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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.

Firá Gewurztraminer	My Derby Wife Merlot	Kamari Black Label Malbec
Gorgonzola Piccante	Comte	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 Piccante. The 3.5% residual in the German-style Gewurz stood up naturally to the blue-flecked, cow’s milk cheese enhancing both and creating the Perfect Pairing for the evening.

Come visit us all at The Blending Room this Friday September 10th from 4 – 6PM, as we search for the ultimate cheese and wine experience.

Cheese,
WineGirl

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 chatting over a glass of vino. And even later in the night, films gave way to an impromptu disco dance party.

Thanks to everyone who came out to help us release these new wines to the waiting world. Thanks, also, to the special folks that became our very first wine club members. It was great fun and we look forward to seeing you here next time.

This year’s Poker Run boating event begins tomorrow in Lake Chelan and WineGirl Wines is a sponsor of the festivities. It’s 97 degrees here today and it’s forecast to stay that warm through the weekend, so it’ll be a great time to be out on the lake for a cool ride (or in our winery for a cool drink). The theme for this year is ‘Back to the Eighties’ and that means neon colors, t-top cars, wild hair, and boomboxes blasting tunes from the best music decade ever??

Anyway, I’ll be dressed for the occasion since most of my wardrobe is from the 1980s by luck. WineGirl and I’ll be working the tasting bar at The Blending Room serving cool white wines and our big reds for hot spectators. It wasn’t exactly said out loud, but I think that part of the sponsorship deal was that I get to drive a speedboat for the day, so (don’t tell the WineGirl) but I may leave work early to score a seat on a boat. It should be a crazy day in the hot sun. Registration and warm ups are today. The Poker Run starts on Saturday at 11 am. Come on out and let me know if I can drive your jetboat for the day! Check out the official site for more details.

J.H.

Upon opening our doors to the public recently, we received visits from a number of reporters of the news as well as wine writers and bloggers. Everybody wants to know what’s going on inside our new space. One of our first guests was the writer of the DrinkNectar blog out of Spokane and his lovely friends celebrating their very recent marriage at Lake Chelan. They came by to check us out while on an annual tour of the area’s wines and wineries. Take a look at his post with its thorough description of this year’s trip and the excellent accompanying video of his visit. There’s also lots of nice photos of the blue lake through the green vines. It includes lots of the best sights from around the area and is a good introduction to the growing wine world in Lake Chelan, Washington. We appreciate the visit from Mister DrinkNectar and look forward to seeing them again next year.

J.H.

Our WineGirl of the Week for June 30th arrived in summer style from the wet side. Saira came with five of her friends to experience the Lake Chelan-dependence weekend! And like every year it will be a weekend to remember.

Saira’s Saturday activities included the Manson Farmer’s Market at the Manson Grange as well as the Manson Public Library book sale before she came to hang out at The Blending Room to sip a succulent glass of our Firá Chardonnay. Saira’s heading to a BBQ tonight and of course watching the Chelan fireworks before she’s off to bed to catch some beauty rest for Sunday.

Why does she need to rest up for Sunday, you ask? Well, Sunday is jam-packed with Kiwanis BBQ Chicken and the annual classic car show Rods and Wheels. My oh my! But then, what better way to end a July 4th weekend than with a second showing of booms and bangs sure to delight. The little village on the bay will host the Fourth of July fireworks for all to see. I sure can’t wait!

Good luck Saira! We hope you can fit it all in and get some serious sun time before heading back to Seattle. It was a pleasure to host you and your friends!

Busy Bee Saira

Cheers,
WineGirl