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Girl’s Night Out!

It was a tasting for the ladies at the small wine bar in Magnolia called Swirl.

Swirl Wine Bar

Local Winemaker

Local winemaker, yours truly, and cellarmaster stud Jon arrived about 5:45PM to set up. They had a little table ready near the door for us, very cozy. We set up the Firá Chardonnay on a little ice bath and then pulled the cork on the Kamari Malbec. We also had our Bordeaux-style blend the Black Label Reserve ready for tasting, too. It was a slow start as there was a true Seattle chill to the air, but you’d think since it wasn’t raining the ladies would be out i force! Slowly but surely they began to trickle, in mostly in pairs. The first set were very happy to try a nice wine tasting and immediately ordered a bottle of the Black Label Reserve for their table. Nice! we’re on a role.

pouring wine

Then some friends from about town showed up! Now the night was getting fun. Margo & Michelle, aka Scooter, who was also my physical therapist from when I sprained my ankle in derby back in January of 2008 arrived. They were super excited to taste our wines and found the Malbec to be their fave. They both play rugby with the Seattle Women’s Rugby team as well as Dereka who too showed up with her lady Danni! Danni plays derby with me as Dee-triot and she suggested the wine rendez-vous in the first place. So it was such a treat to briefly catch up with them all!

frinze

So, it was a fantastic night and we met lots of amazing people and kindred spirits especially Rochelle and Annie of Swirl. Hope to see you all next time.

Cheers,

WG