Many of you have asked about our logo affectionately known as the BearGuin. We are just completing the back story on our little friend. Look for more soon at bearguin.com
The new photo gallery is now active. You may have noticed the small screen on the lower right side of this page. It presents a series of images of Wine-Maker Mark Wysling at work in the Parejas Cellars Winery at YVCC in Grandview, Washington.
We’ll be adding in event photos and photos of the wine making throughout the season. Fun Stuff check it out!
We have had the privileged of assisting winemaker Mark Wysling in his cellar at Parejas Cellars in Grandview, Wa this season. Check out his Parejas Cellars Winemakers Blog and Photo Page to see us at work. Our new wine-making journal is nearly ready for publication chronicling our adventures with Mark this year. It can be found here on our Journal page .
Title: 2nd Annual Wine & Fine Design Location: Bellevue Arts Museum Description: Join us for an intimate and elegant evening celebrating the fine art of wine, cuisine, music and design at BAM.
Taste from over 10 boutique wineries and 6 hand-picked local restaurants while browsing fabulous art and listening to cool jazz tunes.
Receive a commemorative Bellevue Arts Museum wine glass (1 per ticket) and enjoy curator-led tours of museum exhibitions.
Event proceeds benefit Bellevue Arts Museum exhibitions and programs.
6 - 8 pm
$35 members/$40 non-members/$65 at the door
$65 dual tickets - museum members
$75 dual - non-members
Title: Thursday Night at the Met Location: The Met Coffee and Wine Bar Description: Mark will be in Renton this evening sharing his Parejas Cellars wines at the Met’s Thursday evening wine tasting event. Start Time: 17:00 Date: 2008-11-06 End Time: 19:00
Wow what a season so far………..Well we continue to bring in some amazing fruit….We started the week with Grenache Blanc and Marsanne from Boushey Vyd which we are co-fermenting together and then will blend it with the Ciel du Cheval Roussanne down the road. We have also crushed two seperate vyd syrahs………..one from Elephant Mtn vyd and the other from Clifton Hill vyd……more on all this later per its time to clean up and call it a day………….Cheers
Harvest 2008 has finally begun……It started with 1.5 tons of beautiful Roussanne from Ciel du Cheval vyd on Red Mtn. The grapes were whole cluster pressed and fermentation has begun in a temperature controlled tank. The juice/wine wil be transfered to used french oak after most of primary fermentation has completed and aged “sur lie” for a period of time before bottling early new year.
The first red of the season is 1.44 tons of gorgeous 2008 Cinsaut from the Yakima Valley. The berries are bursting with flavor and after 48hrs cold soak the must is showing an awesome garnet color with rich flavors of red currants and raspberries. Trying a new yeast this season which should highlight these flavors as well flush out more red fruits,etc…………This is a great time of year to visit the valley,so just give me a call prior to coming to make sure I am here.
Our 2006 Syrah made from Red Mountain grapes is in the bottle and ready for your table.
Opaque, crimson appearance. Plush aromatics highlighted by notes of dark chocolate, mocha, vanillin, mixed berries, and ripe plum. Loads of black fruit on the palate are infused with intriguing smoky-spicy flavors that meld into a silky mouth feel and long, lasting lush finish. This rich Syrah partners well with variably prepared meats, and any hearty cuisine you prepare.
It has been a very busy couple of weeks. A posting of where you can find our wines in Seattle will be coming as soon as Mark returns from his latest adventure to the Emerald City. Look for him tomorrow in Ballard and our new video showing the 2006 Syrah Magnums being bottled.
