Taste Washington, one of the largest wine and food events in the country, promises to grow even bigger in 2012 by expanding the event into two days: Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1, 2012.
PHOTO: Snapshots from the 2011 Taste Washington in Seattle, where wineries and vendors are represented from all over the state. (Left to right) Jeff and Sheila Jirka of Davenport Cellars, Woodinville; Don Phelps of Hard Row to Hoe, Lake Chelan; Kent Waliser of Sagemoor Vineyards, Tri-Cities; Patrick and Dick Gilroy of Wine Storage Bellevue.
This gigantic wine and food event will take place at CenturyLink Field Event Center in downtown Seattle, kicked off each day with fun and educational seminars from 11am to 12:30pm, followed by the Grand Tasting in the afternoon that will feature wines from more than 200 Washington State wineries and gourmet food bites from over 60 local restaurants, featuring savory dishes that will include Dungeness crab cakes, smoked pork belly and fried chicken roulade with bacon mousse. Sample from local cheese purveyors and gourmet sausage companies. Round out your tasting experience by sipping on a handcrafted espresso beverage or sweet Washington dessert wine paired with sinfully delicious cupcakes, chocolate and other sweet treats.
If you haven’t yet experienced this event, you can get a taste of it from this video of Taste Washington Seattle.
There will be a vineyard tasting area where attendees can sip, compare and contrast different wines made with fruit from a single vineyard or a single wine region.
Seminars this year are:
Saturday, March 31, 2012
– Washington Wine: Over-Delivering at Every Price
– Vineyard Exploration: Red Willow Vineyard
– Canlis: Food and Wine Pairing
Sunday, April 1, 2012
– Mythbusting: Food and Wine Pairing with Tom Douglas
– Celebrated Vintages: Highlights from a Quarter-Century of Washington State Wines
– Vineyard Exploration: Ciel du Cheval Vineyard
Listings of participating wineries and restaurants, as well as ticket information, are at Taste Washington Seattle. For those wanting to combine this event with a weekend stay in Seattle, several hotels are offering a variety of packages.