Sommelier Beth Hickey: Gramercy Cellars Tempranillo

This week’s pick comes from Beth Hickey, head sommelier at Seattle’s most venerable eatery El Gaucho.  I asked Beth to pair a wine with the double bone venison chops with a side of lobster mashed potatoes from El Gaucho’s menu and she offered the following advice:  ”I could easily suggest a big, rich red to [...]

2007 Dowsett Family Gewurztraminer, Celilo Vineyard, WA

This week’s pick comes from Addison Richards of the award-winning restaurant Wild Ginger in Seattle:  ”When discussing finicky wine varieties,  Gewurztraminer isn’t often the first grape to come up.  The truth is that once the grape leaves the old world, Gewurztraminer can be a difficult wine to make.  It often comes across as cloying, overpowering [...]

2006 Gramercy Cellars “Lagniappe” Syrah, Columbia Valley, WA

This week’s pick comes from Nelson Daquip, wine director and sommelier at the famous Canlis restaurant in Seattle.  He was glad to take the opportunity to recommend a Washington wine.  Gramercy Cellars was started by Master Sommelier Greg Harrington in 2005, with the goal “to make wines – the kind I like to drink – [...]

2007 Tamarack Cellars, Firehouse Red, Columbia Valley

This week’s pick is offered by the Windy City Wine Guy, Michael Bottigliero. Michael tells everyone he knows about the Firehouse Red form Tamarack Cellars, “It’s a great bargain, available in most shops for around $17. A blend of 8 varietals from 5 different vineyard sites. This gives us a perfect balance of deep color, [...]

2006 Eliseo Silva Syrah, Columbia Valley, Washington

  This week’s pick comes from David Newton, sommelier at Arizona’s D-vine Bistro.  Not only is David impressed with the way this Syrah pairs with the tapas served at D-vine (featuring ingredients like wild boar, elk and quail), he appreciates the tribute paid by the bottle’s label to the thousands who labor in the vineyards.  The wine is [...]

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