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Blogs
May 25, 2012
5 Wines To Drink At Your Holiday Cookout
Hey fellow lushes! You ready to fire up the grill this weekend and char some flesh? My kettle cooker is on its last legs, sadly. But, then again, I did find it a couple of years ago, abandoned with a "free" sign on the street corner, so the price was right. Think it'll make through this three-day sm ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2012
Top 10 Wines For Slurping With Oysters
Hey fellow lushes! Excuse me for a sec while I wipe the oyster juice off my chin. The Wino had the pleasure earlier this week of slurping a few Shoguku at Taylor Shellfish and washing those tumbled gems from the sea down with winners from this year's 18th annual Oyster Wine Competition. It was pure ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2012
Sous Chef Scott Robinson Shares Restaurant Marché's Wednesday Special: Poulet au Reisling
Yesterday, Scott Robinson, sous chef of Bainbridge Island's Restaurant Marché, defined the classic French influences on their menu, and the ways they've refined it. Today, he shares a recipe, a simpler twist on a French classic to bring the market (or rather, restaurant) back to your home. Rest ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2012
Coppola's Whites Are Just The Thing For Spring
Hey fellow lushes! The Wino's got an offer you can't refuse. Sorry, couldn't resist trotting out that line from "The Godfather", or as my husband likes to refer to it -- the greatest movie ever made. Francis Ford Coppola doesn't make films anymore, but he does crank out some mighty fine fermented ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2012
Henry's Taiwan's Henry Ku Pulls a Spicy Salad out of His Chefs Hat
Yesterday, Henry's Taiwan's Henry Ku advocated creating and pairing food based on where the mood takes you. Today, he shares his own recipe of a wine dinner salad, great for when you're in the mood for a bottle of Reisling. When Ku plans a wine dinner, you won't see him slaving over a stove the ni ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2012
Sozo Wines: Let's Chug-A-Lug For Charity
Hey fellow lushes! I am so high on these new wines I tried this week, a perfect combo of beautifully blended fermented grape juice and a healthy helping of humanity. Talk about your feel good buzz. Sozo Wines was launched by buds Martin Barrett and Monte Regier a few years ago, with this mission: M ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2012
Why Gilles Nicault of Long Shadows Vintners Has the Best Job in Washington Wine
As the resident winemaker at Long Shadows Vintners, Gilles Nicault nimbly curates a unique collection of Washington wines: the concept being to bring the best winemakers in the world to Washington to make the best wine with Washington grapes. This assignment may be a lofty one but Nicault wears it w ... More >>
Blogs
March 21, 2012
Still Life with Wine: Eric Dunham of Dunham Cellars
Eric Dunham's kindness and unassuming manner are almost as legendary as his award-winning wines. If you were sitting next to this guy at a bar, you'd have no idea he was one of Washington's most accomplished winemakers - not to mention a talented artist and cook to boot. One might consider him kind ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2012
Cookies And Wine? Oh, Hell Yeah!
Hey fellow lushes! If there's anything The Wino loves as much as drinking red, white and pinks, it's cookies. You can take those frosting-laden cupcakes and stuff 'em in a sack. I'm so over pie mania (though, I'd never turn down a piece of lemon meringue). And I haven't had a Twinkie in decades eve ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2012
Hogue Cellars Pinot Grigio Shines In Blind Tasting
Hey fellow lushes! How about this for a Monday that didn't suck? The Wino got to judge nearly 100 whites for the Ray's Boathouse 25th retrospective of Northwest wines. Now, that might sound like the greatest excuse in the world to get hammered in the middle of the day, but judging wines is serious ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2011
Tangletown's Publican Opens Today
Opening today in Bandolero's old location at 2253 N 56th Street is The Publican, a new restaurant and bar by those who brought us the Brouwer's Cafe in Fremont. The Seattle PI's Washington Beer Blog reports 21 taps for craft beers, over 30 kinds of tequila, a full bar, and a substantial collection o ... More >>
Blogs
December 27, 2011
Bartell's Issues Private Label Wine
Bartell's shoppers who stock their medicine cabinets with private-label drugs and vitamins from the pharmacy chain can now extend their brand loyalty to their wine racks. Rockhound wines, the first wines produced exclusively for Bartell's, went on sale earlier this month. The line of $6.99 wines in ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2011
The Wino Picks A Few Bottles Worth Gifting
Ilustration by Andrew Saeger, tHE ARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! Are you in full-on holiday mode? Your credit card melting from overuse? Me too! Still, what better time of the year to bust the budget, especially when it comes to spreading the saucy gift of fermented fruit? If you're lucky, the r ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2011
The Food Lover's Guide to Wine Aims to Make You a Better Drinker
Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page know food and they know wine. The authors have penned award-winning titles such as The Flavor Bible and What to Drink with What You Eat. Much like those books, the Food Lover's Guide to Wine is a reference for food lovers and wine lovers alike who appreciate wine a ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2011
BC Orchard Promotes Wine With Apples
Most wine sellers know the maxim "buy on an apple, sell on cheese." As Hugh Johnson explains in his memoir, A Life Uncorked, "An apple is a cold appraiser of a wine's constitution. No wine tastes best with an apple, and bad wines taste miserable." But British Columbia's largest private fruit packer ... More >>
Blogs
November 18, 2011
Thanksgiving Wine Picks That Won't Make You Look Like A Turkey
Ilustration by Andrew Saeger, tHE ARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! Are you feeling a little bit sick because you've been given the task of bringing wine to the bosses' or your in-laws' house for Turkey Day? Don't sweat it! The Wino's got you covered like mini marshmallows on a sweet potato casserol ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2011
L'Ecole's Semillon Is Like An Elegant Old Friend
Ilustration by Andrew Saeger, tHE ARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! Do you ever crave the comfort of the familiar? That's almost a rhetorical question, especially when you're talking mac-and-cheese. The Wino certainly digs dabbling in new and exciting releases. Who wouldn't want a glass of Zinfande ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
"It's Not About the Wine, It's About the Oyster"
Photo Courtesy Mike Urban, Elliott's Oyster HouseWe generally stick to the booze talk here on In the Cups, but occasionally this boozehound needs to eat too. I love the seasonality of booze--beer specifically--but love the seasonality of food even more. Pacific Coast oysters can be enjoyed ye ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2011
The Wino Hearts Gordon Brothers Chardonnay
Ilustration by Andrew Saeger, tHEARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! Can you hear that thump-thump-thumping? Probably not because it's the drumbeat throbbing in my temples. Damn you, cheap Argentinean Malbec! I should have stuck with my gut instinct to pull the cork on that Gordon Brothers chardonnay ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2011
The Wino Drinks a Toast to 'Occupy Wall Street'-ers
Hey, fellow lushes! I don't know about you, but I've been laser-focused on the beautiful acts of civil disobedience in New York and across the country for the past couple of weeks, glued to #OccupyWallStreet Twitter updates. Power to the people! (And to free wifi!!) While I'm not exactly ready to p ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2011
The Wino Picks 3 Red Hot Whites To Celebrate Summer's End
Illustration by Andrew Saegar, tHEARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! Have you noticed it's getting dark at like 6? Fine by me, just means Wine O'Clock starts earlier. I'm marking the end of summer by going into the light and binging on whites. During our recent heat wave, The Wino was chugging whit ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2011
Do You Speak Wine Geek? Try This Pronunciation Guide
Illustration by Andrew Saegar, tHEARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! The other day, The Wino was out getting her drink on and got bitch-slapped by some sassy barmaid. Well, maybe I'm exaggerating just a smidge, but here's how it went down: "I'll have a glass of something pink," I said. "Do you me ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2011
The Wino Squeezes The Last Sweet Drops Outta Summer
Illustration by Andrew Saegar, tHEARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! If you could look into my bloodshot eyes, you'd notice a batch of tears welling up. I'm in mourning about the waning days of summer! Damn, why does this hotly anticipated season always go by so quickly? Before falling into full-on ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2011
The Wino Gets Naked to Impress an Out-of-Towner
Illustration by Andrew Saegar, tHEARTdept.Hey, fellow lushes! Wanna get Naked? Simmer down, I'm not talking about the clothing-optional, patchouli-soaked hippie commune your granola-eating parents forced you to live on when you were a small fry. No, I'm talking about a line of Washington win ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2011
Terry Theise Opens Wild Ginger's Summer of Riesling Schedule
New York restaurateur Paul Grieco has again declared a "Summer of Riesling," defying the trendsters who've made rosé this season's "it" drink. "That rosé is trendy is positive in so many ways," says Terry Theise, perhaps the best-known importer of German and Austrian Rieslings. Theise's de ... More >>
Blogs
July 21, 2011
The Wino Goes Hunting For A Cheap Drunk
Hey fellow lushes! The Wino would like to a raise a brown paper bag and drink a toast to the recession. Yeah, OK, maybe it sucks that you lost your job -- believe me, The Wino feels your bank-account-draining pain. But let's look on the bright side of the dark side: There's never been a bet ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2011
National Fried Chicken Day? We'll Drink to That.
Today is National Fried Chicken Day, a celebration that should be sufficiently gluttonous without any added accoutrements. But since you'll need a beverage to wash down your bird, a few suggestions for what to drink with locally available fried chickens. (Note: The very notion of fancying up ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2011
Vegans Want a Cheese Alternative to Enjoy With Their Wine
"I wanted to start this group because all of the wine lovers' groups I found in the Seattle area were analogous to meat-and-cheese lovers' groups," a frustrated Seattle vegan complains on the Vegan Winos' home page. While it's unclear whether the Vegan Winos ever got off the ground--the orga ... More >>
Food
June 15, 2011
First Call: The Excellent Valadez
Italianissimo's bartender brings the Left Bank to Woodinville.
Blogs
March 15, 2011
Tasting Notes Generator, Just For Your Drunken Amusement
My little brother is, among other things, a sommelier. For all the years I spent in the back of the house getting grubby with the cooks, he spent a nearly equal amount in the front, dressed in a white shirt, black pants and a tie, spouting off inane bullshit to customers who couldn't have tol ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2011
Chef Chris Opsata's Rocking the New URBAN Enoteca
Photo by Leslie KellyChef Chris in the Blanc de blanc room at URBAN enoteca.URBAN enoteca is the coolest place you've never been to. That's because it just opened in December. And it's way off the radar. Deep in the industrial guts of the southern reach of Sodo, this gorgeously rehabbed wareh ... More >>
Food
November 3, 2010
Organic Cheetos, Wine Jelly, Sous Vide Salmon, and Other Geek Recipes
The Seattle Food Geek shows you how to become a confident, cut-rate kitchen chemist.
Food
August 5, 2009
Search & Distill: Giving Vermouth a Chance
It belongs in your martini.
Food
February 25, 2009
Search & Distill: Trial by White Wine
Try holding auditions for your house wine.
Food
December 10, 2008
Finally, a Guide to the Wine Guide
Lisa Nakamura makes a poetic science out of wine pairings at Bin Vivant.
Food
November 28, 2007
Washington's Great Blonde Hope?
Dessert wines.
Food
August 29, 2007
Local Wines Don't Have to Clobber Your Food
Here are a few wines that will listen and respond to, not overpower, your meal.
Food
August 29, 2007
Two Days of Wine and Tacos in the Yakima Valley
There’s no better pit stop between tasting rooms than a taqueria.
Food
May 23, 2007
"Salmon Season!" "Little Bit of Lovin'," and Other Food Events
There’s no better pit stop between tasting rooms than a taqueria.
Food
January 25, 2006
Food News for Jan. 25-31
There’s no better pit stop between tasting rooms than a taqueria.
Food
March 2, 2005
Making Senses
Do women taste better than men?
Food
February 16, 2005
Fun With Wine
Do women taste better than men?
Food
February 25, 2004
Small Wonders
Do women taste better than men?
Food
October 22, 2003
Food & Beverage News
Do women taste better than men?
Food
May 28, 2003
Eiswein
Do women taste better than men?
Food
April 10, 2002
Side Dish
Bites at taste
Food
March 6, 2002
Sips
House Blend
Food
September 13, 2000
Why you shouldn't collect wine
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