Congratulations to Canon del Sol, Davenport Cellars, Dusted Valley, Kaella Winery and William Church Winery for their mention in the May/June 2013 issue of 425 Magazine!

See the full article here

Don’t forget to eat during Passport to Woodinville!

In additional to excellent fare at many local Woodinville restaurants, this year you will find a number of food trucks parked at convenient locations throughout Woodinville Wine Country.

Stop at any of these fabulous food trucks located at various wineries during your Passport to Woodinville travels:

Athena’s
Alta Cellars and William Church Winery (Warehouse District)

Evolution Revolution
DiStefano Tasting Room (Tourist District)

Pompeii Woodfired Pizza
Brian Carter Cellars (Tourist District) & Page Cellars (Warehouse District)

Skinny Phoenix
Davenport Cellars (Warehouse District)

Monte Cristo
DiStefano Winery (Tourist District)

Dogfather Catering
Matthews Estate (Tourist District) & Elevation Cellars (Warehouse District)

Jemil’s Big Easy Cajun Food Truck (SATURDAY ONLY)
Gard Vintners (Warehouse District)

Gobble to Go
Eye of the Needle (Warehouse District

Six Coins (SATURDAY ONLY)
Michael Florentino Cellars

Spring and Summer in Woodinville are for touring, tasting and exploring the area. With the new Woodinville Wine Country Mobile Wine Tour you can easily plan your visit, scout out new tasting rooms, discover must-taste wines and more.

The Woodinville Wine Country Mobile Tour is a cinch to use on your smart phone and offers tons of information including winery tasting room hours, wine listings, nearby restaurants, accommodations and of course turn by turn directions.

Scan the QR Code (below) or visit Woodinville.mobilewinetour.com to get started!

Although the main attraction of Woodinville RESERVE is the wine (40 Woodinville wineries pouring only wines rated 90+ and limited bottlings) another big component of the experience is the food!

Nine Woodinville restaurants will be serve up a wide range of gourmet bites from Italian sausage and turkey sliders to cuban pork and a house specialty burger. And, there will be chocolate – this a menu of serious food!

FEATURED RESTAURANTS

Barking Frog
Fiddlehead fern tempura, Miner’s lettuce salad, candied Spring garlic aioli

Gobble
Chipotle cream cheese cranberry turkey slider

Hollywood Tavern
The Hollywood Cheeseburger

Italianissimo/The Station Pizzeria
Housemade sausage peperonata

Le Petit Terroir
House sausage on polenta
House bacon jam on crostini

Pasta Nova
Caprese
Penninie Gorgonzila Salad

Purple Cafe and Wine Bar
Smoked duck gorgers with a cherry compote

The Twisted Cafe
Cuban pork with congri

Headed to Taste Washington this weekend? Don’t forget to stop by the Woodinville Wine Country Tasting Lounge where we will be pouring wines from our member wineries. Each half hour we will also welcome guest winemakers to the Tasting Lounge to pour special bottles, library reserves and other one-of-a-kind wines.  Remember to enter your e-mail address at the lounge for a chance to win a fabulous weekend in Woodinville Wine Country (complete with tastings, transportation, overnight and dinner for two people) or tickets to the upcoming Woodinville RESERVE event on April 12 or Passport to Woodinville  on April 20 and 21.

Woodinville is a truly unique wine touring destination as its tasting rooms and wineries (more than 90) represent wine regions from all over Washington State. No where else will you be able to taste wines from Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley, Walla Walla, Red Mountain and beyond. Woodinville is also home to the state’s largest winery and the country’s largest wine company.

Overall Washington State wines garner more highly rated wines percentage wise than California wines do.  This area is flush with 90+ wines. Scores have been the hot topic in recent weeks with esteemed wine writers on both the local and national level tackling the subject. See what a few have to say here:

Score! – Paul Gregutt, PaulGregutt.com

Remaking the Grade – Lettie Teague, The Wall Street Journal

Take the opportunity to taste many of  these high scoring wines at Woodinville RESERVE, a new, exclusive tasting event featuring 90+ rated wines (from major wine publications including Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Wine & Spirits and more) and limited bottlings from 40 Woodinville wineries.

Visit Woodinville Wine Country at this year’s Taste Washington. While at the event stop by the Tasting Lounge for a sip of wine from a member winery and mingle with Woodinville winemakers. Also, enter to win tickets to upcoming events (including Woodinville RESERVE and Passport to Woodinville) and a weekend wine country getaway to Woodinville.

Taste Washington
March 23 & 24; 1 – 5 p.m.
TasteWashington.org

Early bird tickets are on sale now to Passport to Woodinville, one of Washington’s favorite annual wine tasting events. This year’s Passport will be held at participating wineries throughout Woodinville April 20-21. In addition, Woodinville Wine Country is pleased to introduce Woodinville RESERVE, an exclusive tasting of top-rated wines that will be held Friday, April 12, the week prior to Passport.

Woodinville RESERVE
Tickets are also on sale to Woodinville RESERVE, a new evening tasting with more than 40
Woodinville wineries showcasing 90+ rated wines and small production bottlings too limited for
review. Guest chefs from Woodinville’s Barking Frog, Italianissimo, Pasta Nova, Le Petit Terroir,
Purple Café and Wine Bar, Gobble Restaurant, The Hollywood Tavern and The Station Pizzeria will be on-hand to serve up delicious bites.

When: Friday, April 12, 7 – 9:30 pm
Where: Columbia Winery, Woodinville
Price:
$75 RESERVE only
$125, includes admission to RESERVE and a two-day ticket to Passport

Passport to Woodinville
Now in its 11th year, Passport to Woodinville offers Washington wine lovers the opportunity to
experience Woodinville’s booming wine scene. Ticket holders will receive a glass and passport
allowing one-time entry to participating wineries pouring new releases and other select wines.

When: Saturday, April 20 – Sunday April 21, noon – 4 pm
Where: Over 35 participating Woodinville wineries
Price: $65 two-day pass; $55 Sunday-only pass through March 17
$75 two-day pass; $65 Sunday-only pass after March 17

Tickets are available for both the traditional Passport to Woodinville open house
weekend and Woodinville RESERVE at woodinvillewinecountry.com.

Passport to Woodinville is presented by Woodinville Wine Country. Woodinville is
conveniently located 25 minutes northeast of downtown Seattle and is home to 98 Washington
wineries and tasting rooms. For more information, visit woodinvillewinecountry.com,
facebook.com/WoodinvilleWineCountry or @winewoodinville, #WReserve, #WPassport.

For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Katie Sims 425-467-9398
katie@kms-communications.com

Woodinville, Wash. – Oct. 18, 2012 – Local businesses and media partners have come together to support “Saint Nick’s Winter in Woodinville” Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, a popular annual open house weekend at participating wineries that has been expanded this year to include a family tree lighting and a special Friday night tasting of limited release wines, Woodinville Wine Country organizers announced today.

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Congratulations to the following Woodinville Wine Country members for their impressive scores in the latest issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine!

• Lauren Ashton 2009 Cuvée Arlette (95)
• Mark Ryan 2009 Lonely Heart Cabernet Sauvignon (95)
• Mark Ryan 2009 Long Haul Merlot Cabernet Franc-Malbec Petit Verdot (95)
• Brian Carter Cellars 2009 Opulento Dessert Wine (94)
• Lauren Ashton 2009 Cuvée Mirabelle (94)
• Lauren Ashton 2009 Proprietor’s Cuvée (94)
• Mark Ryan 2009 The Dissident Merlot-Cab Sauv –Syrah Malbec-Petit Verdot (94)
• EFESTÉ 2011 Evergreen Vineyard Riesling (93)
• Lauren Ashton 2009 Syrah (93)
• Mark Ryan 2009 Dead Horse Cab Sauv-Cab Franc-Malbec-Melot-Petit Verdot (93)
• Mark Ryan 2009 Crazy Mary Mourvèdre (93)
• Brian Carter Cellars 2009 Corrida Tempranillo-Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon-Garnache-Cabernet Franc (92)
• Brian Carter Cellars 2007 Solesce Red Wine (92)
• EFESTÉ 2010 Lola Chardonnay (92)
• EFESTÉ 2011 Feral Sauvignon Blanc (92)
• Lauren Ashton 2011 Cuvée Méline (92)
• Lauren Ashton 2011 Rose of Sangiovese (92)
• Lauren Ashton 2011 Roussanne (92)
• Mark Ryan 2009 Les Vignes de Marcoux Lost Soul Syrah (92)
• Apex 2010 Chardonnay (91)
• Brian Carter Cellars 2010 Oriana (91)
• Brian Carter Cellars 2010 1 Grenache (91)
• EFESTÉ 2011 Babbitt Rosè (91)
• Lauren Ashton 2011 Chardonnay (91)
• Mark Ryan 2010 Viognier (91)
• Mark Ryan 2009 Wild Eyed Syrah (91)