#MerlotMe It’s that time of year again! #MerlotMe! The time of year when we say, “Screw You, Miles! We love Merlot!” Each year in October (which is, BTW, International Merlot Month), Merlot enthusiasts unite and toast this wine that, due...
Walla Walla is located at the base of the Blue Mountains in the Southeast Corner of Washington. This has become a leading wine region, especially for Bordeaux varieties. Settlers first began growing grapes in this region in the 1850s, but...
Wine Gifting at the Holidays When you need to give a gift during the holidays, most especially when heading out to a gathering or party, wine is a great go-to. Sometimes you pick the bottle because you heard it was...
You have to go out of your way to get to Walla Walla, it’s not on a convenient path. You can fly into the Tri-Cities Airport that sits between Yakima and Walla Walla and make the little under 1 hr...
We continue our journey this year with L’Ecole No. 41 with their Frenchtown Red Wine. This is the wine that you are most likely to find if you are out looking for a L’Ecole No. 41 wine (which I suggest...
Paying it forward I was recently taking a wine class online, there was a question in which we were asked to discuss the Napa Valley region. One of the students veered off the path. He was enamored with the Rocks...
Today we venture out of the Yakima Valley, sort of….This wine is from Armstrong Family Winery, who are located in Walla Walla. We spent an afternoon with Tim & Jennifer Armstrong at the vineyard this summer (you can read about...
feature photo: Drew Bledsoe’s Doubleback winery summer solstice party at McQueen Vineyard overlooking Walla Walla, Washington Courtesy of Washingtonwine.org #wbc18 Michael and I will be heading north again in October. This time visiting Washington for WBC18. The Wine Bloggers Conference...
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