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Rattlesnake Hills AVA Winery Ride

Stevi May 17, 2009 Events, Wine 3 Comments

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I love to ride, and I love to taste wine, so it will be no surprise one of my favorite activities is a winery ride.

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This was the first time I made it to the Northwest Peruvian Horse Club’s wine ride. This year we toured five wineries in the Rattlesnake Hills AVA. We were led by Linda Spurlock of Severino Cellars and Shannon Bird, Executive Director of the Rattlesnake … Continue Reading

Celebrate the New Year with The Étourneau

Stevi December 31, 2008 Brandy, Cocktails, Gin, Liqueurs, Mixoloseum, Original, Thursday Drink Night, Wine 1 Comment

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Friends on the other side of the International Date Line have already celebrated the arrival of 2009. I will be meeting up with friends later tonight to ring in the new year with laughter and great drinks.1

In looking for some ideas, I came across one of the drinks I invented for Thursday Drink Night, Gin Edition.

Étourneau Cocktail

Étourneau Cocktail

Étourneau

1.5 oz London dry gin (No. … Continue Reading

Spanish White Suggestions Sought

Stevi March 05, 2008 Wine 2 Comments

Tomorrow afternoon is the weekly wine tasting at work. Theme this week is Spanish wines. Somebody’s already bringing Martin Codax Albariño, which is my current fave, so I’m looking for some suggestions of other nice Spanish whites (I still can’t drink red) in the <$20 range.