Wendy came from Australia seven years ago and is not looking back after she named Chateau St. Michelle home. She indulges in her favorite events at the Auction of WA wine, which include the picnics and gala. They happen to take place right on the grounds of Chateau St. Michelle.    

As Chris Peterson explains, Avennia is the small and new winery on the block that is already receiving high praise. He loves the one on one vibe at the Auction of WA Wine picnic, but has a lot of fun with the winemakers dinner as well. He also gushes about his beautiful new wine, Valery….

With a strong family tie to Children’s Hospital, Kevin White holds a special place for Auction of Washington Wines. Watch as he embellishes on his favorite events, and a Rhone blend that stole the show.    

Charlie, owner and winemaker, explains the value of Auction of Washington Wines. He also dishes on a new vineyard on Red Mountain called Quintessence that Fidelitas is utilizing.  

Bob Betz explains how a very warm summer in Washington state became historic for winemakers, otherwise known as his ‘hot vintage’. Betz goes on to talk about a new vineyard he used for a Syrah.    

Grape Killer’s favorite memory of the Auction of Washington Wine was when seven of his etched nine-liter wines all sold for double in price. That meant $35,000 was earned for Children’s Hospital and he couldn’t of been more proud.    

These four sweet babes were born this past May at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Now that they’re starting to get a little bigger, you can go see the cubs–Orchid, Banyan, Kapok and Teak–from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., during their zookeeper interaction and feeding times in the Asian Forest Sancturary’s Cub Den. Take…

Los Angeles musician Aaron Bruno of electronic rock band AWOLnation made waves in 2011 with his hit single “Sail.” Yesterday, Bruno unveiled the official music video for “Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf),” the first single off his soon-to-be released album Run. (Pre-order it here.) Seattle magazine’s staff photographer, Hayley Young, whose extensive work on the local…

The second trailer for the set-in-Seattle (though filmed in Vancouver) movie Fifty Shades of Grey, based on the book series written by E.L. James, was officially released last night during ABC’s Scandal. Take a peek at a teaser here. Of course you’ll want to enjoy the scandalous goings on between Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey…

Local filmmaker Lynn Shelton (Hump Day, Your Sister’s Sister), is premiering a new movie, Laggies, set in Seattle about 28-year-old Megan (Keira Knightley) who’s experiencing a quarter-life crisis. Megan freaks out when her boyfriend proposes and thus takes a week to hide out at the home of 16-year-old Annika (Chloë Grace Moretz) and her single…

A beer nerd and a devoted drinker walk into a video studio… We decided to skip out of the office and sample (after the camera cut off we downed the rest) two pumpkin beers, one from East coast brewery Dogfish Head and the other from Woodinville’s own Redhook Brewery. Which did we like better? Watch…

On Sunday, September 14, 2014, E! host Giuliana Rancic hosted a champagne brunch benefiting Fab-U-Wish at Westfield Southcenter Mall. The event featured a runway fashion show, beauty bars, prizes, champagne and nibbles. Seattle magazine sat down with Giuliana for an exclusive interview following the event to hear her thoughts on the fundraiser.