by Claire | Oct 1, 2022 | Blog, Educational, Peggy, Red Wines, Wine Tasting
A GRAPE BY ANY OTHER NAME We’re talking about Petit Verdot here. French, once again, so we say peh-tee ver-doh. Petit Verdot translates to “little green one”. Oh, but it’s a red grape that makes a red wine you may say. So why is it called little green one? OK, we...
by Claire | Feb 2, 2022 | Blog, Educational, Peggy, Red Wines, Wine Tasting
TEMPRANILLO: A NOBLE GRAPE There are a total of 17 noble grapes in the entire world. Nine of these are red. Tempranillo is one of them. I think that should evoke a pretty significant wow factor considering there are, more or less, some 10,000 varieties out there. In...
by Claire | Dec 2, 2021 | Blog, Educational, Peggy, Red Wines, Wine Tasting
“Beaujolais should not be a civilized society lady; it is the one night stand of wines.” – Kermit Lynch Not everyone loves Gamay. I wasn’t sure that I was a fan either. And that realization clinched it. Thus began another exploration into the vagaries of...
by Claire | Oct 23, 2018 | Blog, Educational, Wine Tasting
Chocolate and Wine: A Daunting but Delightful Pair Chocolate and Wine has long been one of our favorite pairings. It’s seductive and sensual, yet easy and accessible. However it can seem a bit daunting – how is it done correctly? First, we...
by Bob Delf | May 16, 2016 | Events, Wine Club, Wine Tasting
Calling all Cellar Rats! Please join us in to our Kirkland Tasting Room on Saturday, June 18 so we can say “Thank you” for all you do, all you buy, and all you pour!We’ll be tasting some new releases (2013 Carménère and 2015 Viognier) as well as some Library wines....
by Bob Delf | May 1, 2016 | Wine Tasting
Come by and taste the line-ups before they change next month! Taste the excellence and variety that Washington has to offer. And don’t forget! Anyone who purchases 12 bottles of Northwest Cellars wine in a calendar year is automatically a Cellar Rat wine club...
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