June-December - Urban Wine Tours - 106 Pine hosts Urban Wine Tours each Saturday at 2 p.m. Guests will enjoy a glass of sparkling wine while learning the basics of Washington wines, and then be escorted by van to nearby wineries for tastings. The tour concludes back at the wine bar with a glass of red wine and truffles from Chocolate Box, followed by a shot of espresso or a cappuccino. Tickets for the tour costs $50 each. For more information, click here. 106 Pine, 106 Pine St., Seattle, WA 98101, 206-443-1106.
September 8-10 - Seattle Symphony Beethoven & Wine - Sample some of the best regional wines at a pre-concert tasting. Then bask in the music of Beethoven during a shorter concert with no intermission. Each day, wine tasting goes from 6:30-7:15pm with the concert starting at 7:30pm. On Friday, September 10th the concert will feature pianist Charlie Albright. For more information and to purchase your tickets, click here.
September 11th -Quincy Balloon & Wine Festival - Enjoy viewing hot-air balloons, fine wines, beer, food, dancing and live entertainment at this family-friendly event. Tickets to the wine/beer garden are $20 per person and include 8 tastes of wine and a souvenir glass. The event is 5pm-9m. To purchase tickets or to find more information, click here.
September 12th -BLEND - Enjoy 40-plus wines from Washington, California and Portugal paired with cuisine from all Columbia Hospitality properties including The Salish Lodge & Spa, The Inn at Langley, Kenwood Inn and Spa, Friday Harbor House and The Oitavos in Portugal, a new five star hotel opening in September 2010. The event is 4pm - 7:30pm. There will also be two excellent seminars: Seminar 1: Blending with Chateau Ste. Michelle,
Seminar 2: Blend - Inspiration, Experience, Intuition with Columbia Winery. The seminars will go from 2:30 - 4:00 PM. For more information, click here.
September 18th -Leavenworth Crush Festival - Come enjoy the wines from 30 wineries across the state of Washington. We will taste wine and food, listen to great jazz music, stomp on some grapes and enjoy the beauty that is Leavenworth in the fall. $30 dollars will get you in the door, a glass to take home and 15 tastes of outstanding Washington wines. Don't miss out on your opportunity to get some juice between your toes, and benefit the Leavenworth Civic Center Foundation as we enjoy the bounty of the vineyard. The event lasts from 3pm-4pm. For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.
September 25th - 26th-Catch the Crush - Yakima and Columbia Valley wineries are celebrating the 24th Annual Catch the Crush event, from 10am till 6pm. Each winery is offering its on celebratory event, including grape stomps, harvest and crush activities, tours, free-run juice, hors d'oeuvers, live music and wine tasting. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
September 25th - 26th-Help Stomp Out Breast Cancer -Claar Cellars' 14th Annual "Help Stomp Out Breast Cancer" event will be held in their tasting room in Zillah, WA 10am-6pm. Barrels of grapes will be available all two days for stomping and pictures. You can also come as a team of two to join a Grape stomping competition. For more information on this event, contact John CLaar Whitelatch, Retail Sales Manager at 509-829-6810.
October 22nd-23rd - Brass & Glass - The Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce and its Marketing Partners bring the 4th Annual Rhythms on the Lake Jazz and Wine Festival: Brass & Glass. This year's Festival combines unique Jazz Artists with unique Wine Offerings with unique Retail Shops all in Historic Downtown Chelan. For more details and to purchase your tickets, click here.
