I wanted to call this piece “WTF Grapes of Washington.” Great rule of thumb with grapes: If it sounds weird, and you can’t pronounce it without spittle, it’s probably German. If you can sound it out? It’s Italian.
No Cabernet, Merlot, or Riesling Here
in this issue of the Seattle Weekly
tags: washington, white wine, seattle weekly

I’ll include my little anecdote from the beginning of this piece, that my editor had asked if I could write anything about lighter winter beers. Having already dashed off a column about the joys of witbier and oysters last year… I stormed the brain and thought, what would you want to eat with your light […]

The sad, sad, crusty bottle fading away in the back of every bar fridge. Somebody let her out!
Dubonnet Deserves to Be Front and Center
in this issue of the Seattle Weekly
tags: dubonnet, cocktails, seattle weekly