Gallery
GalleryGrand Tasting
If you're new to wine, or an old hand at swirling and spitting, Taste Washington Seattle is the ideal event to learn what wines you'll love to drink.
- More than 200 wineries will be on hand, pouring up to three of their wines.
- Try new releases of old favorites, or new varietals from some of Washington's many brilliant new wineries.
- From small to large wineries, whites, reds, rosés and dessert wines, Taste Washington has it all.
The Grand Tasting isn't just about sipping marvelous wines — approximately 75 Seattle-area restaurants will be on hand, to prepare their favorite bites. Wondering what restaurant to try next? Come to Taste Washington and try them all! Hip, new restaurants and historic establishments alike will tempt you with delicious fare.
Taste Washington Seattle is even more than fantastic wines and fabulous food.
- Take a seat for a short seminar by a top enological expert
- Watch sommeliers do a blind taste-off
- Have a book signed by a prominent wine author
- Peruse sponsor tables and visit the Washington Wine Commission booth to learn more about Washington wine.
- Local celebrity chefs will be demonstrating cooking techniques on the latest Viking appliances
- Try your hand at the KIRO Ring Toss and the Sterling Wheel of Wine — and win a bottle to take home!
- At the end of the day, relax with scrumptious sweets at the coffee bar, and listen to live jazz.
The Grand Tasting on April 5th will begin with a two-hour VIP wine event from 2-4pm, followed by four hours of general tasting from 4-8pm.
Tickets will be on sale December 1st, 2009
