Tag: Primitivo

Arizona scenery

Arizona and Wine: An Unexpected Pairing

 mywinepal  March 16, 2014

This past week has been Spring Break vacation for me, and the Vancouver weather has been a bit rainy and dull.  So what is a Canuck to do, other than pack his bags and fly down to Arizona to get a dose of sunshine and warm weather, which I really enjoyed. I have heard and read that there are wineries…

My Experience Visiting 4 Woodinville Wineries May 2012

 mywinepal  May 13, 2012

Last weekend I had the opportunity to go down to Woodinville, WA and try the wines from 4 different wineries. I’ve been travelling down to Woodinville every few months and going to a different set of wineries’ tasting rooms. I think I’ve counted about 96 tasting rooms, so going to 4 per trip will take me 24 trips. Where is…

Wind Rose Cellars – For the Love of Italian Grapes

 mywinepal  March 22, 2012

Another winery I had a good luck to visit when I was in the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State was Wind Rose Cellars.  The owner and wine maker, Mr. David Volmut, greeted me at the door.  Wind Rose Cellars just opened last year in Sequim (pronounced “skwim”) but is already producing some nice wines.  David does have wine making experience,…