Wine Bloggers Conference in Photos

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Kevin and I really enjoyed our time in Washington state at the end of June. I’m completely in love with the place, from the gorgeous mountains, waterfalls, and lush green-ness around Seattle to the desert, sun, and heat in the southeast corner where so many vineyards exist.

I took way too many photos, which is not unusual for me, and I have them in two separate slide shows. You can also view the photos individually on Flickr.

The first pack, which covers the conference itself, includes a lot of vineyards. We visited Reynvaan Family Vineyards, the Walla Walla Community College, and Spring Valley. The photos include Walla Walla itself, which is definitely one of the cutest towns in the US and the streets are lined with tasting rooms. Finally, we took an all-day excursion to the Red Mountain AVA, which turned out to be absolutely beautiful. The vineyards and the scenery were positively breathtaking.

The second pack starts out with a visit to my beloved Airfield Estates Winery in Prosser, Wa. If you’re in it for the wine, stop there. We very quickly make the switch over to beer, with visits to the remarkable Horse Heaven Hill Brewery and Witstran Brewery. We even stopped and took photos of hops growing along the highway.

The photo pack diverges into our vacation shots, which include shots of food and beer, shots of Seattle in general, waterfalls and mountains, the space needle, Pike Place Market, and even some road-side oddities.

Enjoy! We fell in love with Washington and I hope to go back soon, and wrap in a trip to Oregon as well.

Posted by Michelle at 8:35 am in Tastings, Travel, Wine Events, Wineries | Permalink | Comments (4)

4 Responses to “Wine Bloggers Conference in Photos”

Bean says:

July 17, 2010 at 4:41 am

I am so glad that you enjoyed your trip to Washington state. We do some mighty fine wine and beer around here don’t we?
John Schneider says:

July 22, 2010 at 11:17 am

Be sure to spend a few days in Portland checking out the Portland Streetcar.

A great foodie scene all along the streetcar line. Cincinnati’s will open in early 2013

Here are some pics: http://www.pro-transit.com/PICS/
Joel and Jona Christoe says:

July 25, 2010 at 4:31 am

Thanks for posting the pictures! We wanted to attend but it was sold out (frustrating because its just a few hours drive). Next Year! What wine goes good with hush puppies and grits. It will be a blast.
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August 3, 2010 at 3:12 pm

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