Our 2020 Seattle Wine & Film Festival
Premium Wines
Unlimited pours from local boutique wineries
and the great pairings with wine...
Character Cheeses
Enjoy character cheeses such as Marco Polo Reserve with lightly-milled green and black peppercorn, or Smoked Flagship, which has been cold-smoked with apple and cherry wood, or New Woman with its Jamaican jerk spices!
Artisan Bread
Pair your wine with artisan breads, like the Olive and Herb Fougasse or Walnut Pain au Levain. Have you ever tried
Cherry Pumpernickel?
Luscious Chocolate
Finally, awaken your palate with truffles of Sea Salt Caramel, Mousse au Chocolat, and Strawberry Rhubarb. How about experiencing Parisian-style macarons and dark Chocolate Shortbread!
award-winning films
& world-class music
But not just a wine festival, we're a film festival!
Star Sand
US film premiere
Star Sand is set on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa during the war. A young woman finds two men hiding in a cave: a Japanese army deserter and a debilitated American soldier.
Featured Performances
by Matt Palmer
world-class guitarist
“of the highest quality…with flawless technique, deep levels of personal expression, and an artistic integrity that seems far too rare these days.”
Guitar International Magazine
His Bio
Talk by Jim Porter, Esq.
Have you ever toyed with the idea of opening a winery? Jim Porter took the plunge. He is now co-owner of Keystone Cellars, a micro-winery (for now) in Eastern Washington. A talk about his path to success, the challenges, and the solutions.
Seattle Wine & Film, a nonprofit corporation, is pleased to having presented this outstanding festival. This year the festival was hosted at the repurposed Rainier Brewery in the chic space of the Jeff Hengst Art Gallery. We screened quality films, most of which won awards at other film festivals. We featured the lesser-known, boutique wineries of Eastern Washington, offering unlimited wine-tasting of their terrific wines. Matt Palmer, a world-class guitarist, performed both at the black-tie gala on Saturday evening and again on Sunday afternoon. The US premiere of Star Sand also occurred Sunday afternoon with a private screening of it at the gala the night before. Have you ever toyed with the idea of opening a winery? Jim Porter, Esq. made the plunge and talked about how he succeeded. His talk was on Saturday afternoon. Thank you for having joined us for these exciting events!