Rio Jean Photography - Taste Washington {Take 2}

I have been looking forward to attending Taste Washington since last year!  Last year was amazing and now that I know I'll be gaining at least 5 lbs, I started to plan ahead diet wise, and shed like 15 lbs, yep!

Taste Washington is EPIC if you are a wine lover or a foodie, you HAVE to attend this event.  And I did warn you, you will gain at least 5 lbs from all of the great food and wine!

In case you missed my blog about Taste Washington last year, I've included images from that post below. If those pictures of food and wine don't make you want to attend, then here is more incentive, let me tell you who on my favorite list of people will be there.

I am super excited to be seeing James St. Clair again of Silver Lake, read my post about my visit with him, he is the rock star of Silver Lake.

The Hightowers, Tim and Kelly, will be pouring it up, they are a very fun couple and have great wine.  Take some time to chat with them, you won't be sorry!

The beautiful Shae of Frichette winery, go and talk to her about her edutainment, once you meet her, you will be a fan forever!

Keith and ReNae, of Terra Blanca, beautiful people and a gorgeous winery.  Keith is a mastermind when it comes to business, geology, and wine.  Talk to them about rabbit heads, the first person to email me the correct story about rabbits heads will receive a bottle of wine from my personal stash.  If you know me, my wine is verrryyyy precious to me, just picture me as Gollum hunched over his precious...that's me...except I'm not a scary creature.
**You must live around the Seattle area OR if you live in Eastern Washington, be somewhere near the Tri-cities so we can meet and I can give you the wine. I CAN'T ship the wine ***

 Tapteil Winery, whose name I spelled wrong for the longest time!  Jane and Larry will hopefully be there pouring their wine, check out the labels! Jane does amazing art work!  I'd be surprised to see Argus there, keep an eye out for a dread locked tail ;)

SO!! Reason enough to attend, right?!  I'll be there on Sunday!

Here is the official description from Visit Seattle:

SEATTLE – Visit Seattle and Washington State Wine invite wine lovers to mark their calendars; Taste Washington, the nation’s largest single-region wine and food event, will take place March 26-29, 2015, at various venues throughout Seattle. Now in its 18th year, Taste Washington promises a full weekend of activities, from an exciting new celebration targeting the under-40 wine lover to the signature Grand Tasting, which features hundreds of Washington State wineries, food from top Pacific Northwest restaurants, chef demonstrations and more.

The weekend begins Thursday, March 26, with the Red & White Party, an elegant, upscale evening with Washington State’s celebrated wineries pouring special selections from large-format bottles. The fun continues with The New Vintage, an upbeat event aimed at the next generation of wine lovers with a backdrop of music, dancing and tasty bites. The weekend culminates March 28 and 29, with two days of educational seminars led by top wine writers and sommeliers and the Grand Tasting at CenturyLink Field Event Center.

Details on winery participation, featured chefs, seminar topics, hotel packages and tickets will be available soon at www.tastewashington.org. Taste Washington is produced by Visit Seattle in partnership with Washington State Wine.

About Taste Washington:
Taste Washington is the largest single-region wine and food event in the United States, featuring more than 225 Washington State wineries and more than 70 Pacific Northwest restaurants. The 2015 Taste Washington welcoming sponsor is Alaska Airlines; the premier sponsors are Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Card and Muckleshoot Casino; and the event feature is Stella Artois. Taste Washington attracts more than 5,000 wine and food enthusiasts to the Seattle area. The Washington State Wine Commission launched Taste Washington in 1998 and is now produced by Visit Seattle. For more information, visit www.tastewashington.org.