I recently attended a wine event at the Woodland Park Zoo. It was cool; South American was the theme for the appetizers and wines. And while we enjoyed eating and drinking we got to see the new jaguar at the zoo. He was enormous! (Especially compared to the 11lb kitty I know here at home.) […]
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The wine group I hang out with planned a trip to Walla Walla early this year. It’s hard to believe that the getaway weekend has already come and gone! We stayed at Strawberry Canyon Lodge, part of Top of the Mountain Retreat and Recreation. What a great place to get away from the buzz of […]
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Our group heard that boxed wine is making a comeback. Could it be true? Yes, indeed. And it was proven true at our last meeting! Our featured wine was red table wine from Washington - and all of them were nothing to write about (so I won’t). None of those wines appealed to us.
However […]
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Theme: Malbec
Wines:
1. Malbec by Montes, 2003. Grown in Chile’s Colchagua Valley. This wine is the only wine of the evening from Chile. The taste was slightly peppery and oaky. It went REALLY well with all the food we had There was no smell to this wine, which we all thought was interesting. The color was […]
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Theme: Bordeaux (red)
Wines: OK, our group has gotten a little laid back about writing all the wines down and documenting everything about them. After all, we’re there to catch up on each other’s lives, too! So here’s an abbreviated version of the evening’s wines:
1. Premius Bordeaux, 2001. D’Yvon Mau, No. 16448. 60% merlot, 35% cab/sav, […]
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