Author: Viki
Wine Review: A Trio of Merlot
Wines vary across the board from $5.00 on up for the same varietal. The end product is a culmination of many factors such as the best growing region for a […]
Drink This! Vancouver and much more for Jan 23, 2015 weekend
Weekend highlights: Drink This! Vancouver - Fri, Jan 24 is the next date for this popular event where participants take to the walkable streets of downtown Vancouver to enjoy an ever-rotating […]
Gran Reserva heats up winter camping
Sitting around a smoky campfire with Cape Disappointment State Park nearly all to ourselves last week it seemed appropriate to open a bottle of Juan Ramon Lozano’s 2008 Gran Oristan […]
Meet the wine pro; Blending wine with history
In a storefront that dates back to 1909 shop owner, Pam Robertson, will soon celebrate her 7th year in business. Evergreen Wine Cellar began as a 400 square foot space […]
Weekend wine wrap-up for Jan 16, 2015
This weekend: Emanar Cellars —Thursday, January 15th is the deadline to pay the Spanish Wine Country tour deposit of $900 per person. Join Richard and Mar September 19-30 as they take an intimate […]
Gallagher is supreme hostess at C’est la vie’s Friday Night Social Hour
When I found out that Keri Gallagher, owner of C’est La Vie Crêperie in Battle Ground, was planning to expand her hours to include a Friday Night Social Hour I […]
Trending Now: Wine Festivals for 2015
What’s better than wine and travel? Wine as an excuse to travel. Below is a list of reasons to get out of Dodge (and a couple to keep you close […]
Weekend wine wrap-up for Jan 9th
Upcoming events: Drink This! Vancouver - Fri, Jan 24 is the next date for this popular event where participants take to the walkable streets of downtown Vancouver to enjoy an ever-rotating […]
New Year’s resolution: Love on local businesses in 2015
In the fall of 2012 my husband and I spent two weeks on our own fall foliage tour exploring Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. All the while […]
Wine 101: A grape by any other name…
While there are literally thousands of known viniferous grapes throughout the world, the average consumers’ experience will be boiled down to a few hundred tops. The task of familiarity can […]