Platinum V - Splendor in the Glass
The Yakima Enological Society is honoring the “winners” of the recent Platinum Judging by Wine Press Northwest with its fifth annual Platinum Wine Banquet to be held April 28th at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel in Yakima. The Platinum judging was open to any wine from the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia) that had won a GOLD medal in a previous wine competition. Of the 247 wines that were submitted for the judging, 5 won Double Platinum, 27 won Platinum, 103 won Double Gold and the balance won Gold. For this event we will be serving four of the five wines that won Double Platinum and eight wines that won Platinum and will highlight nineteen of the year's top Northwest wines.

The evening will start at 6:00pm with a reception featuring selected wines (red and white) that garnered Platinum and Double Gold awards accompanied by paired Hors d’oeuvres. At 7:00pm we will move to the dinning room where a five course meal will be served with a selection of three wines to accompany each course.  Three white wines from Canada will be paired with the first course for the evening. This will be followed by a selection of three Merlots, a selection of three Syrahs, a selection of three Meritages and finally three interesting dessert wines to close out the evening. Last year everyone raved about how fabulously the food paired with all of the selected wines.  We are, once again, fortunate to have Executive Chef Jennifer of the Tower Hotel in Quesnel, BC, to lead the kitchen team in the preparation of great cuisine to match the great wines. We are still finalizing our menu for the event and a final menu and wine pairings will be posted on our web-site by the 15th of March.

The Yakima Enological Society is a non-profit organization with the purpose “to foster interest in and appreciation and knowledge of viticulture, enology and proper use of wine” and is hosting this event to promote the wine industry and to pair these award winning wines with fabulous food to create an unforgettable dining experience.

This is the only event sponsored by the Yakima Enological Society that is open to the general public. All of these Platinum events in prior years were “sold out” and we do limit seating at the event to enhance the experience. If you are interested in attending this event several options are available to you.

  Cost:       

• Individual Tickets - $95/pp, $190/couple
• Winemaker's Table Tickets - $120/pp, $240/couple -Includes dinner with a Winemaker or Very Important Wine Industry Person and they will bring wine for you to take home from their winery or their favorite collection.

Purchase tickets by completing and mailing your registration form (see link below) along with a check made out to “Yakima Enological Society” to:

Yakima Enological Society
P.O. Box #2395
Yakima, WA  98907

Seating is extremely limited, only 200. We will assign seats as we did last year, so please specify your seating preferences on your registration form. Tables seat ten people.

Paid RSVP Required to reserve your seat
Download Registration Form