Wine Rack Store Blog

Last week when my parents were visiting we had the greatest time checking out one of the coolest spots in Seattle. After a short, easy walk from parking near the Seattle Center, we entered the spacious, larger-than-life outdoor art display called Olympic Sculpture Park I had heard about and even driven by this Seattle treasure, associated with the Seattle Art Museum, any number of times, but I had never taken the time to explore it.

We wondered around the artworks, walking through, under and around them when we could, admiring them up close and from afar and generally enjoyed the awesome view. A pathway meandered through the pieces, bringing visitors the chance to admire each sculpture within the 9-acre park. It was a wonderful walk and afterward, it was a little past lunch time so we headed inside the building on site to see what they had to offer.

The Taste Cafe turned out to be a delicious place to grabs some treats and a light lunch. To our surprise, this little cafe offered a solid selection in their wine rack. In spite of the early afternoon hour, we indulged in a nice glass of chilled white wine to round out the tasty lunch. Only after we sat down to savor our meal did we realize the Taste Cafe uses only local and sustainable ingredients for their foods and their wine racks are filled with Northwest wines. This discovery satisfied the ecologically responsible among us, and even got my folks talking about buying carbon credits to offset the heavy carbon foot print from the plane ride across the country.

Altogether, this trip into Seattle turned out to be the perfect way to spend part of a day. The artwork and good eats satisfied our souls as we set out to the rest of our Seattle adventure for the day.

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I have lived in the Seattle area for nearly 16 years and I had never been up the Space Needle until last week. I can’t believe I have managed to avoid it this long. I either didn’t go when my relatives went to visit it or we were always on another adventure while passing by. The price is also a little steep at $16 per person. You could easily buy a good bottle of wine for $16.

The view from the top is pretty spectacular. You can see all of the city, Queen Anne Hill, the Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains, and much more. I can definitely see why they chose not to tear it down after the World’s Fair. The Needle is 605 feet tall. That is like stacking 168 144 Bottle Premium Wine Racks on top of each other.

This is by no means the best view in Seattle. If you want to see the surrounding area from a higher viewpoint, visit the Bank of America building in the heart of down town.

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I am not one to spend more than $15 on a bottle of wine. But when the opportunity arises for me to try pricier bottles, I do. Last week my mother and I had lunch at a ritzy seafood restaurant in Seattle with some of her childhood friends. These people like to have a good time and spend money while vacationing. They ordered like half the menu so we could get a taste of everything. They also ordered two bottles of Veuve Clicquot Chapagne Brut at $100 a piece to wash everything down with. My jaw nearly hit the table. I have never had something so expensive at a restaurant. I am very conservative with my money so I would never order something so pricey.

I enjoyed every sip of that champagne. I also enjoyed all the shrimp, salmon, clams, and calamari which I seldom have normally. I hope one day I can fill my wine rack with pricier, more exotic wines.

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While on my trip to the Seattle Pacific Science Center, we took sometime to see the other exhibits besides Lucy. The one I just had to see was the tropical butterfly house. They are such beautiful bugs.

The room the butterflies are housed in looks and feels like a tropical forest. The temperature in side was over 80 degrees. After being outside in the snow, it felt absolutely amazing. The room is full of different, luscious tropical plants. About dozen different butterflies call the exhibit home. I was only able to spot about 6 different species.

Walking through you had to be very careful not to step on the butterflies resting on the ground. I can’t imagine how many have been squished by quick moving children. If only they had some wine racks to perch on, they’d probably survive a bit longer. The center releases new butterflies twice a day so the mortality rate must be high.

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We braved inclement weather this weekend and ventured to Seattle. We armed ourselves with umbrellas and heavy coats because the weather forecast called for snow. Luckily we were only bombarded with a few flakes early in the day.

Our reason for visiting Seattle was to see the “Lucy” exhibit at the Pacific Science Center. It was the final weekend of the exhibit. If you haven’t heard, Lucy is a 3.2 million year old fossil of a female Australopithecus afarensis. This fossil was found in the 1970’s in Ethiopia and provides further evidence that walking upright preceded larger brain size in human evolution. I still can’t wrap my mind around the 3.2 million year part. Think of how many wine racks you could fill with 3.2 million vintages of wine.

The exhibit was beautifully done. Before you reached the fossil, you learned about the history and cultural origins of Ethiopia. There were also many other ancient items on display from the country. You then had the opportunity to learn about archeology and how it played into the knowledge of the evolution of human beings.

This exhibit really caught some flak from critics because of the expensive and possibility of damaging the fossil. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am glad I saw it because it is a once in a life time sight because usually this fossil is locked up in a vault in Africa.

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