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Grocery Shopping Just Got Fun! In the state of Washington, a new license endorsement is available for grocery stores who want to offer beer and wine tasting in their stores. The new law was effective...
View ArticleCork A Wine Bar – Tacoma, WA
Saturday evening, we ventured out for someplace new. We arrived in Tacoma at CORK a wine bar! We just barely missed the live music but upon entering, we found the atmosphere pleasant and very inviting....
View ArticleGratuity = Gratitude = Discretionary
I gather extreme satisfaction in leaving a gratuity for services properly rendered (accent on properly rendered). I am a “tipper” at heart. If it is good service, tip good. If the service was...
View ArticleThe Big Fat Wine Experience
We all have our own personal cultural experiences that are constantly changing with everything we do throughout our lives. Whether you travel, immerse yourself in different cultures, learn a new...
View ArticleAlaska Wines and Cyclical Global Warming
Official State Portal Alaska is the largest state in the United States in terms of land area – if a map of Alaska were superimposed upon a map of the USA, Alaska would overlap Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas,...
View ArticleWine 101 – Wine Drinking Starter Kit
Once you’ve realized that you have a passion for the wine lifestyle, it can be a bit confusing as to just where to begin! There is so much information out there and so many opinions! All of us at Big...
View ArticleSeasons of Wine – Enjoying the Wine Lifestyle Year-round
As we step forward into 2011, it seems months and months away before we can attend the annual outdoor wine events. Weather is often a deterrent from enjoying our outdoor activities and we tend to hide...
View ArticleRestaurant Etiquette
Restaurant Etiquette As with ordering and pairing wine, serving wine also has its own rules of etiquette. Keep in mind that the following refers to wine serving etiquette in a restaurant and that the...
View ArticleWine and Restaurant Etiquette – How to respond to hospitality
Wine and Restaurant Etiquette – How to respond to hospitality Please check out this awesome interactive website tipping tool (click on the graphic below) sent to us from Nichole Stennes of...
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