Willows Lodge 4th Annual Iron Vintner Challenge tickets are on sale now

Do you have your tickets for the Ulimtate Cook-Off?  It's the event of the season! It's fast and furious and the fun never stops as four Woodinville winemakers square off in a head-to-head cooking competition. Over the course of three weeks in June, competitors will be put to the test to see who is the best cook and will ultimately be crowned in Willows Lodge 2013 Iron Vintner.

Barking Frog Chef Bobby Moore will serve as the emcee and unveil the secret protein at the start of each event where competitors have one hour to prepare an appetizer and an entrée for a panel of celebrity judges.

We know they can make great wine, but can they cook too?  Get your tickets today before they sell out and see for yourself!

Wednesday, June 5 - Round 1 of the 2013 Iron Vintner Challenge features well-known Woodinville winemakers Tracey La Pierre from DiStefano Winery and Chris Peterson from Avennia compete in this head-to-head Cooking Competition.

Tickets for Rounds 1 & 2 plus the Championship are $50 each.  Tickets at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6036377969

Wednesday, June 12  - Round 2 of the 2013 Iron Vintner Challenge features well-known Woodinville winemakers Lisa Baer from Baer Winery VS Tyson Schiffner from Betz Family Winery.

Tickets for Round 2 available at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6037730013

Wednesday, June 19 - Championship Round.  This week is the CHAMPIONSHIP Round for the 2013 Iron Vintner Challenge where the winner from Week 1 takes on the winner from Week 2.

Tickets for the Championship Round http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6037922589

Wednesday, June 26 - Winemaker Dinner.  The 2013 Iron Vintner Challenge culminates with a salute to all the winemakers who competed over the course of the three events.  Meet Lisa Baer, Tracey La Pierre, Chris Peterson and Tyson Schiffner. This is your chance to taste the winning appetizer and entree (with Chef Bobby's spin on the dishes) in a five-course dinner paired with wines from Baer Winery, DiStefano Winery, Avennia and Betz Family Winery.  Have dinner with the winemakers and hear first-hand what they went through.  It's an evening filled with fun, great food and outstanding wines.  A portion of the proceeds benefit Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center.

Tickets for the Winemaker Dinner are $135 each and available at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6038177351

Good luck to all the competitors!

Butler Wine Tours-Wine, Buy & Dine Tour

Take a break from wedding planning and join Butler Seattle for a night on the town with their Wine Buy & Dine Tour! 

Butler Seattle's-Butler Wine Tours has updated their Friday Night Wine & Dine Tour program! Now called “Wine, Buy & Dine” this discounted public tour is available on Friday & Sunday nights and features wine tasting at three of Woodinville Wine Country’s finest wineries and tasting rooms and VIP reservations at Bellevue’s Purple Café and Wine Bar.  

How it works:

1. Make your reservations on-line at http://www.butlerseattle.com/wine-dine/ for the date of your choice.  $50 per person + Washington State sales tax for tour of three premium wineries; tasting fees are included.
2. After you puchase tour tickets Purple Cafe will contact you to make a VIP reservation for dinner. (Dinner is required in order to attend the tour, and is not included in the $50 tour price.)
3. The tour departs at 3pm and returns by 6pm from Purple Cafe and Wine Bar - 430 106th Avenue North East
Bellevue, Washington 98004 
4. After experiencing your two and a half hour tasting tour, you’ll be returned to Purple Café where a table will be ready for you to enjoy dinner. Additionally, the corkage fee is waived on the first bottle of wine purchased during the tour and served at dinner.  

Butler will have you smiling and laughing all night long. Wine does that, you know!

Celebrate Mom this Mother's Day at Willows Lodge

Treat mom and your new, or soon to be, mother-in-law to a special Mother’s Day Brunch, on Sunday, May 12^th.  Willows Lodge is offering two exciting dining options for brunch prepared by Barking Frog Chef Bobby Moore and his culinary team that will delight mom and the entire family.

The first option is at Barking Frog where a special a la carte menu will be served from 6:00AM–2:30PM.  View Menu HERE. For reservations, please call 425.424.2999. The second option is a Mother's Day Buffet Brunch in the Sammamish Ballroom.  View Menu HERE. Four separate seating’s at 9:30AM/10:00AM & 12:00N/12:30PM Reservations for the buffet brunches may be made on-line through EventBrite for all four seating’s or at http://www.willowslodge.com/promos.html#mothersday.

No grocery shopping, no cooking and best of all, no dishes!  Just don't forget to bring the card to let her know how much you love her!

Wine Blending at JM Cellars

Passport to Sip-Your Passport to Northwest Wine Country

Sip your way through 200+ wineries in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia, including Weddings in Woodinville tour venues Matthews Estate and Woodhouse Wine Estates, with Sip Northwest Magazines “Passport to Sip” Your PASSPORT to Northwest Wine Country.

With a purchase of a $39.99 “Passport to Sip” membership-tasting fees at 200+ wineries (visit www.passport2sip.com/partcipating-wineries/ for the list of wineries) in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia are waived (this over a $1,000 value) and are valid for 1 year from issued date.  Additionally, with each purchase of a Passport to Sip membership, you will receive a complementary 1-year digital subscription to Sip Northwest Magazine.

For more information and to purchase your Passport to Sip visit www.passport2sip.com or www.woodwarewine.com.

SIP Northwest Magazine celebrates the very best in “sips” from wines, brews & spirits of the Pacific Northwest along with epicurean features in both digital and print editions.