Wine
Cask Wines
Seattle restaurants turn to a greener, cheaper way to serve delicious local wines, on tap.
You drive into some tiny village, walk into the local brasserie and order the set menu for lunch. A carafe of wine, pumped from a barrel and probably made in the barn of some fellow down the road, is plunked down on your table. Your bill? Around $25 for two. That’s how Thierry Rautureau remembers…
Suncadia’s Plays Host to a New Destination Winery
Swiftwater Cellars brings top-shelf wines—and a full-service restaurant—to the high-end resort.
Some people know how to think big. A new destination winery near Roslyn and Cle Elum is one of those big thoughts, made real. Opened last September on the grounds of the high-end Suncadia Resort—with its luxury accommodations, restaurants, spa and hiking trails—Swiftwater Cellars elevates more than just the wine experience; it brings with it…
The Best Washington State Wines of 2011
This year’s winners provide a snapshot of the shining stars in the industry’s firmament—the current
Washington grape growers and winemakers have always been experimenters, seeing what will work in our relatively young industry, but in the past few years, so much has changed that we are in the midst of what might be called the Age of Experimentation. With the past decade’s growth in the number of wineries (now at…
Road Trip to Enumclaw Chocolate Festival
Savor locally crafted chocolates and wines at the third annual Wine and Chocolate Festival.
Where Enumclaw for the third annual Wine and Chocolate Festival (2/4–2/5; Enumclaw Expo Center, 45224 284th Ave. SE; enumclawchocolatefestival.com). Why: This year’s event features an indulgent lineup of locally made truffles and flavored chocolates, plus pours from 22 Washington wineries. Pair for the course: Savor salted caramels from Newcastle-based Sweet Decadence and sip a Merlot…
Shopping Around: July’s Shopping Finds
This month's shopping finds
Category: Shopping + Fashion Articles This month’s shopping finds Native SolesWhen a jacket-clad snowboarder flew into the Vancouver Olympic Games’ opening ceremony in February, the Alano Edzerza-designed Haida art on the coat created instant buzz, placing Pacific Northwest native art squarely in fashionistas’ crosshairs. Two local artists have created statement shoes celebrating this marriage…
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