Sip Northwest, Summer 2014

SIPNORTHWEST COM Meet the Pros THE PERFECT THE EXPERT Chris Tanghe Aragona Seattle A celebrated wine pro Chris Tanghe is one of Seattles most recent Master Sommeliers Currently working as Aragonas wine and service director Tanghe also spent time at dining destinations RN74 The Herbfarm Crush and Canlis Most recently Tanghe was named one of Food Wine magazines Sommeliers of the Year for 2014 THE EXPERT Ted Seifert Seifert Jones Wine Merchants Bellingham WA At the bottle shop he runs with Diane Jones in downtown Bellingham Seifert Jones Wine Merchants Ted Seifert dedicates half the space to the Paci c Northwest and Washington Prior to opening the wine shop he worked with Washington states oldest wine distributor Unique Wine Co for more than 20 years THE EXPERT David Speer Ambonnay Bar Portland The mastermind behind the rst and only Champagne and sparkling wine bar in the Northwest David Speer o ers more than 100 bottles of bubbly at his boîte in Southeast Portland In 2013 he was named one of 10 Sommeliers of the Year by Food Wine magazine Speer reveals in his picks why there is no such thing as an impossible food and wine pairing THE EXPERT Will Prouty Division Wines Portland The longtime wine director at Southpark Seafood Grill and Wine Bar Will Prouty now also owns the neighborhood bottle shop Division Wines where you can count on a mix of wit philosophy and poetics Prouty reminds us why one of our go to summer spots should be so simple the front porch THE EXPERT Erica Landon Advanced Sommelier and Wine Consultant Bruce Carey Restaurants and Castagna Portland A partner in Walter Scott Wines along with her husband Ken Pahlow Landon also manages the wine lists at Portland restaurants Bluehour Clarklewis 23Hoyt Saucebox Tabla and Castagna Here she dishes on one of the more creative ways to travel on a summer road trip in Oregon wine country THE EXPERT Jessica Bagley The Painted Lady Restaurant and Storrs Smokehouse Newberg OR At The Painted Lady an Oregon wine country destination Jessica Bagley general manager owner creates elegant food and wine pairings daily with her chef husband Allen Routt The couple recently opened a more casual a air with Storrs Smokehouse an ode to classic BBQ also located in downtown Newberg THE EXPERT Emily Walker YEW seafood bar at the Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver Vancouver An Okanagan Valley native sommelier Emily Walker currently runs the wine program at the chic YEW seafood bar You think pairing wine with asparagus and artichokes is tricky Walkers got you covered THE EXPERT Jason Yamasaki Chambar Vancouver Chambars sommelier and assistant manager Jason Yamasaki pairs adventurous food Belgian themed with North African in uence with worldly wines at the carbon neutral Vancouver restaurant You can get a taste of his creative palate when you head out this summer with his picnic basket pairing PATIO APERTIF No Food Needed Just Friends and Sunshine Super refreshing with bright citrus and orange blossom BELLE PENTES RIESLING 18 So good Chris Tanghe Aragona Seattle Our friends at Ayres make a wonderful blanc AYRES PINOT BLANC 22 The winemaker Brad McLeroy calls it adult lemonade Jessica Bagley The Painted Lady Restaurant and Storrs Smokehouse Newberg OR When enjoying the summer sun with a group of friends nothing sets the mood and enhances a perfect afternoon like a bottle of bubbles Argyle immediately comes to mind with any of their beautifully made sparkling wines doing the trick however my favorite is the ARGYLE KNUDSEN BRUT 50 With 75 percent Pinot Noir and 25 percent Chardonnay the wine has freshness and vivacity that balances a rich creamy texture Candied citrus a note of sugared ginger this wine is drop dead gorgeous Erica Landon wine consultant Portland BLUE MOUNTAIN PINOT BLANC 18 British Columbias answer to Muscadet Jason Yamasaki Chambar Vancouver