Stanwood bistro dinner features Northwest wine

Herald Staff

Celebrate Washington Wine Month on March 14 with a four-course dinner accompanied by five Northwest wines and live music at the Firelight Bistro in Stanwood.

Cost is $35, with reservations required by Sunday.

The evening begins at 6. Dishes will feature familiar favorites with creative twists. Wines range from a dry red to sweet.

Firelight Bistro is at 10007 270th St. NW., Stanwood; www.firelight-bistro.com.

For details, call 360-629-7575 or email firelight.bistro@gmail.com.

Barrel tasting: Chateau Ste. Michelle will have a barrel tasting from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 16 and 17.

Twenty dollars buys into the annual event, which will include tastings from several wines that are still barrel-aging.

Tasters also get a glass of a finished wine and the opportunity to talk with a winemaker at the Woodinville winery, 14111 NE 145th St.