Sip Northwest, Winter 2015

SIPNORTHWEST COM VOLUME N UMB E R WINT E R Refl ection FILL MY CUP Kestrel Vintners 2010 Merlot Yakima Valley With two 80 acre vineyard sites boasting vines that date back to 1972 three different tasting rooms and 35000 cases in production Yakima Valleys Kestrel Vintners and the Kestrel View Estate Vineyard have swelled since its 1995 opening The 2010 Merlot from the Falcon Series is blended with Mourvèdre Cabernet Franc and Syrah for an aromatic and layered wine The nose bursts with cherry and plum brambly berries and accents of savory herbs and white pepper Smooth and velvety the palate is warming in richness of the medium full bodied red nishing fruit forward and silky with soft tannins kestrelwines com PHOTO COURTESY Fashion wedding and lifestyle photographer Brittany Carvalho of Seattles Blue Rose Photography has been a crucial contributing photographer to Sip Northwest since the beginning Her shots have been featured as portraits and pro les in our pages and are here again in our cover story Northwest Inginuity Rede ning Modern Day Gin Find the rest of her images and more at bluerosephotography com on Twitter at @ bluerosepicture and Instagram at @ bluerosepictures I f there is one thing that Ive learned from this magazine and the beverage industry in general it is that drink is subjective In that the possibilities are endless nd what you like and learn how to interpret that You like rye whiskey Youll probably enjoy the similar spice character out of rye ale Fond of spice You might lean toward a Yakima Valley Mourvèdre Impressed by the oral qualities of the wine Wait til you try a hopped cider And that somewhat sums up why Sip Northwest is here As we move into our fourth year of publication we not only hope to cover more ground but to grow We strive to develop in the width of our coverage from our regular departments and features to new takes on travel in and outside of the Northwest Another area of growth for Sip Publishing is expansion In 2014 we grew with CIDERCRAFT magazine and in March 2015 we introduce the West Coast to Sip Northwests sister publication Sip California Not quite world domination just yet but we are doing our best to provide the entire Paci c coast with a celebration of the wines beers spirits and ciders a taste of Sip Cheers Kristin Ackerman Publisher publisher@ sipnorthwest com p s DONT MISS A SIP Make sure to sign up to receive our SIP INSIDER NEWSLETTER on our website LIKE US on Facebook at Sip Northwest Magazine and FOLLOW US on Twitter and Instagram at @ sipnorthwest PUBLISHERS LETTER PU B L I SH E R Kristin Ackerman kristin@ sipnorthwest com EDITOR Erin James erin@ sipnorthwest com DE S I GN D IRECTOR Randi Karabin Karabin Creative randi@ sipnorthwest com ASSOC IATE PUB L I SHE R Brieanna Bright brieanna@ sipnorthwest com COPY EDITOR Christine Willmsen WI N E GURU S ENI O R R EVI EWER Kerry Newberry B E ER MAESTRO S ENI O R R EVI EWER Kendall Jones SPI R IT GUIDE S ENI O R R EVI EWER Brett Konen REGI O NAL EDITORS Adrienne So Oregon Brett Konen Seattle Treve Ring British Columbia COR POR AT E ACCOUNT MANAGER Andy Petek ACCOUNT MANAG E RS Amy Stone Genevieve Iverson CONTRI BU T ING WRITE RS Kathy Casey Mason Cheung Jennifer Cossey Hendrickson Amy Pennington Mark Stock Sonja Groset Shannon Borg Megan Walsh Nick Thomas Megan Hill CONTRI BU T ING PHOTOGRAPH E RS Kathy Casey Liquid Kitchen Blue Rose Photography CHI E F O PERATING O FFI CER Melissa Ackerman Miller ACCOUNT ING Chris Ackerman ADVI SORY BOARD Fred Ackerman Glenda Ackerman Mark Jones Copyright 2015 by SIP Ventures All rights reserved Contents may not be reprinted or otherwise reproduced without written permission from Sip Ventures SIP Northwest is published by SIP Ventures LLC 1333 N Northlake Way Ste E Seattle WA 98103 Editorial inquiries should be directed to editor@ sipnorthwest com Advertising Inquiries should be directed to publisher@ sipnorthwest com Printed in the USA Subjective TM