The Blending Room’s First Harvest
It’s grape time and since harvest is late this year, I thought I’d shoot off one quick post about how excited I am for grapes now. I say now because in six weeks when it’s the middle of harvest I’m sure I’ll never want to see another skin, seed, stem, barrel, rack, Wellie… There’s this saying in the industry, “it takes a lot of beer to make good wine.” Below is a fond memory of my first harvest as WineGirl Wines’ in 2007. That was the Merlot and a tricky bin-tipping button. You won’t believe it, but the stain came out of those...
Read MoreA Perfect Pairing
Each Friday from 4 – 6PM we’re getting together with the Lake Chelan Cheese for our Perfect Pairing Event. Last Friday September 4th, we put our Firá Gewurztraminer, My Derby Wife Merlot, and Kamari Black Label Reserve Malbec to the test. The kids from the Cheese Shop came back at us with stinky Gorgonzola Piccante, pressed Comté, and nutty Emmentaler. It was such fun to share with locals and tourists alike the bounty of two little, neighboring businesses on the North Shore of Lake Chelan in Manson. The fan fave was the Firá Gewurztraminer and Gorgonzola...
Read MoreRelease Party Summer 2010
This year’s wine release party was a grand success. It was WineGirl Wines‘ first party in our new location on Lake Chelan, so the celebration was a belated grand opening party too. We had a great turn out from old and new wino friends. We premiered five newly bottled wines and each was paired with a cheese provided by our neighbor, Lake Chelan Cheese. There was food, music, and lots of good conversation. Later in the night, we projected black and white 16mm films on our newly unveiled covered deck. The weather was fine and it was a lovely evening for sitting outside and...
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