The Seattle Traveler

If your taste in Halloween treats run a little more gourmet than caramel apples, gummy worms, and candy bars, Chateau Ste. Michelle offers an All Hallow’s Eve Dinner in its historic Manor House.  The Ste. Michelle dinners are part of its special events calendars and are always popular with Seattle area foodies.
Incorporated into the gourmet meal and wine pairings will be the stories about the legends and history of the Chateau Ste. Michelle property.  Could the manor house be haunted?  Will there be an uninvited guest or two at the dinner?
Location:  Chateau Ste. Michelle, 14111 NE 145th Street, Woodinville …read more

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If you been enjoying the beautiful holiday weekend weather, but still haven’t made any plans, there’s still time to get tickets for the 3rd Annual Washington Wine Highway.
With over 500 wineries in the state, it darn near impossible to properly visit and experience the world of Washington wine.  The Wine Highway recreates the vineyards between Woodinville and Walla Walla, allowing you to taste your way along the route, all without ever leaving the grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville.
Wines from 80 Washington wineries, and food from 40 area restaurants, will tempt you with delicious treats.  There will also …read more

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I’m traveling in Italy right now, and have a week to spend in Tuscany. 
In many ways, Tuscany is a little like the agriculture part of Washington State — sparsely populated with people and heavily populated with wine grapes. 
This photo was taken overlooking one of the many valleys in the region where grapes and olive trees are planted.
Photo:  personal collection
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If you’re in the market for some great wine, maybe something a little different what what you usually try, check out the Seattle Wine Outlet.
Buying direct from distributor overstocks guarantees that you’ll find something different every time you stop by.  While some might find that annoying (because you may not be able to get your favorite every time you are there), I love it because it forces me to try something new. 
Give it a try.  I bet you’ll make some new discoveries — just like I did.
Location:  1701 First Avenue South, SoDo (map it)
               946 Elliott Avenue West, …read more

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Chateau Ste. Michelle announces a little tease of the 2008 Summer Concert Series.  It’s not the full line up — that will be coming later — but tickets for one concert is on sale now, and the other goes on sale Monday.
Mark Knopfler will perform on July 2nd, tickets went on sale on February 29th.  As a special offer, Mark Knopfler online ticket buyers are entitled to receive one free copy of his new album “Kill To Get Crimson” for every two  tickets ordered. Anyone making an online ticket purchase for this show is eligible. This offer will be …read more

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Details:  Chateau Ste. Michelle winery in Woodinville offers tour, wine sales, and features a summer outdoor concert series.
Photo credit:  flickr
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If you’re a wine lover, or just wine curious, you’ll have an opportunity to taste over 40 wines at TASTE Walla Walla, sponsored by the
Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance.
Here are a few of the participating wineries:

Couvillion,
DaMa Wines
Flying Trout Wines
Forgeron Cellars
Gramercy Cellars
JLC Winery
L’Ecole No 41
Reininger Winery
Russell Creek Winery
Seven Hills Winery
Sleight of Hand Cellars
SYZYGY
Tamarack Cellars

Try some of your old favorites, or find some new.  The event benefits Fare Start.
Location:  McCaw Hall at Seattle Center, 321 Mercer Street (map it)
Date & Time:  Monday, March 10th, 2008, 5 – 7:30 pm
Tickets:  $65; available online through Ticketmaster, or call (206) …read more

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The Harvest Vine opened in 1998, originally as a gourmet take out and wine company.  Owners Joseba Jiménez, and his wife Carolin Messier de Jiménez originally started a catering business, and its success soon became a small little restaurant.
And it was a very small restaurant to start off — about 600 square feet, and seating about 22 — barely more than a convivial kitchen with a group of friends hanging around.  A few years ago, the restaurant expanded, and created a basement wine cellar and dining room.  With stone walls, floor to ceiling wine racks, and open beam construction, …read more

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In keeping with the theme of Washington Wine Month, I came across some information about the Poverty Bay Wine Festival.
Sponsored by the Des Moines (here is Washington State with pronounce the “s” in Moines) Rotary Club, the festival combines a love of the grape with a fundraiser to support Rotary’s very worthy causes.
The festival lasts thee days, and offers up music, good eats from local food vendors (Metropolitan Market, B&E Meats and Seafoods, etc.), and of course, wine — tastings from 16 Washington wineries, including EB Foote, Nota Bene Cellars, Lost River Winery, etc.
 
Location:  Des Moines Beach Park, adjacent to …read more

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March is Washington Wine Month.  To celebrate, the Wine Commission has organized a variety of events throughout the month to help educate and inform people about the wines made here in the State of Washington.  There are educational sessions, wine tastings, and meet ups with wine makers and oenologists.
Washington is the nation’s second largest wine producing state, and become well respected on the international scene as well.  There are over 350 Wine Grape Growers, with over 30,000 acres of vineyards in the state.
Leading wine varieties includes Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah (reds), and Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, and Semillon (whites).
If you’ll be …read more

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