Wine Events

***Enter your wines for BEWBC Winefest 2018, Saturday August 4th! http://bewbc.org/winefest/

***New Seattle wine drop off location!

Date:               Saturday, August 4, 2018

Time:              Judging begins:  12:00 PM

Members social and potluck:  3:00 – 8:00 PM

Location:        Dennis and Page Campbell’s house - map

                  8007 Talbot Rd

                        Edmonds, WA  98026

Objective:       A unique opportunity to have your wines evaluated by industry professionals. Enjoy the festivities with good wine, good food, and great company. Prizes for best food dishes and best wine label. This is a family affair, so bring the kids.

Cost:              Attendance is free for club members and their guests.

$20/person for nonmembers

                        $5/bottle wine entry fee

Hello fellow winemakers,

Winefest 2018 is Saturday August 4th. We currently have about 50 wines entered. New this year, we are allowing wine entered into previous Winefest, even those that have won category awards. Sorry, but no previous Best in Show winners allowed. Please take a few minutes to enter wines into the competition via the following website: http://bewbc.org/winefest/.

We have a terrific potluck and wine tasting planned. As mentioned in Dennis Campbell’s host letter sent earlier this week, our club president Mike Doherty will be smoking a beef brisket. We’ll also have rib-eye steak and salmon. I’m also trying to arrange live music this year from one of our Boeing music clubs. They are willing to perform for food and wine, so please consider bringing an extra bottle to share.   

We’ve received some comments regarding wine drop-off locations. To encourage more entries and participation, I’m pleased to announce additional wine drop-off locations. Hopefully, this will make it more convenient for those living in Seattle or further south. The following are the drop off locations:

Drop Off Locations

Mike Doherty

no later than 8/3; 20209 12th Ave W, Lynnwood WA 98036 

or Seattle near Museum of Flight

425-409-1744 *Please txt or call to arrange a drop off date and time.

Alexey Smirnov

no later than 8/3; 15 170TH Pl SE, Bothell, WA 98012 

940-453-4929

*BCA Everett 425-294-3382

Dennis Campbell

no later than 11 am on 8/4; venue location; 8007 Talbot Rd, Edmonds, WA 98026 

425-210-7662

*West side of Talbot Rd. Look for wind sock, Driveway is next to 8001 Talbot Rd. 

Jon Barbour

no later than 8/3; 211 19th Pl, Kirkland, WA 98033 

206-250-8031

*Please txt or call to verify I am home.

Kathryn Chalfan

no later than 8/3; 5615 140th Place SE, Bellevue WA 98006 

425-503-6524

*Please txt or call to verify I am home. 

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I encourage all members, beginner and seasoned winemakers, to please help sustain this unique experience by entering your wines into this year’s competition. We are so fortunate to have this special opportunity to receive feedback on our wines from industry professionals. We have an outstanding diverse slate of judges for this year’s Winefest with a few new additions. Many of them will be staying for the potluck, so come and make them feel welcome.

Winefest 2018 Judges:

Ed Rybeck                                         Past president of the Seattle Wine Society

John Bell                                           Winemaker Willis Hall

Henry Smilowicz                              Founder of Array Cellars

Tom Ward                                         Wine sales consultant, member Seattle Wine Society

Regina Daigneault                           Certified sommelier and Wine Scholar Guild

Tanya Morning Star Darling           South Seattle College, Wine Academy Instructor

Steve Foisie                                      Longtime member of BEWBC and wine educator

Tracey LaPierre                                Owner and enologist for Seattle Wine Lab

Christopher Chan                            Advanced sommelier, founder Seattle Wine Awards

Don’t have any wines to enter? Please join us to taste and appreciate the wines made by the club.

Ever thought about making wine? Come see what is possible and discuss with club members how to get started. It’s a great opportunity to ask questions, learn, and share ideas on wine making.

For the potluck, we are providing main course meats and soft drinks for kids (and basics - plates, glasses, plastic ware).  We are asking you to bring side dishes and desserts to accompany the entrées. Try to follow this alphabetical spread by your last name to ensure we have enough of every course. 

            A thru J - Dessert

            J thru Z - Appetizers/Salads/Side dishes

If you would like to help out in making this year’s Winefest another outstanding event, please give me a call or drop me an email. The help is always welcome. This is an excellent opportunity to get involved in your club.

I look forward to seeing you and tasting your wines this summer!

Additional event details, wine registration, competition rules, and volunteer opportunities are available at the link below. Please RSVP by sending a text to my number below or via e-mail.

ENTER YOUR WINE TODAY!

Cheers,

Jon Barbour

BEWBC VP of Wine

206-250-8031

Jonbarbour.seattle@gmail.