Just over one year ago, two brothers from Texas made their cider debut in Woodinville, Washington, wine country. Tucked into what is known as the Warehouse District between a surplus of wineries and breweries, Locust Cider proves a palatable asset to the city’s...
Welcome to the birthplace of Washington state wine. In 1954, Washington’s first winery, the American Wine Co., was founded. By 1976, it became Chateau Ste. Michelle and erected a French-style manor and winery on 105 acres in Woodinville, Washington. Today, the...
There is a lot more to Woodinville, Washington than suburban wine country (read all about that here). Sure, the Warehouse District houses nearly 60 wineries and tasting rooms, but tucked behind the roll-up garage doors of shoe box-sized industrial studios is a...
When I build my dream house (let's be honest, it won't be with my own two hands), I would like it to be modeled after a room at Willows Lodge in Woodinville, Washington. Wood-clad, stone-framed and rustic in what has become a quintessential Northwestern decor of...
Honey, ginger, berries, hops, coffee—the cideries of the Northwest are often thought of as the Wild West for cider experimentation and the avant garde buck doesn't stop there. Enter Locust Cider, the four-month-old producer that is the latest on Washington's bill...
Famous Floridian and celebrated former NFL quarterback Dan Marino is a big fan of Washington wine. A man of many years on the road, Marino came across the Bordeaux-style blends from the state on opposing ends of the country and began to gauge the interest around...
Redhook Brewery's beloved ESB is celebrating 1987—its birth year—when the still-miniscule, then-Ballard, Seattle brewery was experimenting out of their transmission shop along the sound. British-style beers were the focus at the time but then brewers Paul Shipman...
Convenience and scenic beauty—it's a wonderful combination. Located just 30 miles northeast of Seattle, the Woodinville Wine Country begins right off the highway, and ends in some of the most picturesque images in the world. Over the years, the secret has seeped...
At J.P. Trodden Distilling in Woodinville, Washington, owner and distiller Mark Neishem will always have materials for a Manhattan on-hand. A distillery amongst the wine-saturated warehouses of northern Woodinville, Neishem says he wanted to do something to set...
Rye whiskey has emerged from bourbon’s shadow in the last decade. Each year, it seems there are dozens of new labels on store shelves to choose from. In the Pacific Northwest, the craft distilling pioneers at Woodinville Whiskey Co. in Woodinville, Washington...
