This month we joined our wine loving friends for our monthly wine club event. The focus this evening was discovering Washington State wines.
Washington State is the second-largest fine wine producing state next to California. Oregon is third. Many of the quality Washington State wines are Cabernet Sauvignon, and at half the price of a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Need I say more? For those of you who enjoy a good Cabernet Sauvignon, I encourage you to explore these wines. You will not be disappointed.
Here are some food highlights from our wine tasting evening.
Baked Italian Style Meatballs
Grilled Shrimp
Rolled Flank Steak Stuffed with Cheese and Spinach
Baked Mozzarella Mini-Tarts
Enjoy!
Tomatoes on the Vine 
What a feast you had, Velva!
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omg i am just famished, and now thristy too!
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I could live on appetizers!
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oh love your house so much fun!
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Love Washington wines! What a fun night – wine and appies – you can never go wrong!
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Sounds like a fun time! The mozzarella tarts look really yummy!
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I'm so glad you stopped by my blog so I could discover yours in turn. You have quit a spread there! I'm venturing into the wine tasting part of the world. I had no idea Washington had such great wines. Thanks for the lesson.
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What a feast for the eyes & mouth!! Georgous plates of fine food!! MMMMMMMM,…Velva!!
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Thanks for visiting my blog. So glad to have found yours. Glad it is cooler in Florida. We are heading back there for the Winter in two weeks.
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We're hoping to travel to Washington State Wine Country this next summer. The food looks great. Love the looks of those meatballs!
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I so wish I liked wine, I have tried and tried, but just can stomach it! You can have the wine and I will eat all of the apps!!!!Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting on my Bugs and butterflies cake!
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All the food looks delicious! I especially like the rolled flank steak.
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Those meatballs look awesome! I'm not a huge wine fan, but I\”m trying to learn. Definitely a meatball fan though 🙂
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I love the idea of those cooking clubs!!!!
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Delicious spread for wine tasting! We enjoy wines from Washington state. Last year when we were in Seattle, we did some wine tastings up there, great stuff.
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fantastic party, what a great night!
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looks like the fun never stops at Chez Velva!
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You throw all the great parties! There are very good values to be found in Washington state. Is that bottle of Justin from California?
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Sounds like so much fun! Great food and new wines to try!
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It looks like you guys really know how to party! Wine AND all of this good food…what a great night.
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Yummmm! The meatballs look so yummy!
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Love the title for this post 🙂 I'll go for those delicious looking meatballs.
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Sounds like such a fantastic time, what fabulous appetizers.
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Wow, looks incredible! If you're looking for Oregon wine, Pinot Noir is the way to go! I'm not a wine expert, just an Oregonian…!
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Thanks for sharing your wine finds. All the dishes look wonderful too. Love those little tarts.
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wow, can i come? Trying wines and all those delicious foods! Looks like the perfect event! 🙂
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Hello Velva, thank you so much for leaving a comment on my blog. Your wine evenings certainly look great fun…your tasty food, and great wines, what a treat!!
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Your wine club doesn't slouch around, Velva! Those tarts look wonderful! Wish we had a wine club here….would love to get opinions like this.
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Velva, this wine party looked absolutely smashing, I know that everybody must have had a great time.
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I never roll my flank steaks with yummy fillings…everything looks deeeeelicous!
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Those clubs are so fun. Lot's of yummy food. And the wine tasting must had been such a great time.
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Sometimes I think that people forget how to have a delicious food and wine party and here you are having one that is just luscious! Well done. The food looks great, and I'm sure the wine was was well paired. It all looks great.
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Will you be my best friend? Your blog and this post is fantastic and I'm really wanting some wine now! Think I'll open a bottle in your honor 🙂
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…wish I was there… LOL!! Whoa…where have I been!? Your blog looks amazing…when did you change it up? Love it!
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I wish we had a wine club. The food looks good. How were the Baked Mozzeralla Mini Tarts made?
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wow… I want to move to your neighborhood… The flank steak looks amazing
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That is one slick looking spread of appies and the wine – wowie! Velva, you ought to send photos and write up a little something for Tallahassee magazine. This would be great.
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Could swear I left a comment when this first came out… Chez Velva is an understatement…I would volunteer, or pay you to be part of your staff at this party, just so I could nibble on these delish foods behind the scenes :
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*drool* There's smoke coming from my keyboard from when my drool hit it. I love all the pictures you took! Feast for the eyes and imagination. (And I *heart* the title for this post. Water is for ducks indeed! We have tried several bottles from WA. They are good. No complaints here.
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meatballs and steak rolls, oh my! i don’t drink wine, but buddy, i’d eat that food!
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Those goodies look so good, I was amazed by each one, and the wines must have been wonderful, I love tasting new wines, although I haven't found one yet from Oregon or Washington I like better than the California wines. I have to keep tasting!
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I spent 8 years in Seattle and went to UW for college. Last week there was an alumni event in Washington DC that I attended and the representatives brought wine: DELICIOUS. I had the white variety, but sadly can't rememember the name.Also, those steak roll-ups look AWESOME.
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What a HUGE amount of food! The stuffed flank steak looks terrific. I wish I could of been there to eat all that wonderful food….
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There's nothing in your menu that I wouldn't dive right into! My goodness, u're a fab hostess!
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Wines from the Pacific Northwest are fantastic. You food looks slammin.
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I don't see any eggs Velva….:-) I'm currently seeking 192 of them! Where are they? I love the shrimp
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wow….that all looks so delicious! yum! I would love going to one of your events =)can you share your meatball recipe?
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Velva, what a fun blog you have! I'm so glad you visited my blog, and now I have discovered yours. I would love to see the recipes for your party food. Also, I love the idea of a wine club!
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My favorites were the meatballs and the mozzarella cups, but they are all delicious looking.
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YOu have the best get togethers! I bet you're really fun and a wine club sounds fantastic. A lot of us here in Italy do that, but mostly just with Italian wines, since that's pretty much all you get here…hardhsip, huh? lol. Still, I'm looking forward to checking out some stateside wines.
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