60 Second Wine Reviews — Sound Purveyors Cabernet Sauvignon
A few quick thoughts on the 2016 Sound Purveyors Cabernet Sauvignon from the Columbia Valley. The Geekery Sound Purveyors is a collaboration project between winemakers Morgan Lee of Two Vintners and Peter Devison, formerly of Efeste and now with Cadaretta in Walla Walla. Lee began his winemaking career as an intern for Columbia Crest before moving to Woodinville in 2007 to take the assistant winemaking position at Covington Cellars. He eventually took over full winemaking…
Getting Geeky with Davenport Ciel du Cheval Rosé of Sangiovese
Going to need more than 60 Seconds to geek out about Davenport Cellars’ 2017 Rosé of Sangiovese from the legendary Red Mountain vineyard of Ciel du Cheval. The Background Davenport Cellars was founded in 2006 by Jeff and Sheila Jirka. Alumni of the Northwest Wine Academy at South Seattle College, the Jirkas were members of the very first Wine Production class–helping to pioneer a program that would go on to educate such award winning winemakers…
60 Second Wine Review — WT Vintners Rose
A few quick thoughts on the 2017 W.T. Vintners Rosé. The Geekery W.T. Vintners was founded in 2008 by Seattle sommelier Jeff Lindsay-Thorsen and his wife Courtney with George and Casey White. An advance sommelier working on his Master Sommelier certification, Lindsay-Thorsen is currently the wine director at Michael Mina and Rajat Parr’s RN74 in Seattle. Prior to this, he built highly acclaimed wine programs at Cascadia Restaurant (now closed), Wild Ginger Bellevue and Holly…
August is Washington Wine Month!
Yeah, I know it kinda feels like we just had a Washington Wine Month not that long ago. Technically this past March was just Taste Washington Wine Month which highlights the big Taste Washington Event in Seattle that features over 225 wineries and 65 restaurants as well as activities (like seminars and The New Vintage Party). But this month is the real Washington Wine Month. I swear! The Washington State Wine Commission even bought the…