Pairing wine with… Rollergirls!?!
Tomorrow (Friday April 29th from 6-8pm), at Wine World Warehouse in the University District of Seattle I will be pouring the largest selection of My Derby Wife wines ever. This new release of SMALL lot wines with very limited availability will be featured for one night only, not only by me, but by 100 of my closest rollergirl friends. We’ll be there, hip-checkin’ and wine swirlin’ all while elegantly in our natural form: ON SKATES! Meet the rollergirls each representing their featured wines: 2007 Killer Bee-otch Merlot 2008 Scarlet Leather Merlot 2008 Sheeza Brickhouse...
Read MoreWine Release: 2008 My Derby Wife Cabernet Franc
This is a rough and tumble wine we’ve been holding onto for a while now. Bottled in June of last year, this bottle has been in the cellar until the time was right for it’s unveiling. Now you can try our ’08 My Derby Wife Cabernet Franc at The Blending Room. It’s 100% Columbia Valley Cabernet Franc with that peppery spice and a medium body. This Derby Wife is only available from our online store or at The Blending Room in Manson. Contact us directly for quantity purchases or special deliveries. Rat City Rollergirls‘ have a bout this evening at Key Arena....
Read MoreTasting Event Wednesday, 1/19 at Tastebuds in Wenatchee
This Wednesday, January 19th at 5 pm, we will be pouring Firá and Kamari wines at Tastebuds Coffee and Wine in Wenatchee, WA. On the tasting menu will be our ’09 Firá Gewurztraminer, ’08 Kamari Cab Franc, Malbec, and Black Label Reserve Blend. We look forward to meeting some new wine fans on Wednesday. Tastebuds’ address is: 212 Fifth Street #2b Weantchee, WA 98801 Their phone number is: (509) 88T-ASTE (888-2783) Check out their website and facebook page for more info on Tastebuds. Hope to see you...
Read MoreWine & Music Inspirations IX – Regina Spektor
Just when I thought harvest was nearing an end after pressing the stubborn Red Mountain Cabernet Franc, I came into an AVA lot of Lake Chelan Syrah. So, when even those in the last-to-pick Willamette Valley were wrapping up their harvest duties; we here at The Blending Room were starting harvest over again, crushing enough grapes to nearly double our production for the year! The redundancy began to sink in as sticky grape juice became the Something About Mary of my hairstyle; the delicate skin of my hands cracked and dried out in Man Hands fashion; and the triple-rinse sanitation mantra...
Read MoreLotM for September
So, once upon a time, a sassy 18 year old girl was working at an Italian restaurant awaiting her acceptance letter to the University of Washington. A regular sitting at the bar inquired about her University status and she confirmed that she had yet to hear anything. As the kind and helpful regular that he was, he suggested that she register with the local community college since classes were about to start in three weeks. Woah! Hang on a minute! Now we all know community colleges do great things, but she had already spent her time at a community college, not to mention a year at the...
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