100 Best Wines of the Northwest

100 Best Wines of the Northwest <p>Our wine expert ranks the best 100 wines from the Pacific Northwest, plus 15 great value wines: Learn which bottles need time in the cellar and which ones to drink with dinner tonight. Then get your highlighters and Post-its ready for the proactive Seattleite’s guide to enjoying a super-sliding, high-flying, great-dining time at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Also in this issue, read about the life and death of Ric Weiland, one of Microsoft’s earliest employees and the gay community’s greatest philanthropist; Husky football fans pin big hopes on sophomore quarterback Jake Locker; and 15 candidates from the fall arts season are primed to make us ponder where we’ve been, where we are, where we’re headed, and how far we have yet to go. Plus: a polite chat with John Waters, and foodies find heaven in Georgetown’s Corson Building.</p>

In this issue:

Arts & Culture

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A Piece of Work

Twyla Tharp comes to PNB for a labor of love.

12/27/2008 By Steve Wiecking

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The Art of Politics

12/27/2008 By Steve Wiecking

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Bidder Sweet

While Seattleites sat on their auction paddles, a Tacoma man took the lot.

12/20/2008

PASSING THROUGH

The Respectable Pervert

Trash auteur John Waters suits up for a talk.

12/20/2008 By Steve Wiecking

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Dancing with the Czars

The jig is up for a Seattle game developer.

12/20/2008 By Christopher Werner

Eat & Drink

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Crashing Corson

Tuscany meets Georgetown in a little farm with big flavors.

01/08/2009 By Kathryn Robinson

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The Top 100 Northwest Wines

Some to stock your cellars and some to savor today—these are our region’s best bottles.

12/20/2008 By Jessica Voelker

Editor's Note

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A Note from the Editor

By the Numbers

12/20/2008 By Katherine Koberg

Home & Real Estate

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Ramble On

A Kirkland couple opts for reconstruction over destruction.

12/27/2008 By Peter Sackett

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True Value

Want to get the most for your home in a buyer’s market? Set the right price.

12/20/2008 By Christopher Werner

Inbox

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Mail from the Metro

Letters to Seattle Met

12/20/2008

News & City Life

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They Like It Rough

Need an elbow to the jaw and a friendly pat on the back? Try rugby.

12/27/2008 By Sean Leslie

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Can Jake Locker Save Husky Football?

A squeaky-clean kid from rural Washington tries to return UW ball to its glory.

12/27/2008 By Roger Brooks

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Ctrl Alt Delete

From Lakeside School computer geek to pioneer Microsoft programmer to the gay community’s biggest benefactor, Ric Weiland seemed to have it all: brains, looks, wealth, social conscience. Then, on a sunny Pride weekend, he took his own life.

12/23/2008 By Kevin Phinney