The Mysterious American Chef
Blue Flame Spirits
Today I had the privilege to hang with owner Brian Morton and get a sneak peak of Prosser’s Blue Flame Spirits- Washington’s second commercial craft distillery. The Craft Distillery & Tasting Room (yes, I said tasting room) is located in Prosser’s Food & Wine Park on Lee Road- next door to Hogue Cellars, Alexandria Nicole Cellars, Heaven’s Cave, and just a short walk up from Mercer Estates and Kestrel Winery.
Winemaker’s dinner, a chance to engage and learn about the best in food and wine
My first trip to Washington wine country was to Apex Cellars’ Winemaker Dinner with Brian Carter in 2001. My wife still remembers the final course… a dense pound cake served with fresh plump blueberries and drizzled with the winemakers Late Harvest Riesling, served with a dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream. This was the trip that started me thinking about the endless possibilities available for me here in wine country.
Learning From a Chef
Have you ever wanted to ask a chef “How did you do that, you make it look so easy?” Or “Would you mind showing me that trick?” Well let me tell you about the place where you can ask just such a question or two, try some great wine and even taste some incredible food. At a Cooking Class/Chef Demonstration which seem to be happening all over the place.
Brown Bag Wine Night (#bbwn)
Brown Bag Wine Night was designed to be a social, fun, wine tasting evening, in a teaching /learning environment – all done on a level playing field. Unlike a double blind tasting where neither the varietal nor origin is known, we usually pick a red and a white varietal. The white varietal is tasted first, and then discussed, debated, agreed upon, disagreed upon, flaws noted, and favorites picked. And then red wines tasted, where more of same goes on. Invitees to this early evening tasting include an array of educated wine connoisseurs, tasting room staff, wine makers, bloggers, a few young adults eager to learn and the ones you may know- the twitter wine fanatics.
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