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Kevin White – 2017 En Hommage

Kevin White

Kevin White, is in my opinion, one of the best wineries in Woodinville right now, and for the last couple of years. This 2017 Syrah is from Boushey and Olsen Vineyards.
On the nose is dried herb, red berry, maybe a touch of citrus? Light smoke.
This wine is smooth with raspberry, red fruit, a touch of smoke.
This wine, like everything Kevin has done the last 3 or 4 years (and maybe longer?) is AMAZING!

If you have not been to Kevin White Winery, GET THERE. One of the best values in Woodinville and some of, if not THE, best wine in Woodinville right now.

Three of Cups – 2018 Mourvedre

Three of Cups 2018 Mourvedre

Three of Cups is one of my favourite wineries in Woodinville. This 2018 Mourvedre (100% and from Columbia Valley) is a fantastic wine. On the nose grilled meat, dark berry (blueberry?) and dried herb and pepper. First sip, blueberry and herbs. Second try pepper, maybe something like prune?
This is a club only wine (sorry all).

Great wine. Great winery. Make sure next time in Woodinville you swing by, they are in Artisan Hill.

This weekends Wineries (4.17.21)

A lot of pick ups this weekend… so I lot of tasting is about to happen. On the slate this weekend for pick ups and tastings:

Ancestry
Kevin White
Three of Cups

I feel like I have picks up at Elevation also.

While in Artisan Hill, I need to hit a couple of other places to see what is new.

Where you hitting this weekend?
Let’s connect and drink some wine together!

2021 Spring Release Season is upon us…

It is Spring Wine Release season and if you are a Cork Dork, this is one the best times of the year!
It is also a hard period on the check book if you are in a lot of clubs (which I am.. OUCH)
My top releases I look forward to in Woodinville:
Kevin White
Col Solare
Passing Time
Efeste (a few weeks ago)
Cascade Cliffs (a few weeks ago)
and a half dozen others…

Have favourite wineries you look forward too? Let me know and lets go hit them!
See you in Woodinville this weekend!

Snohomish Wine Walk 9.14.19

Had a great night at the Snohomish Wine Walk last night pouring with Jim VanCamp from https://www.vancampcellars.com/

It was a last minute addition for me, so I was not prepared to even go to the Walk. We stopped by VanCamp to have a glass and he was packing up to go, so I asked if he needed help… he did, so I poured with him.

Met a ton of people, talked about wine with everyone. Had a lot of fun.

Next time I will try and make sure I have cards to give out so we can do Winery Meetups in the future!

THANK YOU Jim for letting me help you!

Hit Them All Quest in Woodinville Wine Country

So I have said for about 4 years now that I hit every winery in Woodinville atleast once per year… Likely true, or 95% true ?

I am sure I have missed someone in this Hit Them All quest.

So I started a new quest (modified quest) in July 2019. I picked a Wine District, picked a starting point and am systematically working through Woodinville, logging every winery as I do it. Hoping to set up my own interactive map of the areas so that wineries could be clicked on taking you to my write up and links to their pages, or something. Still a lot to work out on how I do that.

What I will have, eventually, is my tasting notes and thoughts about the wineries. I have hit about 20 so far, trying to do 3-5 a weekend, at least 10 a month, but as winter comes, I will step it up.

So I started with Artisan Hill at the bottom and am currently working up the hill. This weekend, I made it to the main complex in Artisan Hill, the top of the hill. How to work through those. After that, Warehouse is next, satrting at the bottom of the hill and working up.

That is my plan, my Quest for Woodinville in 2019/2020 – Make sure I Hit Them All.

What are your favourite wineries in Woodinville? Lets connect and hit some together!