William Pollard Jr | aka: Wild 4 Washington Wine

This week I attended the Washington State Wine Awards in Seattle, Washington. On Monday, January 14th,  McCaw Hall  in Seattle, Washington, fourteen Washington state businesses and individuals were recognized within their industries.  Once again, Washington wine was in the well deserved spotlight, but from a different angle. The Washington State Wine Awards honors industries and individuals who raise the profile of Washington wine. I look forward to sharing the stories of some of these people. note: If you are a Sommelier, please contact me, I would appreciate the opportunity to interview you for future posts (email william@wild4washingtonwine.com thank you). A large crowd was in attendance. Tension was palpable. This was my first time attending this award event. All of the award winners were acknowledged for making a difference in promoting Washington wine. Bravo, that is something I can stand behind and encourage more to emulate. Bonus, I now ha...

  This year I am approaching my Taste Washington reviews differently. Instead of lumping wineries together by region, I will review each winery I visited individually. The posts will be in alphabetical order by winery name. I will include as much information as my notes, photos and winery provided information allows. This approach will take more time, but will present a better view of each winery and winemaker I visited with at Taste Washington! 2012. * (update: My list is now posted along with links to wine and winery reviews. ) About Taste Washington! Seattle Last weekend, the nation's largest single-region wine and food event occurred in Seattle, Taste Washington! At this event 225 Washington wineries poured over 800 wines, and more than 50 Northwest restaurants served specially prepared food. This was the 15th annual Taste Washington! in Seattle, Washington. For the first time, Taste Washington (Taste) was produced by Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau ...