by Phil Anderson This is the second of a small series of articles aimed at acknowledging the importance of local wine bars and shops. Every decent city has them! The first time I walked in to bin 41 in West Seattle, one thing caught my attention immediately and that was the temperature. It was rather cool. My first thought was,
Townshend Cellar Revisited
As I’m writing this it is, in my opinion, a national holiday–April Fools Day! This morning in the Coeur d’Alene Press, on the front page, there was an article that reported that President Obama had just passed another bill, to help in the ease of American’s stress. It reported that Obama, on April 15, 2010,
Spring (Break Away From The Snow)!
After many, many months of seeing nothing but white outside (in the form of snow) we’ve finally seen the light. I know I’ve heard of this thing called the sun and there it was in all its glory warming our world. THIS called for a sunshine wine! (or two) So, before I left Seattle after visiting
Wine and conference championships
As we near the second to the last weekend of real football (the Pro Bowl doesn’t EVEN count) I was sipping a glass of Viognier from Bridlewood Estate Winery (bridlewoodwinery.com; 1-800-467-4100) , from the Central Coast of California, Santa Ynez, and wondering, “should I predict the outcomes of these games?” The answer poured over me
