While touring the Heart of Washington Wine Country during the warmer seasons, you definitely want to keep the wine safe you take with you after tasting. Keep the wine tasting as amazing as it did at the wineries when you get it home by (more…)
Archive by Author
Red Mountain Wineries Helping the Benton City Food Bank
29
Jun
Here’s the scoop on the Benton City Food Bank Giving Garden project we get to work on with some amazing neighbors.
Art, Wine, & Heart Disease
21
Feb
Lots of women have grand visions to be the best professional, boss, friend, mom (fill in the blank) they could possibly be. Too soon, these ambitious, beautiful women are taken away from the world by a silent, deadly disease. This disease creeps in like a magician’s trick leaving loved ones in awe. In some cases, […]
Frichette Winery Celebrates Three Year Anniversary in the Red Mountain AVA
11
Nov
Time flies when you are having fun! We are celebrating three years of sharing our wines and operating our tasting room in the Red Mountain AVA. Three years ago, I was sharing with Greg how excited and nervous I was to tell our story for the first time to our first guests, to pour our […]
Art Uncorked! Brings Cork Artist To Tri-Cities
28
Sep
We needed 10,000 corks to create a mural of a Washington Wine Legend. That’s a lot of wine! What Is “Art Uncorked!” Art Uncorked! is a two day event when an international renowned cork artist, Scott Gundersen used 10,000 corks from Tri-Cities wineries to create a mural of Chas Nagel, a Washington Wine Legend. Chas […]
Benton City Wineries Growing More than Wine Grapes
20
Sep
I grew up in rural South Carolina running bare foot and playing outside for most of the summer. One of my favorite summers was when my family planted our first large garden. We grew cantaloupe, watermelon, okra, collards, tomatoes, potatoes, and more. My siblings and I helped to plant and harvest food. One year, our family […]
A guide to enjoying Rosé
26
Aug
Enjoy it at a bar, in a glass or a jar Drink it at your home, near or far Birthday, anniversary, soirée, or ball Summer, winter, spring or fall Pair it with food, your boss, your kin Pair it with a coworker, a stranger or friend Drink rosé, enjoy away Drink rosé, it’s here to […]
3rd Annual Farm to Table Event
20
Aug
Getting lost in an amber field of wheat might seem like something from a movie, but that was a frequent activity for Greg Frichette. Riding on the combine to harvest the years bounty was one of the most exciting activities for him. His family farms wheat, garbanzo beans, lentils and peas plus raise a few […]
Intimate Wine Dinner in a Red Mountain Garden on Labor Day Weekend
13
Aug
You know those images in magazines of people sitting around a table outdoors enjoying wine, laughing and eating good looking food? You think that it’s done in some far off land that only a select few are invited to. You think that these experiences must cost a fortune and they are only hosted once in […]
How Pruning Makes Great Wine on Red Mountain
13
Mar
One the most important activities occurring in the Red Mountain AVA is pruning. Some might wonder what is pruning and why is it so relevant? To find out the answer, we tracked down Vineyard Manager and Vine Whisperer, Damon LaLonde. Damon oversees Scooteney Flats Vineyard, Red Heaven, Red Path Vineyard and French Creek Vineyards. Here’s […]