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I was visiting earlier today with one of my wine gurus, Mike McVittie over at Brown Jug. Mike is always experimenting with new wines–and I’ve turned him on to some new wines after returning from trips! 

 

Our neighbor to the south, Washington State, is putting out some great wines. In fact, Mike and his crew at the Wine Club are hosting a Washington State wine tasting next Saturday at the Hotel Captain Cook. 

 

I looked over the wine list for the tasting–he’s got some great pours set aside.

 

Set aside this Sat., Mar. 1. The tasting is at 7pm at the Endeavor Room at the Hotel Captain Cook. Wine club members pay $35. Nonmembers: $40.  The tastings are grouped into four flights:

 

Flight 1:

2005 Barnard Griffin Fume Blanc

2006 De Lille Chaleur Blanc

 

Flight 2:

2003 Ethos Merlot

2003 Whitman Merlot

2005 Doyenne Syrah (OMG–This is GREAT wine!)

 

Flight 3:

2003 Kiona Lemberger

2006 Hedges CMS Red

2005 Murray Cuvee

 

Flight 4:

2005 Soos Creek Artis Series

2004 Woodward Canyon Art Series

2005 Andrew Will Champoux

 

Over the last year, I’ve spend quite a bit of time traveling in Washington–and a little bit of that time tasting the fine wines they produce there. Don’t miss out on this tasting! Call (907)563-3286 to reserve your place!

 Scott Slone of Alaska Podshow enjoys a glorious seafood medley at Winterlake Lodge: Alaska King Crab, silver salmon and some other goodies from the sea. Our wine? A beautiful Pinot Noir from Estancia. We grabbed a big box of wine from Brown Jug for our trip out to Winterlake. As soon as Carl saw it, he remarked “Ah, I see you’ve brought coals to Newcastle!” There’s no shortage of good wine at Winterlake Lodge, especially during one of Kirsten’s Culinary Weekends! 

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