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TERRA BLANCA WINERY NAMES TWIGS BISTRO AND MARTINI BAR EXCLUSIVE
Dec 14, 2011
For Immediate Release
TERRA BLANCA WINERY NAMES TWIGS BISTRO AND MARTINI BAR EXCLUSIVE
CATERER
Benton City, December 14, 2011 - Keith and ReNae Pilgrim are pleased to
announce that they have selected award-winning Twigs Bistro and Martini
Bar to be their exclusive caterer for the winery event facility and for
the winery's weekend cafe, Café Orsa.
"Since we opened the new building and event facility on Red Mountain in
2006 the winery has worked with a variety of restaurants and caterers
but with the movement of Twigs, a longtime winemaking partner, into the
community we were presented with a unique opportunity," said winemaker
Keith Pilgrim.
"We've been creating wines for Twigs and the Blackwell family, who own
the Twigs restaurants up in Spokane, for five years. We kept talking
about having Twigs in the Tri-Cities because we enjoyed their food and
liked the family nature of their business. ReNae and I recognize the
trust they put in Terra Blanca by having us make the house wine for
their restaurant, TnT, so we know going into this partnership that we
have a close working relationship."
Trevor Blackwell, Owner & Chief Operating Officer for Twigs said, "This
is a great opportunity for us to work with a business that mirrors our
beginnings. Twigs and Terra Blanca are both small, family-owned
businesses with roots in eastern Washington. We're not big corporate
chains, we live where we work and we know where our food and grapes are
grown. That means guests at the restaurant or at the winery can count on
us to showcase the best of local produce, meat, fish and Terra Blanca's
wine."
Beginning January 1, 2012, Executive Chef Jonathan Holden will be
working with the Pilgrims and Director of Banquet Sales Gretchen Wiseman
to create menus that are exclusive to events held at Terra Blanca
including weddings and corporate meetings and dinners. Menus will focus
on sustainable and Northwest cuisine for the winery's increasingly
popular Friday night Happy Hour late openings and weekend hours.
"Twigs brings not only up-and-coming cuisine and spectacular food and
wine pairing knowledge, but also a commitment to exemplary customer
service. Our clients have come to expect a superior level of service and
the chef and staff of Twigs along with our wine staff will allow us to
exceed even those expectations," said Wiseman. "The combination of Red
Mountain wine, with beautifully prepared local food, served in a
thoughtful way in our stunning facility? There's nothing else like it."
For more information about booking events at Terra Blanca Winery,
contact Gretchen Wiseman at 509.588.6082, ext. 110 or email
gwiseman@terrablanca.com
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About Terra Blanca Winery and Estate Vineyard
Keith and ReNae Pilgrim started Terra Blanca Winery and Estate
Vineyard, on world-famous Red Mountain, in 1993. Winemaker Keith
Pilgrim oversees production of some 30,000 cases of wine each year that
include premiere red wines; ONYX, a red blend, this year's Seattle Blend
People's Choice award winner; white wines; and dessert wines. Terra
Blanca occupies 300 acres, 91 of which are planted with grape vines. The
Mediterranean-style facility on the southwestern slopes of Red Mountain,
with panoramic views overlooking the Yakima
Valley, comprises the tasting room, 8000 sq. ft. of interior event
facilities, the state's first and most extensive series of barrel caves
with capacity for 4000 French oak barrels, a state-of-the-art bottling
facility, and crushing/fermentation production areas.
About Twigs Bistro and Martini Bar
The Blackwell family started Twigs Bistro and Martini Bar in Spokane WA
in 2001. Over the last ten years they have expanded their operations to
five locations in Spokane. They are continually voted awards by Spokane
residents' in categories of "Best Cocktails," "Best Appetizers," "Best
Martinis," and "Best Patio." In early 2011 they started looking at
opportunities outside of Spokane and felt that Tri Cities was a perfect
fit. The Columbia Center Mall location opened in October of 2011 with a
7600 square foot state-of-the-art restaurant. Twigs proudly employees
over 300 people between Spokane and Kennewick.
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