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| Lombardi’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant Everett |
Milbrandt Vineyards ‘wine and food pairing’ with
Lombardi’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant.
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| Milbrandt Vineyards Tasting Room in Prosser
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| Milbrandt Vineyards Tasting Room in Prosser
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| Milbrandt Vineyards Wine in Las Vegas
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About
Milbrandt Vineyards:
“Farming is in our blood. Our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles all made their living working the land. Eastern Washington is in our blood. We came here as young children and have always called it home. When we planted our first vines in 1997 we were entering uncharted territory. Today, we farm 12 distinct estate vineyard sites totaling nearly 2000 acres. Our grapes are purchased by some of the most prestigious wineries in the state. Our own winery, launched in 2005, produces highly-individualistic wines from our estate and neighboring vineyards.”
Milbrandt Vineyards Website
Wine and Food Pairing Event
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| Grilled Prawns - Lombardi’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant |
Grilled Prawns***+ on top of Chardonnay crab cake with mini greens herb pesto. The star of this dish was the crab cake.
2008 Chardonnay Evergreen Vineyard**+ pears, citrus, caramel, good acids
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| Beet Gratin - Lombardi’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant
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Beet Gratin**+ goat cheese besciamella, liked the goat cheese, paired will with the merlot.
2006 Estate Merlot*** boysenberries, chocolate, smoke, good acid
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| Seared Lamb Medallions - Lombardi’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant |
Seared Lamb Medallions***+ stuffed with Gorgonzole Dolce, Demi-glace. Cooked to perfection
2007 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon*** cassis, black cherries, soft tannins
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| Lolla Rossa Red Salad - Lombardi’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant
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Lolla Rossa Red Salad*** Beecher’s Smoked Flagship Cheese. The smokiness of the cheese went will with the bite of the lettuce
2007 Estate Syrah***+ light pepper, blackberries, velvety
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| Plum and Fig Tart - Lombardi’s Neighborhood Italian Restaurant
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Plum and Fig Tart***+ with almond brittle, this was over the top
2007 Estate Late Harvest Riesling***+ apricots, honey, apple, balance acidity
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| May Palmer at Lombardi's
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While at
Lombardi’s we found out that
May Palmer ‘
The Queen of Ivory Soul’ will be back to perform
April 21st. You must check her out…
We also just found out the
May Palmer will make her debut at the
Creekside Alehouse & Grill in Lake Stevens this coming Saturday, March 26th!! If you don’t remember
May Palmer check her out on this video…
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| “Drift Away” May Palmer plays Sojen Cellars
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| Wicked Cellars Everett
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“Taste of Washington Wine” at
Wicked Cellars with William
Church Winery’s Rob Balsley and
Covington Cellar’s Morgan Lee
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| William Church Winery’s Rob Balsley at Wicked Cellars
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“
William Church Winery is a family-owned boutique winery located among the cluster of wineries at the northern end of Woodinville affectionately called the Woodinville Warehouse District. Founded by
Leslie and Rod Balsley in 2005,
William Church is named in honor of their fathers, by including their first and middle names.
Leslie and Rod are aided at
William Church by assistant winemaker, Marcus Rafanelli, a graduate of the
Walla Walla Community College Enology and Viticulture Program. Together they believe that by keeping production small, using the best winemaking practices and adding artisan quality and attention they can make wines that are both delicious and uniquely able to express their full varietal potential and terroir.” -
William Church Winery Web Site
2009 Chardonnay** grapefruit, sour hard candy
2008 Bishop's Blend*** blackberry, black pepper, spices
2007 Yakima Valley Syrah*** blackberries, smoke, Cocoa, spices
2007 Sur La Mer Bordeaux Blend**** elegant, black and red fruit flavors, great mouthfeel
2008 Malbec***+ black fruit, blueberries, vanilla
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon*** black currants, black fruit, cloves, structured tannins
2008 Two Spirals***+ blackberries, black pepper Slate
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| Covington Cellar’s Morgan Lee at Wicked Cellars
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Covington Cellars was “founded in 2002 by
David and Cindy Lawson,
Covington Cellars is located in Woodinville. Making small quantities of wine from the highest quality fruit is only half of their goal at
Covington Cellars; the other is to make their guests feel like family.
Winemaker
Morgan Lee shares David and Cindy's passion for wine and came to
Covington Cellars in May of 2007 after completing an internship in Enology at
Columbia Crest Winery.” -
Covington Cellars Web Site
2009 Viognier***+ ripe pears, honey
2007 Rough House Red***+ great bouquet, Cedar, ripe plums, spices
2007 Sangiovese**+ ripe, spicy cherries
2007 Cabernet Franc***+ currents, black pepper, toffee, spices
2007 "Starr" Syrah*** black currants, spices
2006 Bruno red**** dark fruit, chocolate, light cream, balanced
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| Sojen Cellars Everett
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| Leah Stillwell Jazz Trio performing at Sojen Cellars
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Music at
Sojen Cellars featuring
Leah Stillwell Jazz Trio. As always
Sojen Cellars is a great place to hear live music…
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| The Movie - Leah Stillwell Jazz Trio performing at Sojen Cellars
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| Wine tasting at Lantz cellars, Lake Stevens
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Wine tasting at
Lantz Cellars, Lake Stevens.
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| Wine tasting at Lantz cellars, Lake Stevens |
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| Wine tasting at Lantz cellars, Lake Stevens
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Founded in 2003,
Lantz Cellars is open boutique winery located just outside the Snohomish city limits producing 450 cases of various wines each year. Owned and operated by
Kevin Lantz, who focuses on using traditional handcrafted methods. As little intervention as possible is used to create wines with complexity and depth, but with a well balance soft feminine quality.
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| Wine tasting at Lantz cellars, Lake Stevens
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2009 Sauvignon Blanc*** peach, melons
2008 Malbec*** Cocoa, hard candy
2007 Syrah*** red fruit, jam
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon*** nice tannins, herbs
2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon***+ coco, herbs, balance
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| Balefire Bar, Everett
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Haystack Needle Winery wine tasting at
Balefire Bar, Everett
Bob Bullock of
Haystack Needle, assembling, inexpensive bottles of wine from other wineries’ surplus.
NV Harvest White**+:-) pear, apples
2006 Syrah***:-) currants, spice, smoke
2009 Sangiovese**+:-) cranberries, anise, bay leaf
2007 The Eye***:-) red fruit, plums, blueberry
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| Tzatziki Dip - Balefire Bar, Everett
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Tzatziki Dip*** creamy Greek yogurt dip with cucumber & garlic. Served with pita wedges, yummy.
Until Next Week…
