Saturday June 26

The Great Leavenworth WINE and FOOD Festival

TASTE THE VALLEY!

Wine Tasting. Food. Celebrity Chefs.

Featuring Leavenworth, Chelan and Wenatchee's premier wineries & restaurants (25 local wineries, 15 local restaurants.) Learn from the best with Northwest Chef cooking demonstrations!

Tickets
$35 advance / $40 at the door
includes wine glass, 20 tasting scrip & cooking demonstrations

Guest celebrity Chefs presenting cooking demonstrations

1:00pm - Chef Joe Haynes
Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar Bellevue

2:00pm - Chef Brandon LaVielle
Archery Bistro

3:00pm - Chef Ken MacDonald
Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort

See you in Leavenworth!
11:00am - 5:00pm
Leavenworth Festhalle

Click www.columbiacascadewines.com to purchase tickets online.

Local Harvest Dinner at Sleeping Lady Resort

Celebrate the bounty of our valley.... Taste local wine and cheese from Eagle Creek Winery and Alpine Lakes Cheese as you tour our organic garden. Afterwards savor sumptuous cuisine prepared with local ingredients by Executive Chef Ken MacDonald and Cooking Local Radio Chef Isaac Kaplan-Woolner in the newly remodeled Kingfisher Dining Lodge. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Leavenworth Community Farmer's Market.

Date: July 5, 2009

Location: Sleeping Lady Resort

Time:
5 p.m. Garden Tour and Wine & Cheese Tasting
6 p.m. Dinner

Price: Adults $40 / Children (5 – 12) $24 / VIP Seating $60

For more information, please contact Sleeping Lady Resort at (509) 548-6344.

Leavenworth Wine Walk

Date: June 6, 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 12pm - 6pm
Location: Gazebo in downtown Leavenworth
Cost: $30 per person / $50 per couple
Price includes:
A souvenir wine glass, tasting of up to 60 different wines, Wine Walk Passport for prizes and discount coupons. Live music at the Gazebo and Unique Leavenworth Shopping included.

Visit Leavenworth Wine Walk for more information.

6th Annual "Winter Wine Gala"

January 24, 2009
6:00PM - 9:00PM

Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center

Order your tickets now!
(509) 888 - 6242

15 local wineries, 5 restaurants
Come sample great wine and food

A Taste of Wine and Words with Steve Roberts, author of WineTrails of Washington.
Saturday, December 20, 2008 - 7:00p-8:00p

Local author Steve Roberts (and founder of WineTrailsNW.com) guides you through memorable wine tours, from Woodinville to Walla Walla. This book features 32 unique WineTrails, most of which can be experienced in a day or two. Profiles of each winery include a winery description, the winemakers philosophy, photos, contact information, hours, maps, and driving directions. Youll also find tips on tasting room etiquette and lessons from Wine Tasting 101. Take along this guide and read aloud as you uncork, swirl, and sip your way along the WineTrails!

Eagle Creek Winery Welcomes Garth Stein and The Art of Racing in the Rain on August 23rd!

"That Which You Manifest is Before You."
—Enzo
If you don't recognize that sentence, then perhaps you haven't read Garth Stein's new book, The Art of Racing in the Rain - YET.

But that shouldn't stop you from coming by d'Vinery on August 23rd to meet the author and getting your own signed copy! Garth Stein's last book, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets won a 2006 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award and was a Book Sense Pick in both hardcover and paperback. Now, his latest is poised to take the world by storm!

Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master.

On the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his family have been through. Having learned what it takes to be a compassionate and successful person, the wise canine can barely wait until his next lifetime, when he is sure he will return as a man.

A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life...as only a dog could tell it.

Top off the evening with Garth Stein from 7:00-8:00pm at d'Vinery, Eagle Creek Winery's tasting room at 617-4A Front Street for A Taste of Wine and Words. This is your chance for relaxed conversation with an exciting author over light hors d'oeuvres, as well as, the opportunity to taste some of the regions finest wine. Garth will even share a reading from The Art of Racing in the Rain!

Tickets are only $5.00 for this event or $7.50 for a couple.
(Should you choose to purchase a bottle of Eagle Creek Wine during the evening, you'll receive $2.00 of your ticket price back towards your purchase.)

Please RSVP at info@abookforallseasons.com or call 509-548-1451 if you plan to come to the evening event at d'Vinery. Space will be limited.

Hear about The Art Of Racing In The Rain, straight from Enzo!

July 26th Gayle Davies Jandrey comes to d'Vinery for A Taste of Wine and Words

A Garden of Aloes is a story told in the voices of five women, all of whom do what they must to get by. All prove to be survivors, and each has a distinct voice. Though an unlikely cast of characters, they manage to form their own family unit and rise, supportively, from individual isolation after severing ties with their painful pasts, by putting one foot in front of the other as they rebuild their collective lives.

The Tucson Weekly called A Garden of Aloes a "suspenseful page-turner and an intimate tear-jerker. A Garden of Aloes is truly a remarkable first effort."

After a busy summer's day, stop by d'Vinery and chat with Gayle over a taste of Eagle Creek Wine.

Gayle will be there on July 26th from 5:00-6:00 pm for A Taste of Wine and Words - the perfect chance to sip a bit of wine while talking books, writing, or anything that might intrigue you about this captivating new book while at Eagle Creek's Front Street tasting room, d'Vinery, across the street from Gustavs.

d'Vinery asks that $2.00 be paid for the evening's wine tasting. Your $2.00 can be credited towards the purchase of any bottle of Eagle Creek Wine.

For information, call 509-548-1451 or click here to send us an email!

4th of July weekend will mark the release of a brand new wine for Eagle Creek Winery.

Adler Weiss (German for Eagle White), is a white blend of Semillon, Riesling, Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay. This semi-sweet, flowery wine is just in time for the hot days of summer.

We will also be releasing our 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (Bacchus Vineyards). If you liked the 2005 then you are going to love the 2006 with its rich ripe cherry and blackberry flavors.

And finally, the wait is over and we are releasing our 2006 Montage. This blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot has been our most popular wine ever. Three wines to celebrate the fourth!

Come meet Ed Rutledge (the winemaker) and the rest of the Eagle Creek family on Friday, July 11th, at the Annual Salmon Barbecue & Wine Tasting event at Icicle Village Resort. The event will be featuring Eagle Creek Winery and Tillicum Village Native American style salmon. Wine tasting starts at 6:00 pm and dinner is at 7:00 pm.

Price for adults: $22 per person. Wine Tasting $10: 4 tastings. For reservations call (800) 558-2438 or (509) 548-7000. We would love to see you there.

Mike Barenti with Tales of a 900-mile Journey, Kayaking Alone Joins Us for A Taste of Wine and Words The Columbia and its tributaries are rivers of conflict. Amid pitched battles over the economy, the environment, and breaching dams on the lower Snake River, the salmon that have always quickened these rivers are disappearing. On a warm day in late May, Mike Barenti entered the heart of this conflict when he slid a whitewater kayak into the headwaters of central Idaho's Salmon River and started paddling toward the Pacific Ocean. This account of his two-month, nine-hundred-mile solo journey into the world of the Columbia basin plunges us into the adventure of navigating these troubled waterways. "Mike Barenti's Kayaking Alone carried me like a river, but this is no passive traveler's tale. Barenti's knowledge of the Northwest makes this journey as intellectually engaging and rewarding as it is physically adventurous. In taking you down the river, this beautiful book takes you deep into narratives of humanity and nature -- and reminds you that they flow as one story." -Jonathan Johnson, author of Hannah and the Mountain Bring some friends and stop by for fun times with Mike. He'll share his knowledge of the area and some great tales too! Mike will be at d'Vinery with his new book, Kayaking Alone:Nine Hundred Miles from Idaho's Mountains to the Pacific Ocean Sunday Evening, June 29th, from 6:00-7:00pm, at d'Vinery 617-4A Front Street in Leavenworth across the street from Gustavs. For more information, contact info@abookforallseasons.com or call us at 509-548-1451.

Sunday, June 22nd 6:00-7:00pm Elizabeth Sims, author of The Actress Award winning author, Elizabeth Sims joins Eagle Creek Winery and A Book for All Seasons for A Taste of Wine and Words on June 22nd from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Her latest suspense novel, The Actress, is the first in a new series about a small town girl who just can't seem to stick to her knitting. "In her first departure from her Lillian Byrd series, Sims crafts a page turner from stem to stern!" - Kirkus Reviews "Her wry commentary on life in Hollywood is dead-on." - Publisher's Weekly Elizabeth is an award-winning author of five novels, one book of non-fiction and several short-stories, a percussionist with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra, a former reporter, a former corporate trainer, a former bookseller, and a member of Mensa International? A We invite you to an informal get-together with Elizabeth at Eagle Creek Winery's tasting room, d'Vinery, across the street from Gustavs at 617 4-A Front Street in Leavenworth. Join us for a taste of wonderful Eagle Creek Wine and a chance to share a few words with a fascinating woman of many talents! Come meet Michelle M. Murphy at d'Vinery for A Taste of Wine and Words Michelle M. Murphy stops by with the most hilarious new summer read, The Barista Diary. A year in the life of a Northwest Barista and 365 coffee recipes to boot! The Barista Diary by Michelle M. Murphy mixes temptingly bold coffee recipes and one woman's sassy commentaries about the stark truth about life in small mountain towns. Part historical fiction, part feminine narrative and part travelogue, this book honors the complex relationship between men and women in more ways than one. Bring some friends and stop by for fun times with Michelle. You'll love this book and Michelle would love to meet you! Michelle will be at d'Vinery with her new book, The Barista Diary Sunday Evening, June 15th, from 6:00-7:00pm, at d'Vinery 617-4A Front Street in Leavenworth across the street from Gustavs.   For more information, contact info@abookforallseasons.com or call us at 509-548-1451. Join Eagle Creek Winery and A Book For All Seasons for a Taste of Wine and Words with authors at d'Vinery. Here's your chance to meet and mingle with authors and taste the fine wines of Eagle Creek Winery at the d'Vinery Tasting Room. See below for a list of authors and dates. Sunday, May 25 - 7:00pm-8:00pm JANE PORTER author of Mrs. Perfect Sunday June 1st - 6:00pm-7:00pm SHEILA ROBERTS author of Bikini Season Sunday June 8th - 6:00pm-7:00pm JILL BARNETT author of Days of Summer Sunday June 15th - 6:00pm-7:00pm MICHELLE MURPHY author of Barista Diary Sunday June 22nd - 6:00pm-7:00pm ELIZABETH SIMS author of The Actress Sunday June 29th - 6:00pm-7:00pm MIKE BARENTI author of Kayaking Alone: Nine Hundred Miles from Idaho's Mountains to the Pacific Ocean

Summer Wine Sonata

Icicle Creek Music Center, located at the Sleeping Lady Retreat is having a fundraising event on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Conservatory at Apple Annie's in Cashmere, Washington. Eagle Creek Winery along with 7 other local wineries will be pouring their wine at the event. Preparing hors d'oeuvres for the event will be Ravenous Catering.
$75 per person - RSVP by May 27
Call 509-548-6347 ext. 400 or e-mail margent@icicle.org

Chamber of Commerce After-Hours

May 14, 2008

This was a great gathering at d'Vinery to introduce our newest tasting room to the neighborhood. Together with Mapel, we had a lovely evening of wine and cheese. Congratulations to Cindy and Lynn, the winners of our raffle.

Columbia Cascade Winery Association

The finest Wineries in North Central Washington
Invites you to participate in our Annual

SPRING BARREL TASTING

May 16 - 18, 2008

The winner of our Spring Barrel Tasting drawing for 4 bottles of Eagle Creek wine was J. Henderson from Spokane, Washington.

The following wineries will be celebrating Spring Barrel Tasting. This is a wonderful event where you will sample wine directly from the barrel, which is a real treat. You will also have the opportunity to sample other wines. This is a great time to taste great wine and to meet our wine makers. This event takes place at each of the participating wineries, listed below.

In the Leavenworth area:

Berghof Keller Winery
Cascadia Winery
Eagle Creek Winery
Icicle Ridge Winery
Wedge Mountain Winery

Grand Opening Weekend!!!

We would like to thank everyone for making our Grand Opening of d'Vinery a success. We sampled all of our wine and everyone had a great time. Congratulations to Ms. Lambert from Seattle for winning our drawing for a one night's stay at Eagle Creek Cottage at the Vineyard.

5th Annual Wenatchee Winter Wine Gala
Presented by
Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center
and Columbia Cascade Winery Association
January 26, 2008
See Columbia Cascade Winery Association website for more information.