William Pollard Jr | aka: Wild 4 Washington Wine

I find myself investing more time on Facebook than expected. If you are also on Facebook, and would like to share your Washington wine experiences with others, then check out the new Facebook Group "Wild 4 Washington Wine". Not on Facebook? www.facebook.com - I just joined last year. For fans of Washington Wine! Share your most memorable wine or tasting room visit. With over 500 wineries in Washington state, there is a lot of wine to discuss, "Wild 4 Washington Wine". Cheers! - William "Wine is Food, Wine is Life!" Jane Pearson, Tapteil Estate www.tapteil.com

A View from the Tasting Room Floor Up. Last week I had quite the ex perience helping b ottle wine at Hightower Cellars on Red Mountain. As a Washington Wine Ambassador, www.washingtonwine.org/ , I receive occasional invites to help wineries, small and large, with events and other activities. The most recent invite was to help Hightower Cellars bottle their 2006 vintage s. Since I n ever bottled w ine before, I thought this would be a good opportunity to volunteer and see fo r myself what it is lik e. Red Mountain is only a 15 minute drive from my home, so I arrived at the w inery at approximately 9:30 AM ready to work.  Tim and Kelly emptying barrels. Kelly and Tim Hightower are the winemakers of Hightower Cellars. Hightower was originally located in Woodinvi lle, Washington. But, with the purchase of land on Red Mountain, along with water rights, they’ve been producing o utstanding wines on Red Mountai n sinc e they moved there in 2002. Mobile Bottling Hightower d...