Summer is a time for whites and rosé wines, enjoyed outside and definitely served cold. We’ve had an amazing summer full of sunshine in the Pacific Northwest, but as the temperatures cool down and the leaves start to fall, we’re craving big, bold reds to cozy up to. This area is full of great wineries […]
Brooke Huffman
Brooke Huffman is owner of The Social Sip, a social media marketing agency for wineries. She has an MBA and also holds a wine fundamentals certificate from the International Sommelier Guild and is a Level 2 WSET. She is also the Executive Director of the Winery Alliance of Bainbridge Island and until recently, was a winery owner. In all her free time (joking) she loves to write about wine!
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Wine on the Rock to Return — Reinvented
For the past several years, local (and not so local) wine lovers have come to look forward to the annual Wine on the Rock events. These two-day events center around wine, music and food and take place at each of the seven Bainbridge Island wineries. With many of the same return visitors, often coming from […]
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Unique Washington Wines
If you are a wine lover, you live in the right place for great wines. Washington is the second-largest producer of wine in the United States, behind California. Washington state has over 1,000 wineries and 400 different grape growers and produces over 70 different varieties of wine. The most-common grapes produced here are cabernet sauvignon, […]
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World’s Best Organic Spirits in Our Own Backyard
Twelve years ago, Keith Barnes, whiskey lover and full-time creative director for his own spirit marketing company, sought out to make world-class whiskey. His personal whiskey collection contains over 1,700 bottles from around the world, but he wanted to see if he could make something different and better with organic ingredients — and that is […]
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Home Bar Basics
Everyone is spending more time at home these days. Many people are working from home and schooling kids at home, and are more likely to have another couple over for dinner than they are to meet for a night on the town. If this is your new norm, you will want to keep your home […]
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Choosing the Proper Glassware for Your Wines
When cracking open a bottle of wine, most people reach for the nearest vessel resembling something that could remotely be used for properly drinking wine. But did you know that the flavor and enjoyment of wine can be largely affected by which kind of glass you’re drinking from? Put down that mason jar and follow […]
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Hard Hat Winery
As with many wineries, things started as a hobby for Jim and Colette Davenport, producing wine out of their garage. Jim has a passion for wine and wanted to see what his own product would taste like. Friends loved it and soon he was giving away more wine than he could make. Jim saw an […]
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Summer Slushies
Just because we’re all grown up doesn’t mean we don’t love a good summer slushie. Snow cones and frozen treats are one of the things that mark childhood summer memories of fun. When the weather turns hot, an ice-cold treat hits the spot. For an adult, an ice-cold treat still hits the spot when the […]
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Secret Places to Sip
There is nowhere else quite like the Pacific Northwest. We are surrounded by the beauty of nature, fresh air and clear water. And when the weather is just right, there is no other place in the universe where us Washingtonians would rather be than outdoors. When the urge comes to hit the trails, head to […]