SEATTLE - Hundreds of wine and food lovers crowded into the Seattle Center's McCaw Hall and Exhibition Hall to enjoy the eighth annual Seattle Wine and Food Experience over the weekend. On Saturday, festivities focused on sparkling wine and seafood, while Sunday's grand tasting provided sips of wine, beer, cider and spirits, along with plenty of bites of food. Here are a … [Read more...] about Scenes from Seattle Wine and Food Experience
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Sangiovese a taste of Italy in Pacific Northwest
Sangiovese is the most-planted red grape in Italy and is most famous in Tuscany. Here in the New World, Sangiovese plays no more than a minor role. In the Northwest, some of the best examples of Sangiovese are dry rosés that provide deliciously bright red fruit behind startling acidity. Washington has the largest plantings of Sangiovese in the Northwest, with about 1,300 … [Read more...] about Sangiovese a taste of Italy in Pacific Northwest
Oregon wineries, restaurants team up for Portland Dining Month
PORTLAND - Fourteen restaurants on the Oregon wine industry's "A List" will kick off Portland Dining Month with dinner for two for five fortunate wine lovers. This is the first collaboration between the Oregon wine industry and Portland Dining Month. On Tuesday, March 1, each winemaker will be at a select restaurant to greet guests and discuss the wine-and-food … [Read more...] about Oregon wineries, restaurants team up for Portland Dining Month
Vicky Scharlau shepherds Washington wine grape growth
CASHMERE, Wash. - Washington's wine industry is in a strong growth mode - and is likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future. So says Vicky Scharlau, a person who is perfectly positioned to know. Scharlau is the longtime executive director of the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers. In this role, she works for more than 300 grape growers across Washington … [Read more...] about Vicky Scharlau shepherds Washington wine grape growth
Whole Foods Market wine buyer looks to set trends
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Today marks National Drink Wine Day, and one of the nation’s top grocers - Whole Foods Market - has rolled out what it has in store for its customers this year. Erez Klein, a decade into what he calls “libations procurement” for Whole Foods Market in the Pacific Northwest, looks for trends sparked by customers of his 15 stores in Washington and Oregon - … [Read more...] about Whole Foods Market wine buyer looks to set trends