Category Results for: Shiraz/Syrah

 

Open That Bottle Night 2008

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

This year’s Open That Bottle Night was last Saturday, February 23. Open That Bottle Night, created by Wall Street Journal wine columnists Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, is the one night a year that we are all encouraged to get out that bottle of wine that is so special that no special occasion seems special […]

Filed under: Australian Wine, Five-Star Quality Wines, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah, Wines Over $25 |

 

Wine Tasting Dinner: Washington Syrah

Monday, February 11th, 2008

Our February wine tasting dinner last Friday night proved to be an eventful one. The evening began with much anticipation as all we were told by John was that the six wines that we would be tasting were Washington Syrahs that ranged in price from $7 to $70. Given the Wine Peeps love of Australian […]

Filed under: American Wine, Five-Bangs For Your Buck Wines, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah, Washington State Wine, Wine Tasting Dinners, Wines Over $25, Wines Under $10, Wines Under $15, Wines Under $20, Wines Under $25 |

 

Long Shadows Wine Dinner

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

For Christmas, Colby and I gave Dad (John) a reservation to attend the Long Shadows Wine Dinner at Waterfront Seafood Grill on Pier 70 here in Seattle. And for my birthday in January, Colby gave me a reservation to the same dinner. So last Tuesday Dad and I cashed in on our presents and attended […]

Filed under: American Wine, Australian Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Dessert Wine, Red Wine, Riesling, Sangiovese, Shiraz/Syrah, Washington State Wine, White Wine, Wine Activities/Events, Wines Over $25 |

 

Sideways Revisited

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

A few weeks ago, we attended a Sideways wine tasting hosted by Ross of the Decanted blog here in Seattle. Ross had put together virtually every wine in the movie for a group of about fifteen of us to taste. It was a great evening. After the tasting, Ross posted a report on the tasting […]

Filed under: American Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Wine, General Wine Information, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Shiraz/Syrah |