Willows Lodge to Host Third Annual Golden Grapes Awards, Wine Tasting

Editor's note: The following is from a press release from Willows Lodge.

Willows Lodge and its restaurant Barking Frog announce the third annual Golden Grapes Awards Ceremony & Tasting on Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. The event will celebrate the “best of the best” wines made in Woodinville Wine Country determined by the winemakers themselves. 

The Golden Grapes Awards will be hosted by Barking Frog Wine Director Matt Davis, who invited more than 50 Woodinville wineries to compete this year.  Private tastings/judging by participating winemakers are taking place over the course of February.  All GGA entries are being reviewed in a side-by-side, blind tasting by category. The goal is to find the best wines made in Woodinville in the following seven categories:

·         Sauvignon Blanc
·         Chardonnay
·         Cabernet Sauvignon
·         Bordeaux Style Blends
·         Syrah
·         Rhone Style Red Varieties
·         Blends

On Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. the general public is invited to join the Woodinville winemakers for a special awards presentation and wine tasting event in the Sammamish Ballroom at Willows Lodge.  They will have the chance to taste many of the outstanding wines made in Woodinville Wine Country, as well as to meet and mingle with the winemakers themselves.

This is a 21+ event.  Tickets to the Golden Grape Awards Ceremony & Tasting are $15 for 15 tastes, if purchased in advance, or $25 at the door. Tickets are available via EventBrite at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5332658124#. PLEASE NOTE:  Doors will open at 2 p.m. for members of the hospitality industry – valid proof of industry status required for entry.

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