|
WBC-or-BUST: Participating Wineries
Along the Road to Walla Walla we'll be enjoying wines from a number of Washington's premier wineries. Below you'll find a comprehensive (and still growing) list of those participating wineries, along with where and when they'll be pouring. Cheers!
Road to Walla Walla ~ Day 1:
Beginning the day in Seattle, invited bloggers and guests will be picked up in the morning and shuttled out to Woodinville for an afternoon of tasting. The day will culminate in a feast for the senses with a winemaker's dinner along Seattle’s famous waterfront
 Woodinville Grand Tasting at Willows Lodge
From the grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle we’ll cross the street to Willows Lodge, one of Woodinville’s premier resorts in the heart of Western Washington wine country. Inside the lodge, bloggers will take part in a Grand Tasting of select wines from various Woodinville producers poured by the winemakers, afterward enjoying a lunch at Barking Frog.
• Chateau Ste. Michelle | @SteMichelle
• Baer Winery
• Barrage Cellars | @BarrageCellars
• Betz Family Winery | @BetzWinery
• Brian Carter Cellars | @briancarterwine
• Cuillin Hills Winery | @CuillinHills
• Delille Cellars | @DeLILLECELLARS
• Des Voigne Cellars | @DesVoigne
• DiStefano Winery | @DistefanoWinery
• EFESTE Wine Cellars | @Efeste
• Hollywood Hill Vineyards
• Januik/Novelty Hill | @januikwinery
• NW Totem Cellars | @NWTotemCellars
• Page Cellars
• Sparkman Cellars
• William Church Winery | @WmChurchwinery
Seattle Winemaker's Dinner at the Waterfront Seafood Grill
 The close of the day will culminate in a feast for the senses with a special winemaker's dinner along Seattle’s famous waterfront at the Waterfront Seafood Grill. Voted 2007 restaurant of the year by the Washington Wine Commission, bloggers will enjoy a spectacular multi-course meal paired alongside Seattle's finest views of Elliott Bay, Magnolia Bluff and the Space Needle, along with premier Washington wines from various area wineries.
• Andrew Will | @andrewwill
• Cadence Winery
• Fall Line Winery
• Nota Bene Cellars
• O-S Winery | @OSWinery
Road to Walla Walla ~ Day 2:
 Rested and ready to hit the road, winning bloggers and media will leave Seattle in the morning and head east over the Cascade Mountain Range toward beautiful Washington Wine Country and our eventual destination -- Walla Walla.
Brunch and Wine Tasting at Cave B Inn
 Our first experience of the morning will take place at one of Washington's best-kept wine destination secrets, the captivating Cave B Inn, for brunch and a unique wine tasting. Perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Columbia River Gorge, bloggers and media guests will enjoy a delicious brunch along with a wine tasting focused around Washington's smaller/unique AVA's and production regions.
• Arbor Crest Winery
• Barrister Winery
• Boudreaux Cellars
• Camaraderie Cellars
• Cave B Winery | @CaveBWinery
• Cedergreen Cellars | @kevceder
• Col Solare | @colsolare
• Fielding Hills Winery | @fieldinghills
• Hard Row to Hoe Vineyards | @hardrow
• Nefarious Cellars | @NefariousWines
• Robert Karl Cellars | @rkcellars
• Saint Laurent Winery
• Syncline Winery | @synclinewine
• Tildio Winery | @TildioWinery
• Vin du Lac Winery | @vindulac
• Wilridge Winery | @wilridge
(more wineries TBA)
• Alexandria Nicole Cellars | @ancwine
Road from Walla Walla ~ Return to Seattle:
 Gourmet Lunch & Tasting at Alexandria Nicole Cellars
At the conclusion of the Wine Bloggers Conference we will return all WBC-or-BUST bloggers and participating media guests back to Seattle via our comfortable limo bus. On the way, we will be stopping at Alexandria Nicole Cellars to enjoy a gourmet lunch and some wine in their Prosser tasting room & restaurant.
*For more information on the WBC-or-Bust: Road to Walla Walla campaign and how to qualify please contact us here.
|
