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May 23, 2012
Visiting Washington's "Studio 54 of Wine" with Ashley Trout of Flying Trout and Tero Estates
There's a river running through Ashley Trout's veins and, apparently, it is made of wine. Her golden good looks, petite stature and laid back demeanor mask the fierce devotion of a woman who truly lives, loves and breathes her craft. After recovering from a devastating rock climbing fall, Ashley beg ... 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
May 2, 2012
A Wing and a Prayer: The Eastward Migration of Kerloo Cellars' Ryan Crane
The Whooping Crane is well-known for its signature "ker-loo!" call, but likely better known for being one of the most endangered birds in North America. This is a somewhat similar situation to the Cranes of Kerloo Cellars, who are creating wines you are endangered of getting your hands on if you're ... More >>
Blogs
April 25, 2012
Fjellene Cellars' Matthew Erlandson on Sustainability, Scaling Mountains and...Worm Poop
Spending an afternoon at Fjellene (Fyell-lay-nuh) Cellars is a mini-vacation in wine heaven. Tucked amid Walla Walla's Southside winery district and swaddled by a 10-acre estate vineyard, this young winery is bright, small, and - from the early reviews - quickly becoming mighty. Focused on small lot ... 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 30, 2012
Taste Washington Conundrum: Spit or Swallow?
Hey fellow lushes! I probably should join the chorus of wine writers singing that familiar tune of restraint at this weekend's Taste Washington. But, where's the fun in that? If you're going to attend this full-sensory sip-a-thon -- and, hooray, my media pass gets me into both days -- well, then, ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2012
La Sangre del Tigre: El Corazon Winery's Spencer Sievers
Spencer Sievers is equal parts daredevil, eternal optimist, and mad genius. Not one to turn away from sudden inspiration, Sievers started making wine on a whim, turning his Portland apartment - likely to the chagrin of his roommate, Adam - into a wine production facility. When not commuting between ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2012
Ain't No Shame In A $6 Covey Run Merlot
Hey fellow lushes! This just in from the department that decides matters of the utmost importance: Merlot is hip again. Whew, what a freaking relief. Now, The Wino no longer has to chug it secretly, in the closet. Yeah, it seems ever since a fictional character in a movie made 10 years ago declare ... 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
March 7, 2012
Marie-Eve Gilla of Forgeron Cellars: Forging a Path for Washington White Wines and Women Winemakers
Marie-Eve Gilla is huge. Her reputation, that is. One of Washington's most recognized female winemakers, Marie-Eve's petite stature belies her larger-than-life wine pedigree, sensibility, and sense of humor. As part-owner and winemaker at Walla Walla's Forgeron Cellars, Marie-Eve's insight and exper ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2012
Three Cheap Ways To Celebrate Washington Wine Month
Hey fellow lushes! I'm on Day 2 of a month-long Washington wine bender, feeling the swell of home state pride at all the terrific fermented grape juice flowing from the gazillion vintners here. OK, so I exaggerate. That's what a couple tumblers of Tempranillo will do. Dead serious, though, there ar ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2012
The Key To Speed Tasting? You Just Gotta Spit
Hey fellow lushes! I'm super excited about this weekend's mega pour-fest, the Seattle Food and Wine Experience on Sunday at the Seattle Center Exhibition Center. Did you hear there's a mashed potato bar? Oh baby, just the thing to go with hundreds of little tastes of wine from great producers, brewe ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2012
Wining, Crying, and Blending Masterpieces with Foundry Vineyards' Winemaker Ali Mayfield
Walla Walla may wear the hot pants of Washington wine but it also smolders in another, perhaps unexpected, arena - art. As the winemaker at Foundry Vineyards, Ali Mayfield is passionate about creating wine as art and tying it to the work of artists that cast at the renown Walla Walla Foundry. No sma ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2012
A Schooling in Sleight of Hand (& Pearl Jam) with Walla Walla Winemaker Trey Busch
Seattle may be the hot seat of Washington wine drinking, but when it comes to wine making, Walla Walla wears the hot pants. Meet Your Maker is a new Voracious column that bridges the Cascade divide, introducing the winemakers and artisans putting Washington wines on the new world map - and at the to ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2012
Let's Head South, Where It's Warm, To Drink Herding Cats
Ilustration by Andrew Saeger, tHE ARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! Are you sick of Snowpocolypse yet? I've been holed up for days and I cannot help myself from gorging on the incessant TV coverage of Snowmaggedeon. Make it stop!! That's why The Wino's flying south -- in an armchair travel kind of ... More >>
Blogs
December 30, 2011
Pre-Funk On NYE At These Free Tastings
Hey fellow lushes! Where will you be when the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31? The Wino will be passed out cold after hitting up a long list of free sparkling wine tastings earlier in the day. Thanks to my buddy Leslie Seaton, aka @FreshPickedSeattle for her fine weekly listings of free wine tast ... More >>
Food
December 28, 2011
Efeste's One-of-a-Kind Oenologist
Brennon Leighton's come a long way from his days of drunken squatting.
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
December 16, 2011
A Trip to Grocery Outlet Makes The Wino See Red in a New Light
Illustration by Andrew Saegar, tHE ARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! Just the other day, I was at Grocery Outlet loading up on deeply discounted fancy hot chocolate mix (really), Martha White cornmeal and cheap ass wine when I saw something that made me wanna vomit. No, it wasn't the samples in the ... More >>
Blogs
December 15, 2011
Brennon Leighton: Efeste's Tattoed Artist
Photo by Julien PerryThe Watering Hole: Efeste Winery, 19730 144th Ave. N.E., (425) 398-7200. WOODINVILLE The Atmosphere: The tasting room, built in 2008, is a super casual, come as you are, kick your feet up, we don't even care if you're already drunk-type of space that truly feels like a l ... 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 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 11, 2011
Beaujolais Nouveau Offers a Taste of Tradition and a Glimpse of the Future
Every year, on the third Thursday of November, the latest Beaujolais Nouveau wines are released in France. This "new" wine is bottled just a few weeks after it's been harvested and fermented. The annual release has been a tradition for sixty years and is surrounded by much fanfare in its nati ... 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
November 4, 2011
Malbec Is Like The Gateway Drug Of Red Wines
Ilustration by Andrew Saeger, tHE ARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! It doesn't seem possible that just 10 years ago, Malbec was just a bit player in the world of wine. It was the second banana grape winemakers loved to blend into Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Kinda like the Jon Cryer to the much mo ... 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 21, 2011
Red Wine and Fried Chicken Pairing Sure To Ruffle Some Feathers
Ilustration by Andrew Saeger, tHEARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! The other night I fried up some chicken, turning my kitchen floor into an oil slick, but so what? It was so worth it. Just as that bird was turning perfectly golden in the cast iron full of molten lard, my better half comes up and ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2011
Here's a Wine That Goes Great With Skittles
Ilustration by Andrew Saeger, tHEARTdept.Hey fellow lushes! Are you wondering what wine to sip with that big pile of Halloween candy you've been hoarding, you know, just in case you get trick-or-treaters this year. (Fat chance!) Well, The Wino's got a red that's as smooth as Baby Jesus in ve ... More >>
Blogs
September 19, 2011
Mapping the Boundaries of Wine Blending
Wine drinkers nationwide - including a group of enthusiastic oenophiles who last night gathered at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center for an annual tasting event celebrating blended wines -- are rethinking their stance on the sanctity of single varietal wines. A generation of s ... 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 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 28, 2011
The Wino Gets Stinking Swacked on Rose
Hey, fellow lushes! Last week, I ended the very first Wino in a drink pink postscript, recommending one of my favorite roses (the Barnard-Griffin Rose of Sangiovese, which sells for around $11). Now that summer has finally kicked in--can I hear a hell yeah for cracking 80?--I'm on a two-mont ... More >>
Blogs
July 25, 2011
Auction of Washington Wines Isn't Just for High Rollers
Want to rub elbows with Washington's top winemakers and chefs? Get ready for the Auction of Washington Wines in August. This annual event benefits uncompensated care at Seattle Children's Hospital and the Washington Wine Education Foundation. Last year the event raised a whopping $2.25 millio ... 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 19, 2011
What State Budget Cuts Mean for the Nation's Wine Scene
While Washington's wine industry dodged many of the devastating state budget cuts that are now threatening to cripple less-established grape-growing regions, winemakers are wondering what this month's permanent closure of the state's tourism office means for them. "It's probably too soon to ... More >>
Blogs
July 11, 2011
Demystifying French Wines in Time for Bastille Day
This Thursday, France and Francophiles everywhere will celebrate Bastille Day. To get ready for this celebration of democracy and the modern French nation, let's talk French wine. For many of us, choosing a French wine is a daunting task. The labels are confusing, cluttered with a bunch of re ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2011
Aperitifs to Tempt Your Tastebuds
Starting off the evening with a cocktail is something many Americans are familiar with. What goes into those cocktails--vermouth, Lillet, Campari, and the like--are also worthy of sipping on their own. This family of spirits is known as aperitif, a French word derived from Latin that means "t ... 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
April 7, 2011
Let's Drive to Drink . . . Wine Tasting in Yakima
Spring barrel tasting in Yakima Valley is next weekend.Hey gang, next weekend is spring barrel tasting in the Yakima Valley, a great excuse to round up a designated driver and go do some sipping. These events are like the best parties you've ever been to, or a massive clusterfuck, depending ... More >>
Blogs
March 28, 2011
Passport Control in Wine Country
One of the best parts of a wine-tasting trip is being able to taste several wines from several producers at one time. In some ways, though, this can be the worst part of a wine-tasting trip. After 20 or 30 tastes, even if spitting, your palate can become fatigued. A wine's finer nuances get l ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2011
Wine a Little, or A Lot
Copyright © Martin WelchA friend that is very knowledgeable about wine recently gave me some sage advice, "If you want to learn more about wine...you've got to drink more of it." Sounds like an excuse to drink more, but it really is the same principle that applies to improving your skills at ... More >>
Food
January 12, 2011
Versus: Boxed Wine Doesn't Fuss With Foreplay
But which bladder's better, black or brown?
Food
December 1, 2010
"Farm-to-Table" Doesn't Always Apply to Wine
Emmer & Rye and Tilth exemplify the locavores' dilemma.
Blogs
November 30, 2010
Vine-To-Table: Washington Wines Make the Grade
"Washington State's wine scene is now a $3 billion industry. With over 700 wineries, Washington wine is plentiful, diverse and award-winning: 469 Washington wines reviewed in Wine Advocate this year scored 90 points or higher, Columbia Crest's 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was named Wine of ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2010
And The Winners Are... Food & Wine Picks Its Best Wines of the Year
I have never been a big wine guy. I mean, I certainly understand the impulse. Being a serious wine snob generally involves downing a whole lot of grape juice, searching out restaurants with excellent lists, buying cases of bottles from little boutique vineyards, popping corks and putting the ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
7 Reasons Why Your Sommelier Hates You
Don't be fooled by the headline. Sommeliers don't really hate you (well, maybe they do), rather, they wish they could simply tweak the way some customers behave in order to enhance their wine experience. A good sommelier is there to make your dinner date a memorable one, not to make you feel inferio ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2010
Portland Has Food Trucks, Donut Burgers and Now, Cutting Edge Anti-Hipster Technology
I know there is this kind of perennial, low-wattage war of coolness going on between Seattle and Portland. Who has the best restaurants, who has the best chefs, who has the better places to eat, drink and be merry--it's been going on for years, from what I understand, and isn't likely to be s ... More >>
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