Sunday’s ‘Liveblogging’ Updates From The Poverty Bay Wine Festival’s Final Day

The doors to the historic Landmark on the Sound Event Center have officially opened for the final day of the Des Moines Rotary’s Poverty Bay Wine Festival, and we’re blogging live from our... [Read more]

Saturday’s ‘Liveblogging’ Updates From The Poverty Bay Wine Festival

The doors to the Poverty Bay Wine Festival have opened for Saturday, March 5th, and we’re here ‘liveblogging’ from the main room on the first floor – be sure to come find us near the... [Read more]

Doors Have Opened To The Poverty Bay Wine Festival – Come Find Us!

Doors have officially opened at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival, which continues until 10pm tonight (Friday, March 4) then from Noon – 7pm Saturday (March 5) and Noon – 5pm Sunday (March 6). This... [Read more]

REMINDER: Poverty Bay Wine Festival Will Be Uncorked Friday Night At 5pm!

UPDATE: Late breaking news! Internationally known electric violinist Steve Kindler will be performing with Mambo Cadillac on Friday Night, March 4th, at 6 PM at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival at... [Read more]

Historic Landmark Event Center Amazing Site For Poverty Bay Wine Festival

There are dozens of reasons to come down to the 7th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival, which runs this coming weekend (March 4-6th), from the 23 local wineries, various food vendors, local beer samplings,... [Read more]

Powell Custom Homes Proud To Be Sponsors Of Poverty Bay Wine Festival

Renovation project by Powell Custom Homes The Rotary Club of Des Moines is proud to have Powell Custom Homes as the Event Sponsor of the 7th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival. For the last 100 years, this... [Read more]

Wine And You’ll Feel Better At The Poverty Bay Wine Festival March 4-6

Ric Jacobson For all of you wine connoisseurs out there, you will recognize and appreciate the following quote by Robert Mondavi: “Wine to me is passion. It’s family and friends. It’s... [Read more]

Here Are Over 200,000 Reasons To Attend The Poverty Bay Wine Festival

By now, you have probably seen the wine-colored posters displayed in the windows of literally every business in Des Moines  and have read multiple articles on The Waterland Blog about the upcoming... [Read more]

Noted Jazz Musician Michael Powers To Play At Poverty Bay Wine Festival

If you’re at all familiar with the Seattle music scene, you’ll recognize guitarist Michael Powers as a local musical phenomena. With a career that began at the age of 15, Michael has single-handedly... [Read more]

CALL FOR HELP: Get Great Free Stuff As A Poverty Bay Wine Festival Volunteer

The 2011 Poverty Bay Wine Festival will be held the weekend of Friday, March 4th through Sunday, March 6th, and the Des Moines Rotary organizers are looking for volunteers. Unlike most events, for every... [Read more]

Meet Rita Norcoss, This Year’s Poverty Bay Wine Festival’s Featured Artist

Click image to see larger version. This year’s Poverty Bay Wine Festival featured artist is Rita Norcoss, a local artist from Federal Way. Her artwork, entitled “Boating Party at Des Moines,”... [Read more]

Here Are This Week’s Top 10 Reasons To Attend The Poverty Bay Wine Fest

Courtesy our friends at the Des Moines Rotary, here are this week’s Top 10 Reasons to attend the Poverty Bay Wine Festival, coming to the Landmark on the Sound the weekend of March 4-6th: 10. Tastings... [Read more]

Final Numbers For Poverty Bay Wine Festival: Over $40,000 Raised!

The final numbers for the 2010 Poverty Bay Wine Festival (held March 6-7 at the Landmark Event Center) were released recently by the Des Moines Rotary Club, and here they are: ATTENDEES: Over 1,500 FUNDS... [Read more]

Love Continues To Ferment At The Poverty Bay Wine Festival

by Janet Grella Love continues to ferment at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival this year, in at least two separate instances: 1. Three years to the day that Sales Rep Dominic Calandri (pictured, left) met... [Read more]

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Welcome Our Latest Advertiser: GGC Embroidery, aka Grams Gift Closet!

New Waterland Blog Advertiser GGC Embroidery–Grams Gift Closet–is on a mission; that is “to provide small businesses in the area the opportunity to brand and logo in the same manner as a mid to large... [Read more]

PHOTO: Poverty Bay Wine Fest Attendees’ Unique Wine Tasting Tray

We’re “blogging live” from the Poverty Bay Wine Festival at the Landmark Event Center in Des Moines, where we’re hanging out at our table near the main room, talking with visitors... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Scenes From Poverty Bay Wine Festival’s Opening Night Gala

Friday night (Mar. 5th) was the opening “A Night in the Vineyard” gala party for this weekend’s Poverty Bay Wine Festival, which continues all weekend at the Landmark Event Center in... [Read more]

REMINDER: Poverty Bay Wine Festival Starts Tonight At Landmark Event Center

REMINDER: The 6th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival kicks off tonight (Friday, March 5th) with a black-tie “A Night in the Vineyard” gala party starting at 7:30pmat the Landmark Event Center... [Read more]

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Another Reason To Attend Poverty Bay Wine Fest: MINI Coopers On Sunday!

Here’s another great reason to attend the upcoming Poverty Bay Wine Festival this coming weekend – a parade of MINI Coopers will end up at the Landmark Event Center on Sunday, March 7th sometime... [Read more]

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Another Reason To Attend Poverty Bay Wine Fest: Win A 9-Liter Bottle Of Wine!

A very unique 9-liter bottle of Five Star Cellars 2006 Cabernet Savignon will be raffled off at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival next weekend (Saturday, March 6th & Sunday, March 7th) at the historic... [Read more]