Wine & 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 MoreWine & Music Inspirations VIII – The Rogers Sisters
As the mad fury of crush comes to an end (tomorrow’s our last day crushing Red Mountain Malbec) there’s only one song that concisely sums up my desire to be doing anything other than the triple rinse (aka sanitizing and cleaning). I WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE! Queen’s emphatic, staccato lyrics and back-and-forth danceable rhythms are a perfect complement to cleaning up the winery after a long weekend of soap suds, sticky juice, and flying grape skins hitting the wall. But the real song running through my head is The Rogers Sisters’ Song For Freddie. This...
Read MorePerfect Pairing
We’ve been having so much fun over the last couple of months with our Friday night Perfect Pairing events that we’re certain to host them through the end of October. Join us this Friday, October 15th from 4 – 6PM at The Blending Room to find your wine and cheese match made in heaven. Last Friday October 8th, we selected our Firá Chardonnay, Firá Cabernet Sauvignon, and Kamari Black Label Reserve Malbec to host the evening. Lake Chelan Cheese brought over a fancy aged Champagne Cheddar, a soft-ripened Double Crème Brie, and a classic from those crazy folks in Northern...
Read MoreBlending and Bottling at The Blending Room
The bottling process has begun here at our new facility in Lake Chelan. We’re finishing the blending of our 2008 red wines including some Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc. It’s hard work coming up with the perfect blends; lots of sampling. There’ll be another Kamari Black Label Reserve this year and fan favorites, Cab Franc and Malbec varietals and some new blends to be announced later. Unfortunately there’ll be no photos today. While pouring wines at a most recent event in Seattle, our vehicle was burgled. Stolen was our laptop and digital camera...
Read More20something 2009
What a night! 800 ticket holders and 75 Washington state wineries crowded into the Fremont Studios to taste wine, try gourmet foods, and simply be seen. Hosted by the Washington Wine Commission, the fifth annual 20something event boasted local chef Tom Douglas’s pork head, Ray’s Cafe Thai curry penne, and my new personal favorite coffee roaster Stumptown Coffee. Yum Yum. So, while the night started off at 6PM, the majority of the peeps came strolling in around 7PM in a true fashionably-late style. Pouring our 2008 Columbia Valley Firá Chardonnay and 2007 Walla Walla Valley...
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