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Frenchtown Fun – a Blend of Bordeaux and Rhône Grapes Paired with Tacos with a Rhône Inspired Salsa

Frenchtown Fun – a Blend of Bordeaux and Rhône Grapes Paired with Tacos with a Rhône Inspired Salsa

Sep 22, 2021

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...

Going to school with a sister city-inspired pairing – L’Ecole No. 41 Luminesce and Temaki

Going to school with a sister city-inspired pairing – L’Ecole No. 41 Luminesce and Temaki

Jul 21, 2021

Luminesce is L’Ecole No. 41’s Bordeaux inspired white wine blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc.  So I went in search of pairings.  One thing that came up was salmon. Inspired by White Bordeaux, I dug a bit further and found...

Rosé season is here, but don’t take that rosé for granted!

Rosé season is here, but don’t take that rosé for granted!

Jun 25, 2021

It’s International Rosé Day and if you have not already popped your first bottle of rosé, do yourself a favor and find a bottle now!  Sipping rosé is self-love, sharing it with friends?  Well, then you are just too generous!...

Exploring Wines of the Yakima Valley AVA with #WinePW

Mar 3, 2021

It’s been several years since my first trip to the Yakima Valley.  I remember being so surprised at the landscape, it didn’t look so different from home, in the desert of Nevada.  Of course in the Yakima Valley, there is...

Steak with Gorgonzola and a L’Ecole No. 41 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Steak with Gorgonzola and a L’Ecole No. 41 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Feb 7, 2021

Sometimes, a delicious Steak is just what you need to spoil yourself or that special someone.  This dish is perfect for Valentine’s Day with the steak resting in a pool of luscious gorgonzola sauce.  Plate it with a salad and...

Syncline Winery Stunning Wines in the Tortured Topography of the Columbia Gorge AVA

Syncline Winery Stunning Wines in the Tortured Topography of the Columbia Gorge AVA

Feb 3, 2021

A Visit to Syncline Each year, with the exception of 2020, we typically take a 1 to 2 week trip to wine countries.  Yes, plural.  These are road trips and often involve multiple states.  In the summer of 2019, this...

Seth Kitzke on Kitzke Cellars, Upsidedown Wine and so much more.

Seth Kitzke on Kitzke Cellars, Upsidedown Wine and so much more.

Apr 2, 2020

After checking out the Syrah out back, Seth walked us to the vines out front.  Here you walk between 2 vineyards, Kitzke‘s Candy Ridge vineyard and their neighbor Jim’s vineyard.  (You can read our previous piece in the back block...

Armstrong Family Winery – The Journey to Washington

Armstrong Family Winery – The Journey to Washington

Mar 18, 2020

We were driving through rolling hills of fields of wheat for as far as the eye could see. This is the Armstrong Family Winery’s Valley Grove Vineyard. It is their home and an oasis in the wheat fields.. You’ve seen...

Hedges Family Estate – Red Mountain Washington – the history

Hedges Family Estate – Red Mountain Washington – the history

Jan 22, 2020

Hedges Family Estate I had heard of Red Mountain. It is on the East end of the Yakima Valley AVA in Washington and was all the buzz. I had even heard it called “Washington’s Napa”. I was skeptical, not of...

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