South Seattle Artisan Wineries is a group of eight boutique wineries located just south of downtown Seattle, including Cadence, Elsom Cellars, Fall Line, Falling Rain, Nota Bene, O*S, Sodovino, and Stomani. Since these are small, boutique wineries, they are not open for regular tasting room hours. However, they host joint open houses on special Saturdays […]

I’m pleased to announce that Wine Peeps is one of 12 wine blogs featured in the December/January issue of Mutineer Magazine as “Blogs You Should Be Reading.” Editor Alan Kropf interviewed Dad (John) and me at the Wine Bloggers Conference in October. The Wine Peeps blog is very intuitive and well laid out, with additional […]

Recently, we came across Cork Pops for sale in a winery gift shop. Billed as “the fastest and easiest way to open a bottle of wine,” we wondered if it really worked or if it was just a gimmick. After trying it out ourselves, the answer is yes, it does work (at least, most of […]

After visiting more wineries than we can count, tasting hundreds and hundreds of Washington wines, meeting winemakers, and walking the rows in many of the best known vineyards in the state, these are the Wine Peeps’ picks as the best of 2008 in Washington Wine Country. BEST WINE: 2005 Fielding Hills Syrah (featured Aug 8, […]

This week’s Wine Word of the Week is Bible. Official definition from Jancis Robinson’s The Oxford Companion to Wine: The vine, including its chief product, wine, is mentioned more often in the Bible than any other plant. The Book of Genesis presents the invention of viticulture as a step in the development of civilization. …. […]

Mother Nature gave us just enough of a reprieve between snowstorms to allow us and our guests to make it to this month’s wine tasting dinner last Friday night. After being cooped up in our homes for a couple days, it was nice to get out for a fun evening of good wines, excellent food, […]

Peter Lehmann Wines, founded in 1979 by Peter Lehmann, is located in the Barossa Valley of Australia. Tanunda, South Australia, about 70km north of Adelaide, is home to the winery and cellar door (aka tasting room). Peter Lehmann has become affectionately known as the “Baron of the Barossa.” Prior to founding Peter Lehmann Wines, he […]

Having spent over thirty years of my adult life intimately involved in agriculture, I understand from hands-on experience that the vineyard should not be a chemical plant. Good soil should not be over-fertilized, and vines should not be bombarded with fungicides, herbicides, and pesticides. I also believe that the smaller the carbon footprint the better […]

For a chance to win a Vinturi Essential Wine Aerator, remember to submit your bowl game picks (for the 12 games we selected) by this Saturday, December 20, at 11am EST. That’s just two days from today! Even if you’re not a football fan, why not make a guess anyway for a chance to win […]

This week’s Wine Word of the Week is sediment. Official definition from Jancis Robinson’s The Oxford Companion to Wine: Sediment is the solid material which settles to the bottom of any wine container, whether it be a bottle or a vat, tank, cask, or barrel. This sediment is a very heterogeneous mixture which at the […]