Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Hospice du Rhône in Walla Walla

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Last December, my girlfriends and I were sipping Champagne when we learned that Hospice du Rhône was coming to Walla Walla in 2024. Tickets ...
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Where Did the Prohibitionists Go?

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Spoiler alert: Not far. If you have visited your doctor recently, you may have gotten a new advice about drinking; that is, no amount of alc...
Thursday, February 29, 2024

Surely, This Wine is Aged Sur Lie

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Have you had a white wine or a sparkling wine and thought to yourself, Th is is a bread bomb! It smells yeasty and lands on your palate like...
Saturday, January 27, 2024

Sparklers for Valentine’s Day and Super Bowl

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Since the winter holidays, one doesn’t have to look far for a reason to pop open a bottle of sparkling wine. With Valentine’s Day right arou...
Saturday, December 30, 2023

Tokaji, a Sweet Finish

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If sparkling wine is for ringing in the new year, then dessert wine is for wrapping up the current one. For 2023, my sweet finish of choice ...
Sunday, November 26, 2023

Thanksgiving with Saint Joe

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I thought I didn’t like Roussanne until I opened a bottle of white Saint-Joseph (pronounced “sahn joe-zef”) over Thanksgiving. Made with 100...
Monday, October 30, 2023

Talk Fermentation Like a Wine Pro

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A few weekends ago, my girlfriends and I went wine tasting in a touristy town outside of Seattle. As I was going over the tech sheet, the de...
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