this game for a while." “Is just an unbelievable athlete. Played quarterback, had been a receiver.
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Nova Scotia Cuisine at Its Finest in February With Food & Wine Halifax Events - PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release)
Nova Scotia Cuisine at Its Finest in February With Food & Wine Halifax Events
PR Web (press release)
23, the Savour Food & Wine Show gives attendees the opportunity to feast on luscious food samples and enjoy incredible wine tastings from culinary professionals stationed at close to 50 different booths. Halifax celebrates Nova Scotia cuisine as it ...
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Cellar Picks
| Seven Hills Syrah Walla Walla 2008 |
| The Magnificent Wine Company, The Originals Syrah, 2007 (Walla Walla WA.) $22 |
| Apex, Merlot, 2006 (Sunnyside, WA.) $35 |
| Castello di Gabbiano, Chianti Classico Reserva DOCG, 2006 (Tuscany, Italy) $22 |
| Penfolds, Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2007 (Australia) $33 |
| King Estate, Domaine Pinot Gris, 2008 (Eugene, Oregon) $25 |
| Dry Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 (Healdsburg, CA.) $25. |
| Graham’s 20 Year Tawny Port, NV (Portugal) $29 |
| King Estate Pinot Noir 2008 (Eugene, Oregon) |
| Pommery, Springtime NV Brut Rose’ Champagne, NV (France) $65 |
| Don Miguel Gascon Reserva Malbec |
| Château Trimoulet St. Emilion Grand Cru 2005 (France) $35 |
| Waterbrook Merlot Reserve 2006 (Washington) $23 |
| Rosa Regale Red 2008 (Italy) $24 |
Value Picks
| Maryhill Winemaker's Red |
| StoneCap Syrah 2009 |
| Murphy Goode Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 |
| Robert Mondavi Private Selection, Sauvignon Blanc, 2009 (CA.) $11 |
| Cupcake Vineyards, Pinot Noir, 2008 (Central Coast, CA.) $14 |
| Ravenswood, Vintners Blend Zinfandel, 2008 (CA.) $10 |
| Waterbrook, Sangiovese Rose’, 2009 (Walla Walla WA.) $15 |
| Rodney Strong Vineyards, Estate Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley, 2008 (Healdsburg, CA.) $20 |
| Concha Y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Carmenere 2007 |
| Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc 2008 (Marlborough, Australia) $15 |
| Hogue Cellars Genesis Chardonnay 2008 (Prosser, WA.) $15 |
| The Magnificent Wine Company Steak House Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 (Walla Walla) $13 |
| Maryhill Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 |
| Dry Creek Merlot 2006, Dry Creek Valley (Healdsburg, CA.) |
| Waterbrook Melange Blanc 2008 |
| Kermit Lynch Cotes du Rhone |
| Paul Jaboulet Cotes du Rhone 2007 "Parallel 45" |
| Jean-Luc Colombo Cotes du Rhone "Les Abeilles" |
| Gordon Brothers Chardonnay 2008 (Washington) |
| Melini Chianti “Borghi d’Elsa” 2007 (Italy) |