This weekend (Dec 6-7) over 30 wineries in Woodinville will participate in the St. Nick's Open House! For a $50 ticket (or $35 for Sunday only, tickets available only online at the Woodinville Wine homepage), patrons will be invited to taste and of course purchase wine at any of the open wineries. Many of the wineries involved are not generally open to the public, so this is a special opportunity indeed.
List of the participating wineries can be found here.
Several new wines will be introduced at this event, including Sommelier David LeClaire's (founder of Seattle Uncorked) "Big Smooth," a blend of Syrah and cabernet Sauvignon. I was also at Matthews Cellars yesterday and heard they are releasing a new wine; I haven't been able to come up with additional details but Matthews consistently produces quality wine, so I'm sure it will be well worth checking out.
UPDATE: apparently Sunday only tickets are sold out! Looks like everyone else will have to commit to two days of wine tasting, I'm sure no one is disapointed! And for all of you who attend, please send back any reviews/comments/complaints/gossip etc. Here is one blogger's review of last year's event to get you all started. Happy tasting!