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Last Friday was a beautiful, sunny day in Seattle, the perfect day to enjoy some crisp, cool white wines for summer. Our wine tasting dinner this month was a slight departure from our normal tasting format. This tasting featured six different white varietals instead of six different wines within the same varietal.

   I got to play doctor. Well kinda of. Yes, I had to sit in for a doctor whom I don’t know. A radiologist I to be exact.Truly speaking I was a recipient of a V.I,P. pass to a wine and food jubilee.  Every year my good neighbor puts me on ticket call, saying that there might be two tickets/passes to the local wine and food jubilee for myself and my wife.

Our 59th wine tasting dinner on Friday evening was one of our best ever. We enjoyed the evening with wonderful friends, Mom’s (LaGayle) delicious meal, and a fabulous set of wines. Not only were all the wines good to excellent but they are all outstanding values.

It seems that many people really place importance on what foods that they have with their wines. I agree that a wine changes in taste with foods that are served with it; however, I personally do not think that one has to go overboard with a lot of fancy gourmet meals to enjoy a good wine.

Immersed in Philly Beer Week: Checking In. March 13th, 2008 I’ll try to post in more detail as soon as I get to sit at the desk for more than a few minutes, but here’s a quickie for the last two days.

After Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Syrah is the third most common red grape variety in Washington State. The total amount of Syrah grapes planted in Washington has greatly increased in recent years. As fans of the Shiraz/Syrah varietal, this is a trend that the Wine Peeps are excited to see.

Our February wine tasting dinner last Friday night proved to be an eventful one. The evening began with much anticipation as all we were told by John was that the six wines that we would be tasting were Washington Syrahs that ranged in price from $7 to $70.