Local wine info for Seattle's south end artisan wineries

Here are the local events from Nota Bene on Feb. 3^rd, 5^th, and Feb. 14^th:

•· Tasting at Swirl Wine Bar in Magnolia on Tuesday, February 3^rd, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. See http://swirlmagnolia.com or come to 3217 W. McGraw Street, Seattle, WA 98199 / 206.327.9221.

•· Next we'll be tasting and talking to a PowerPoint slide show at The Wine Outlet with Richard Kinssies on Thursday, February 5^th, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. See http://www.seattlewineoutlet.com or come to 946 Elliott Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119 / (206) 285-1129.

•· And finally :Nota Bene and our South Seattle Artisan Winery association (SSAW) is holding it's first open for touring and tasting day on Saturday, February 14^th, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. You'll be able to tour and taste at all 8 SSAW wineries...Cadence, Elsom Cellars, Fall Line, Falling Rain, :Nota Bene, O•S Winery, Stomani Cellars, and Sodo Vino.

I've got several friends who regularly are part of the bottling process of Nota Bene and OS and I've done some of it myself at OS. Some really great local wines are put out by these artisan wineries and are worth checking out.