LotM for August
This month’s label was inspired by a conversation with a customer about Nefarious Cellars. Now, I get really excited about great wine, great wine making and great wine stories, and this label delivers on all of the above. 2002 Nonni and Zing Willamette Valley Pinot Noir according to their website: …we started a label called Nonni and Zing. It was a small project of about 250 cases annually and was made entirely from fruit sourced from the Dundee Hills AVA. That was a good time. The label features a jester with bright red pompoms on his top. The Nefarious jester can still be...
Read MoreWgotW – August 18th
We have this pair of Wellies that seems to belong to no one, yet fits everyone. That’s why we keep ‘em around. Well, when we had yet to finish bottling our Gewurztraminer and two of these pulled up, we were still in our boots! The WineGirl of the Week is Yvette, who took a shine to our misfit boots. Cheers, WineGirl PS: Yvette, hope your pedicure survived the...
Read MoreWgotW – August 11th
I miss roller derby. I miss the creativity, the entrepreneurial, grassroots, DIY spirit. I miss the positive energy, the support, the exercise. I miss the girls, my best friends, my derby wives and team. And yes, I miss taking girls out. I miss that perfect hit that sends Valtron 3000 out of bounds. I miss everything… everything but the knee injuries. So, all I have now is My Derby Wife Merlot and the amazing wine guests who stroll in and recount their personal experiences with derby. This week, in walked a colleague of the best co-cappie I ever had Carmen Getsome. It was such a...
Read MoreWgotW – August 4th
Last week I had the pleasure of sharing my wines and having a phenomenal chat with the owners of a small business in an industry that I consider to be the perfect compliment to the wine industry: COFFEE. Last week owners of San Diego’s The West Bean coffee roasters came in to The Blending Room try some wines. Friends from left to right below Paul, Julie, Brooke and Dan stopped in on a sweet Lake Chelan vacation for a little wine tasting. I wish you all the best guys! I find it so inspiring and such a treat to share ideas with fellow...
Read MoreWgotW – Special for August
When it comes to friends, WineGirl is luckier than all this week. Our special featured WineGirl of the Week is a selfless, long-time friend of Jonathan and Angela, who came to help get the decor in top shape for our most recent Grand Opening and Release Party! Brittany is by far one of the most genuine people I know working into the whee hours stuffing wine bottles with little lights for our new over-the-bar track lighting. Thanks Brit the finished project is amazing and we couldn’t do it without your...
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