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Smasne Cellars is one of the favorite wineries of my friend Raye, so I have done several tastings here. Always a good choice, Smasne has a great range of wines from $14 Tuesday wines to a $110 special occasion bottle … Continue reading →

My friend, Leslie, has been telling me how good the wines are in Chelan. I hadn’t been there in over ten years but could not even remember seeing a winery when I was there. So, as always, I was excited … Continue reading →

We had a great tasting at Northstar Winery. We have been here before and always liked it but somehow on this visit we really loved it. I am wondering if the winemaker has done something different. He began working with … Continue reading →

On a recent trip to Walla Walla with friends Tim and Diane we stopped at Foundry Vineyards. The tasting room is a lovely venue set on the west edge of Walla Walla and combines two of my favorite things – … Continue reading →

A few years ago while wandering around Walla Walla looking for a taco truck on Telephone Pole Road, we stumbled upon a small family-owned winery called Castillo De Feliciana. Their focus is on Spanish varietals and it was the first … Continue reading →

On Saturday we found ourselves with a little bit of free time on Whidbey Island (we are NEVER early so this may be a first) and so we popped into Blooms Winery on Whidbey Island. It is a very casual … Continue reading →

Kendall-Jackson has always been a “go to” wine for me. It is consistently good, reasonably priced and readily available. It is also one of the largest super-premium wineries in the United States. They have a wonderful tasting room that they … Continue reading →

Chateau Montelena Winery has to be one of the most beautiful spots in Napa. What began as a winery in 1886 with Alfred Tubbs, became a bucolic retirement spot for Yort Winn and Jeanie Frank in 1958. Frank was a … Continue reading →

My friends who knew me when I lived in New York might remember “Champagne Thursdays”. There was a small group of us who decided we never drank enough champagne and so we designated Thursdays as the day to do so. … Continue reading →

On our way to Healdsburg we stopped in at a charming family run winery called Graton Ridge Cellars. The Paul Family has three generations involved with their winemaking. The day we visited, Elliot was our very charming host. He told … Continue reading →