Chelan: April 9th-12th, 2009
This last weekend was a wink into the life that will be, very soon. Jon, Richard and I cleared fallen windbreak trees from the Sesto Cielo vineyard in Chelan this last weekend. We weren’t all too efficient, in light of weenie craftsman chainsaws and a little sewing machine of a tractor. But none the less, we were given a glorious glimpse into the life of a vineyard manager, from the urban perspective, of course. The first day was nice. Slightly overcast, but warm enough to work on the farmer’s tan. Our neighbor’s dogs Star and Kujo* stopped by. I guess their owner Anselmo,...
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The Taste of Washington event went off like the ten or so years before; a large mass of people gaggling at the poor winemakers for wine, and the poor winemakers trying to keep a nose up as they watch two free cases go down the drain. No, I think the Taste! event is fine enough, and a great old time, but something’s got to be done class up the event. Why can’t the event be a little classier? I don’t want potato chips in my gift bag. I don’t want to bump into people while I try to ask the winemaker a question. I don’t want to feel herded, or spied on buy the...
Read MoreWine on the mind.
When you’re a hip, young wino trying to deliver the best quality wine in a unique and fresh fashion, no time is left for well, pretty much anything else including drinking wine. (Check me into an asylum if that last part were true.) In my world wine is my life blood. A passion that drives everything I do. So, I want you all to know, we at WineGirl Wines are feverishly planning our new year. But with spring and summer around the corner (here in Seattle we still have April to swim through before its actually spring) there’s no real wine in site. What’s a girl to do? Well,...
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