02/09/2026
🍷 THIS WEEK’S TASTING: START WITH BUBBLES, END IN THE GARAGE
The backpacks are packed. The alarms are set. The school-zone traffic is back. And somewhere, a teenager has already announced that they “need a poster board tomorrow.”
Yep. It’s the first week of school.
Whether you’re a parent celebrating a quiet house, a teacher wondering what happened to summer, or you don’t have kids and are just wondering why Target looks like it was hit by a tornado — we have wine.
This week we’re taking you from Oregon to Washington, making a quick trip to France, and then coming right back home to the Yakima Valley.
As always, there’s a method to the madness. Here’s how we’re pouring them:
🥂 Sokol Blosser Bluebird Sparkling Cuvée — Willamette Valley, Oregon
We’re starting with bubbles because…well, bubbles. Bright, refreshing and loaded with lively bubbles, crisp citrus and orchard fruit. This is the wine that turns “I’ll just have one glass” into “okay, maybe we stay a little longer.”
🥂 Kiona Riesling — Columbia Valley, Washington
Next up, a little hometown Washington juice. Riesling continues to be one of the most misunderstood grapes out there, but trust us when it’s good it’s good good! So come taste it before telling us you don’t like Riesling. You may surprise yourself.
🥂 Above the Curve Old Vine Sémillon 2018 — Yakima Valley, Washington
Now things get interesting. An eight-year-old Washington Sémillon isn’t something you get poured every day. This is exactly why we do these tastings—sometimes the fun is getting outside the usual Chardonnay/Sauvignon Blanc routine.
🍷 Jean-François Mérieau “Cent Visages” Côt 2019 — Touraine, France
What the heck is Côt? Malbec. Just not the big Argentine Malbec you might be expecting. This lighter French version gives you cherry-candy fruit, cigar notes and just a touch of dryness on the finish. Emily’s official review on our website? “Would drink again!” Hard to argue with that.
🍷 Garage “Socket” Syrah 2022 — Yakima Valley, Washington
And then we finish where we should—with Syrah from our own backyard. Produced and bottled by Whitman Hill Winery in Zillah, this is the biggest red of the tasting and exactly where we want to land after working our way through this lineup.
Bubbles → Riesling → Sémillon → Côt → Syrah
Five wines. Three regions. Two countries. And probably at least one wine you’ve never tried before.
That’s the point.
Come hang out with your friendly neighborhood wine nerds, taste some juice and find out what you actually like. No wine snobbery necessary. 🍷
📍 C D Little Wine Shop
106 N. 4th Ave., Pasco, WA
⏰ SHOP HOURS
Wednesday: 2–7 PM
Thursday: 2–7 PM
Friday: 2–7 PM
Saturday: 11 AM–7 PM
Sunday–Tuesday: Closed
Come taste with us. 🍷🥂
www.cdwineventures.com
