Smaller Wineries Such as Chinook Wines Pay Attention to the Small Details
The old adage, “the bigger the better” certainly doesn’t apply to Washington wineries. Not to slam the big guys, but a smaller winery, such as Chinook Wines in Prosser, often provides you with such meticulous attention to the little details of winemaking that they literally jump right out of the glass and make you take […]
Dona Paula Winery a Fine Example of Good Wines From Argentina
The Mendoza region of west central Argentina is considered by many to be the country’s premiere wine grape growing area and is home to over 1,000 wineries. Lately I’ve enjoyed a number of wines from Doña Paula Vineyards, an Argentinean winery that typifies what you can expect from the region – reasonably priced, well-balanced wines […]
Chuckanut Ridge Wine Co. Pulls Out a Few Wines From the Vault
I recently got word from John Powers of Chuckanut Ridge Wine Company that he stumbled upon a few of his earlier releases and was featuring them at his Bellingham tasting room. Visions of Geraldo Rivera opening Al Capone’s vault and finding nothing initially flashed through my head, but this is clearly not the case. Power’s […]
Argentina’s Mendoza Region Ideal For Growing Grapes
Think back about 15 to 20 years ago to the wine section of your local grocer (or wine shop, if it even existed). Sure, there were domestic wines from Washington and California and most likely a pretty decent selection of wines from Europe. Outside of that, there was probably little or nothing. But times have […]
Wine Class at BTC
2:00 to 5:00 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.