William Pollard Jr | aka: Wild 4 Washington Wine

Willows Lodge, respite in wine country. Part Three: Destination Woodinville Wine Country. Wine country in Woodinville, Washington. What does that mean to you? For me it represented many Woodinville labels disconnected from faces and place. No longer. If you missed the first posts in this series, I'm re-counting my first weekend spent in Woodinville Wine Country. *Read the Introduction, Woodinville a First Weekend, "No Longer Strangers" if you missed it. Willows Lodge and Spa Where do you stay when visiting Woodinville Wine Country? I stayed at the Willows Lodge and Spa . This is a deluxe spa destination, a place to relax alone or with companions. The grounds were soothing, the service was impeccable. And I'm picky. Wineries are located just around the corner. I spent two comfortable nights at the Willows Lodge while learning about Woodinville wine country. Friday dinner and Sunday brunch were at the on premise Barking Frog restaurant. Making goo...

What is RESERVE? Only the highest rated wines please. Part Two: Destination Woodinville Wine Country.  Wine country in Woodinville, Washington. What does that mean to you? For me it used to represent a lot of Woodinville labels disconnected from faces and place. No longer. If you missed the previous post, I'm re-counting a weekend spent in Woodinville Wine Country. This was my first visit to Woodinville Wine Country. *Read the  Introduction Woodinville a First Weekend "No Longer Strangers"  if you missed it. After freshening up in my room at the Willows Lodge and Spa , I prepared for the Über exclusive wine tasting events RESERVE and North of 95 . RESERVE is an annual event featuring only award-winning, 90+ rated Woodinville wines. Convenient for me because the venue was at the Willows Lodge. RESERVE a room of very happy people. New this year was the optional  North of 95 tasting, where only the peak vintages of 95+ rated Woodinville w...