Ray's Part Troix

Northwest Totem Cellars pouring their Qo-nē.


John Bell from Willis Hall Winery drinks wine double-fisted.


Queen Anne Winery just released 07 Sangiovese.


Stomani Cellars and their awesome Chard.


SYZYGY displaying their 2007 Syrah which was a Wine Spectator 93!


Paul Beveridge and his better half Lysle serving 2 new wines from their new vineyard, a white blend and a port. Oh yeah, he's the prez of FWWS!

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Location:Seaview Ave NW,Seattle,United States

Ray's Continued

Tim Narby pouring his excellent Una Notte red.


Masquerade Wine Company and their superlative Effervescent Elephant!


Medicine Creek Winery and their award winning Stage Coach Bordeaux blend.


Dana Madsen from Madsen Family Cellars proudly displaying his Cab Franc and Cab Sauv. Delicious!


Matt from ANIMALE exhibiting his extraordinary 2008 Cab Franc.


Lost River Winery pouring excellent Pinot Gris.

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Location:Seaview Ave NW,Seattle,United States

FWWS at Ray's Boathouse!

The FWWS summer tasting event at Ray's is underway! The sky is blue with nary a cloud. The location and view are superb and a wonderful ocean breeze is keeping our guests cool. And of course the wine is excellent and matched by outstanding food.

Let's take a tour of the facility and the FWWS wineries that are pouring this evening...


Bob Delf from Northwest Cellars pouring his super wine.


Edmonds Winery out of Woodinville pouring a Sauvignon and a red.


Jim from Lowden Hills Winery showing off his new super Tuscan.


Paradisos del Sol and their superlative rosé.

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Location:Seaview Ave NW,Seattle,United States

FWWS on Facebook and Now Blogging Mobile!

Once again your web-ninja Alex Sloley is deploying cool new technology for FWWS!

We already have these awesome publishing features:

Blog posting capability

Blog RSS and feed on home page

Simul-post on Twitter

Simul-email of blog posts

Now we also have:

A Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Family-Wineries-of-Washington-State/140633052631865 where all blog posts are simul-posted

The ability to multimedia blog post via iPhone

In fact, this post was created on the mobile FWWS iPhone!

Enjoy the new features and go to our new Facebook page today...

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