Trust Winery - Winemaker Tasting
June 26th, 4 - 8pm
www.finewinesltd.com/home/index.html
Pinot Days San Fransisco
June 24 - 28th
Fort Mason
www.pinotdays.com
NW Totem Cellars Events
June 26th, Wine with Blues 4 - 8pm $20
June 27th, Late Harvest Viogner Release noon - 4pm
Hollywood Hills School House
www.nwtotemcellars.com
Columbia Winery Grand Re-Opening Celebration Weekend
June 27 - 28th, noon - 5pm
www.columbiawinery.com
Best of Oregon Food & Wine Festival
OR Covention Center, Portland
June 27th, $25 (benefits Doernbecher Children's Hospital)
www.bestoforegonfoodandwine.com
NW Corks and Crush
Americraft Events Center - Puyallup Fair and Events Center
June 27th, $175 Benefits Good Samaritan Foundation, 16 wineries
www.nwcorksandcrush.com
Red, White, & Blues Festival at the Rattlesnake Hills Wineries
Various locations in Rattlesnake Hills
July 3 - 5th, 5 - 10pm
www.rattlesnakehills.com
Red, White, and True
Various location in Willamette Valley, OR
July 4 - 5th
www.willamettewines.com
2nd Annual WA Wines Festivals Wine Weekend
Camp Corey, Carnation $1,000 - $2,500
July 10 - 12, noon - midnight
www.washingtonwinesfestival.com
Kirkland Uncorked
July 17 - 19
www.kirklanduncorked.com
Oregon Brewers Festival
Tom McCall Waterfront Park
July 23 - 26th
www.oregonbrewfest.com
Jazz in the Valley
Ellensburg, WA
July 24 - 26th, Wine Tasting July 25th 1 - 7pm, $35 all days
www.jazzinthevalley.com
International Pinot Noir Celebration
July 26 - 28th
McMinnville, OR
www.ipnc.org
28th Annual Prosser Wine and Food Fair
WSU-Prosser, $20
August 8th
www.prosserchamber.org
22nd Annual Auction of Washington Wines
Chateau Ste. Michelle (benefits Seattle Children's Hospital and WA Wine Education Foundation)
August 13 - 15th
www.auctionofwashingtonwines.org
A Taste of Edmonds
August 14 - 16th
www.edmondswa.com
Leavenworth Wine Tasting Festival
Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat
August 22nd
http://www.icicleinn.com/activities/winetours.htm#winery_events
Commencement Bay Maritime Fest
Thea Foss Waterway, Tacoma
August 29 - 30th
www.maritimefest.org
Local News (see research and news for other news)
Legalities Halt Wine Ambassador Program!!
http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=news&content=65564&htitle=Legalities%20Halt%20Wine%20Ambassador%20Program
New laws to ease marketing of Washington wines
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/915/story/596554.html
Liquor is the new toast of Washington
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009201758_localliquor10.html
Huge controversy over flag painting in small town
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009161176_waitsburgflag02m.html
Wine Drinkers put a cork in pricey bottles: Grape growers feel recession
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_recession_wine.html
NWA take Silver & Bronze at Tri-Cities Wine Fest - woo hoo!
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/378443.html
Arlington Road Cellars to close :(
http://www.evtretail.com/a_plugins/viewemail.aspx?id=20ca1f23a198bf35d24dab23214328231b§ion=Email
Columbia Winery, Covey Run sold to Ascentia Wine Estates
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004470021_columbia11.html
Cafe' Juanita chef wines 2008 Beard Award
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2004465907_beardawards09.html
Woodhouse eyes Yakima area for new wine facility
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/07/07/story6.html?b=1215403200%5e1664419
Another vineyard, another pot bust
http://www.yakimaheraldrepublic.com/stories/6406
Pine Ridge Owners Purchase Vineyard Land in Washington State
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Features/0,1197,4418,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS
Family Wineries of Washington State
http://familywineriesofwashington.com/index.htm
Grapes and Grit in Woodinville
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/foodwine/2008217254_wineslead01.html
Fall 2008 Wine Press Northwest Wine Reviews
Little Italy: Red Italian varieties thrive in the Pacific Northwest
http://www.winepressnw.com/fall08/story/2247.html
Oregon Wine Pioneer David Lett dies at 69
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/382905_wineobit11.html