"West & Wine" Release Party and Open House

Get ready to kick up your heels for a rollicking good time at our:

"WEST AND WINE" RELEASE PARTY AND OPEN HOUSE

Please join us for food, wine and good times!

When: Saturday: October 3, 2009
Time: 11-5 pm
Where: At Our Tasting Room And Winery.
Located at 3601 Highland Drive Zillah, WA.

RSVP: To info@culturawine.com

For more information about our wines see our website:
www.culturawine.com.

See Y'all There!

Wino Magazine Review

I was lucky enough to see the two main wine guys, Josh & Doug from Wino Magazine, in our tasting room about a month ago. Gave them a tasting & tour and laughed quite a lot! These two are fun and they do know their wine! Our 2005 Cultura Red Wine was put into their "Round Table" review. Here's the linky: http://www.winomagazine.com/blog2/2009/05/round-table-june-09/.

I actually met these two last summer at the Prosser Wine & Art Walk. They had their film crew & were filming the event. Check out their print magazine, can be found at various locations all over the state-I found mine at Sutra restaurant while delivering wine. Even better, you can subscribe and it will get to you via your mailbox. And go to their on-line magazine: http://www.winomagazine.com. Great stuff!

Sarah

Debuts & Discoveries Event

On June 25th, we poured our wine at David LeClaire's "Debuts & Discoveries" event. This event showcased the newest Washington state wineries. David's website link for more info about his events: http://www.vinolover.com.
The Seattle weather was perfect and the wines were great. What more can I say, life was good that day!

Bio-Fewel: The next generation of fuel.

I am so proud of my hubby! He was on the front page of our local paper, Yakima Herald, this week. As some of you know from our website, my husband Tad makes bio-diesel for use on our ranches and vineyards. Here is the link to the article:
www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/06/14/home-brewed-biodiesel. Tad has been making this fuel out of used vegetable oil for a couple of years. Although, it is a lot a hard work, it is very gratifying. He does get dirty doing it-not fun on laundry day. I know for a fact! But the payoff is so worth it. If you have any questions about bio diesel, feel free to leave a comment for us or visit the "Bio-Fewel Crew" at the tasting room.

Cheers, Sarah

Ramseyer's Vineyards Open House

We attended our friends new winery's open house a couple of weeks ago. The Ramseyer family bought property here in the Zillah area a few years ago. They planted a small vineyard, with plans to expand in the future. Cabernet Sauvignon is there mainstay and they have done a great job with it. And if you are lucky enough to get your hands on some of their wine, enjoy it, as the vintages are very small. What a great day in Zillah it was: sun, food, wine, and friends. What more could you ask for? Check out their website: www.ramseyervineyards.com.

Harbor Club-Bellevue Winemaker Dinner

We were invited to the Harbor Club (www.harborclubs.org) in Bellevue, WA. on May 1st for an evening of wine tasting paired with delicious appetizers, dinner, and friendship. We were the featured winery for their "First Friday's" dinner. Thank you, Otto (club manager) and Carol (wine council). What a wonderful evening! The menu on the left was just for the appetizers, so you can just imagine what the dinner was like. Exquisite! Kudos to the Harbor Club chef! On another note, Carol owns a cooking school in Bellevue called "Sizzleworks" (www.thesizzleworks.com). If you are in Bellevue, do make a point to stop in and try a class or two, so much fun!

Cheers, Sarah
Cultura Wine

Canine & Wine Walk - Was Great!

Sorry it's been so long, we finally got a new camera to take blogging pictures with. We will be blogging about once a week on what is going on with our wines, what's happening in the vineyard, what we're drinking with dinner, events, etc.

Thanks for hanging in there with us. We'll call this our very "first official" blog:


We had a great day in the valley this weekend. Cherrywood Bed Breakfast and Barn (www.cherrywoodbbandb.com) held their first annual canine and wine walk. We walked rescue dogs and drank wine along the way at different wineries. All the proceeds went to various dog rescues. What a fun event!

OK, now were ready to test this baby out. We'll be writing in the next couple of days. There is a lot happening in the always beautiful Yakima Valley. We will be posting pics of the vineyards, talking about our wines, Yakima wines, good food, family & friends. So follow the cult, Cultura Wine!

Cheers, Sarah
Cultura Wine

Spring has Sprung!

March is roaring in like a lion in the valley. The weather here in Zillah has been windy, warm, a few rain showers, and did I say warm? This winter seems like it has been particularity long. We are so happy to see the sun!

Along with the awaking vineyards that surround us, we are coming out from the long winter hibernation. We are "springing up" for the many spring wine events that are happening here in Washington state. The first event of the season, we will be pouring at is the Taste of Washington in Seattle. This is our first time attending and we have heard that is always a grand time! Here is the information for the event (info. courtesy of Washington Wine Commission):

Don't miss the Ultimate Wine Experience!

WINE AND FOOD LOVERS -- TASTE WASHINGTON IS APRIL 5TH, 2009 AT QWEST FIELD EVENT CENTER. Don't miss Seattle's ULTIMATE WINE EXPERIENCE, the 12th annual TASTE WASHINGTON! WEEKEND, April 4^TH and 5^th. For more info visit: www.tastewashington.org

Vi Our winery, Cultura Winery, we will be pouring: Cultura Red Blend, Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah.

We will also be participating in Wine Yakima Valley's Spring Barrel Weekend. This is a fun weekend to get out and try valley's newest spring releases, everything from whites to reds. Here is event information (info. courtesy Wine Yakima Valley):

2009 Spring Barrel Tasting in the Yakima Valley

Besides enjoying the predictably sunny weather in eastern Washington, barrel-tasting weekend is an opportunity to gain insight into the artistic process behind the production at each winery.

April 24 - 26, 2009 10:00am - 5:00pm

Spring Barrel tasting is your chance to get a jump on tasting and purchasing some of the best wines in wine country. A visit to the Valley on this weekend will allow you to sample yet-unfinished wines from the barrel. Visit wineyakimavalley.org for more information.


We will be participating in a new event for this Spring Barrel Weekend: Tailgating with the Thirty-something Winemakers with fellow neighboring wineries: Two Mountain Winery and Severino Cellars. Here is the information for this event (info. courtesy Wine Yakima Valley): Date and Time - Friday, April 24, 2009, 5:30pm Location: Beginning location – Two Mountain Winery

After a relaxing day of wine tasting, sit and learn with three “thirty-something” winery owners of the Yakima Valley. Your evening will include a vineyard tour (weather permitting), wines and heavy appetizers at each winery stop. Your progressive tour and sampling will include Two Mountain Winery and their estate, Copeland Vineyard, Cultura Winery, and Severino Cellars.

Your evening will include a tour of Copeland Vineyard where you will learn about the wine grapes and the growing region of the Yakima Valley appellation. Next, enjoy a visit to Two Mountain Winery where you will taste the final product from the vineyard. Next stop is an intimate tour of the farm, cute Cultura Winery, and finally a visit to Severino Cellars, one of the Valley’s newest wineries housed in a 100-year-old farm house. Visit wineyakimavalley.org for more information. Tickets - $50.00 SOLD OUT Maximum # of participants - 8


We will be doing a lot of fun events this spring, check back for more scheduled events. Follow the cult, Cultura Wine!

Cheers, Sarah Cultura Wine Family

Welcome to our very first post!

Hello friends, family, and wine lovers,

Welcome to Cultura Wine's new blog. We are newbies at this blogging thing, so please forgive us for any "blogging faux-pas". We will be posting our winery activities-harvest in the vineyards, wine making, production, tasting room events,etc. So, keep checking back for fun & interesting tidbits for the mind, body, and soul.

In other words - Wine, Wine, Wine!

Cheers, the Cultura Wine Family