Columbia Crest Reserve wines are usually winners but I think the Columbia Crest 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was an unfortunate victim of global warming. As the environment has been heating up so have the grapes leading to more sugar and more alcohol. This 2004 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon had silky smooth tannins and a lovely complex [...]
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On a 107 degree day, Chef Leo Haas and his staff labored to prepare an exquisite feast. Icicle Ridge family and staff scurried about to transform the pond side lawn to a summer spectacle of lush flowers, foliage, lighting and exquisite table settings. All of their efforts paid off in a delicious feast, that delighted [...]
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2006 Ken Wright Cellars Chardonnay, Celilio Vineyard is continuing its winning streak of being the perfect wine to enhance certain foods. (Read about some other great Ken Wright pairings here and here.)Last night, I whipped up up a salad of bitter greens, blue cheese crumbles and sweet red cherries. I cut the fresh red sweet cherries [...]
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The best wine of the night was Lowden Hills Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2003. It was one of five Washington wines we tasted during our first week of our Washington Wines and Wineries class, taught by Dieter Schafer at South Seattle Community College. The class was refreshingly funny and non-pretentious as we learned about the nine [...]
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Ed’s favorite Chardonnay is 2006 Ken Wright Cellars Chardonnay, Celilio Vineyard so when it came time to celebrate a birthday, new job and new kitchen with friends I had to include it in the menu. This Oregon chardonnay has just the right balance of oak and butter to make it an ideal accompaniment to food. These [...]
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Today, the Washington State legislature approved a 12 month pilot program to allow limited beer and wine tasting in select grocery stores. ESB 5751 - 2007-08 passed the house on Friday and was approved by the senate today. It will need to be signed by Govenor Christine Gregoire before the pilot program can be implemented. [...]
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This was one of our finds from our Lake Chelan Winery tour last summer. How could we not stop at a winery called Nefarious?!?! I mean the label looks like as Ed would say Danny Devito as a teenager and they consider their Golden retriever aas part of the staff! This winery’s tasting room had expansive [...]
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Last summer, we picked up a bottle of 2004 Grand Estates Dolcetto from Columbia Crest as part of it’s wine club. The staff raved about how delicious it was with lamb, but I just can’t get into red wines during the heat of summer. I hadn’t had a Dolcetto before so I wasn’t sure what [...]
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It has been many years since we have been to the Herbfarm, but when I heard that it was Jerry Traunfield’s last week and that Jeremy Faber was doing the foraging, it was time to return!
Ministry of Mycologist Miniatures
Dungeness Crab and Matsutake Roulade with Nasturtium Leaves
Fried Sorrel-Wrapped Westcott Bay Oyster with Bear’s Tooth Mushrooms
Morel Mushroom [...]
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To celebrate our August birthdays, we ventured forth into wine country once again. This time we headed to Lake Chelan for wine and family. Just down the hill from where we were camping on family’s property, was the lovely Lake Chelan Winery. This started off our winery tour and it is where we returned to spend our money. For many of us, the Gewurztraminer was the stand out wine
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