In Washington?
 

    Curious about which Washington wineries you can visit during the off season?  Whether you’re exploring the greater Puget Sound region or the rolling hills and ridges of Eastern Washington, you'll find plenty of wineries ready to welcome you.  

  The Puget Sound

    If you plan a visit to wineries of the Greater Puget Sound area, you'll find no lack of wine-tasting opportunities.  In fact, it would take several days to visit them all.  Winery tasting rooms are located in the city, in nearby Woodinville, on several islands in the Sound, and on the Olympic Peninsula. 

       There are many fine dining and lodging opportunities in each of these areas;  if you plan to stay a while, check our Puget Sound and Seattle-area suggestions.

       Consider staying in the exciting downtown Seattle -- The Emerald City -- as a home base;  the Hotel Vintage Park is a real treat since it caters to wine enthusiasts with its rooms and its regular evening wine tastings in its Old World lounge.  The sumptuously furnished rooms at the Vintage Park all are named for wineries or vineyards of Washington State.

       If you want to enjoy a little island-hopping, Seattle's ferry system makes it easy.  A half-hour ferry ride from the city takes you to Bainbridge Island where you will find Bainbridge Island Vineyards and Winery. 

Bainbridge Island 
Vineyards and Winery
(11 to 5 Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays)
8989 Day Road East
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
206-842-9463

        From this island, you can drive to several more wineries, one in Hoodsport, Olympic Peninsula or Hood Canal, where more wineries offer wintertime tasting opportunities, and another ferry from Port Townsend on the Peninsula can take you to Whidbey Island where you will find Whidbey Island Vineyards and Winery

Whidbey Island Vineyard
and Winery
(Oct - June, 12 - 5pm Wed - Sun)
5237 S. Langley Road
Langley, WA 98260
360-221-4941

        Whidbey Island is also home to Greenbank Farm, valuable to travelers as a Puget Sound wine tasting room.  Greenbank Farm allows you to taste wines from all over the region, including wines from Whidbey Island Vineyards & Winery, Olympic Cellars, Mount Baker Vineyards, Bainbridge Island Vineyards & Winery, Lopez Island Vineyards and Winery, Lost Mountain Winery, Fair Winds Winery, Camaraderie, Sorenson Cellars, Black Diamond Winery and Pasek Cellars.  Greenbank Farm also offers a private label of Greenbank Cellars Loganberry Wine, and a well-stocked gift shop with lots of regionally made products.  Also housed within Greenbank Farm is the Whidbey Pies Cafe, a popular lunch spot for locals and visitors.

Greenbank Farm
A Puget Sound Tasting Room
(on Whidbey Island)
(Daily: Oct - May, 11 - 4 Mon - Fri, 10 - 5 Sat & Sun)
3112 S. Day Road
Greenbank, WA  98253
360-678-7700

    From Greenbank Farm, head across the water to the Olympic Peninsula, where you’ll find a scattering of wineries within close proximity of each other.  Olympic Cellars, a few miles east of Port Angeles, makes its home in an old barn -- more than 100 years old -- resting in the shadow of snow-covered Mt. Olympus.  The rural charm will delight you.  A fabulous gift shop is included in the tasting room; offerings are decidedly slanted to the female wine enthusiast at this women-owned and operated winery.  While you’re in the area, the winery recommends eating at Bella Italia in Port Angeles, a restaurant, wine bar and wine shop rolled into one.

Olympic Cellars
(Daily: Jan - Apr, 12 - 5pm)
255410 Hwy. 101
Port Angeles, WA 98362
360-452-0160

Bella Italia Restaurant
Wine Bar & Wine Sales
118 E. 1st. Street
Port Angeles, WA  98362
360-457-5442

Seattle and Woodinville

       The historic Pike Place Market contains a gem for off-season wine tasting; The Tasting Room located on an angular street within the Market is the cooperative tasting bar for six Washington wineries.  Participating wineries are winemaker owned and have very limited production.  Currently featured are the wines of Apex Cellars, Camaraderie Cellars, Harlequin Wine Cellars, JM Cellars, Latitude 46 N, Wilridge Winery, and Wineglass Cellars.

The Tasting Room
(Daily: Noon - 8 pm)
1924 Post Alley
Seattle, WA
206-770-WINE (9463)

       For your next stop along your winter wine country tour, drive east from Seattle to Woodinville.  The grand lodging facility of Willows Lodge is conveniently situated between two of Washington’s  oldest and most popular wineries – Chateau Ste. Michelle and Columbia Winery.  This Northwest-style lodge, situated on five acres adjacent to the Sammamish River, was created for the wine lover.  It boasts several wine-theme rooms and offers special winter packages sure to make your stay unforgettable.  Willows Lodge is also home to both the Barking Frog and The Herbfarm restaurant.  Each dining facility features Washington wines, along with unique dishes made from fresh Northwest ingredients.

       From the Lodge, you can easily walk to both neighboring wineries.  Start with Chateau Ste. Michelle, open everyday from 10 am until 5 pm.  Lovely grounds, complete with wandering peacocks, greet you as you make your way into the winery to visit the tasting room and take a tour.  You’ll love the ambience and the history of this one-of-a-kind winery. 

Chateau Ste. Michelle
(Daily 10 - 5)
14111 NE 145th
Woodinville, WA 98072
425-488-1133

       From there, walk across the street to Columbia Winery, where master winemaker David Lake makes one of the finest Syrahs in the Pacific Northwest.  The winery, open daily from 10 am-7 pm, offers tours by appointment and features a large gift shop and the state’s largest tasting bar.  Columbia offers several wine education courses throughout the year, so be sure to check our Calendar of Wine Country Events to see if one is planned during your visit.

Columbia Winery
(Daily 10 - 6)
14030 NE 145th
Woodinville, WA 98072
425-488-2776

       During your Woodinville Wine Country exploration, you will want to plan to stop by Silver Lake Winery (just down the road from Columbia Winery) to visit its spacious tasting room and gift shop, open daily 12-5 pm.  If your travels are on a weekend, be sure to stop in at nearby Facelli Winery (12 - 4) for wonderful Italian-styled wines and Di Stefano Winery (12 - 5) where wines are produced from multiple vineyards with the preference of blending the terroirs vs. single-vineyard designated wines.

Di Stefano Winery
(Open Sat & Sun: 12 - 5 pm
or by appointment.)
12280 Woodinville Drive NE
Woodinville, WA  98072
425-487-1648

Facelli Winery
(Sat & Sun 12pm - 4pm)
16120 Woodinville/Redmond Road NE #1
Woodinville, WA 98072
425-488-1020

Silver Lake Winery
(Daily 11 - 5pm)
15029 Woodinville-Redmond Road
Woodinville, WA  98072
425-485-2437

       While these Woodinville-area wineries make their homes in the Puget Sound region, all their wines are made from grapes grown on the east side of the Cascade mountains in Eastern Washington, the heart of Washington Wine country  -- the Yakima Valley appellation, the Tri Cities-area wineries of the Columbia Valley and the Walla Walla Valley appellation.  During the winter, these regions often supply a welcome change to the winter weather of the west — sunshine and dry air.

Leavenworth, Washington

     You won't need your car to sample and purchase wine from nine Washington wineries with tasting rooms on or near Leavenworth's Front Street; they are located in the heart of "The Village," and year-round tourism makes it a great destination for wine enthusiasts.  A stroll along a charming walkway, adjacent to Bavarian-styled storefronts, offers access to shops with tasting bars for Silver Lake Winery (Woodinville & Yakima Valley), Glen Fiona (Walla Walla), Kestrel Vintners (Yakima Valley), Windfall Winery (Puget Sound), Willow Crest (Yakima Valley), Pasek Cellars (Puget Sound), Icicle Ridge (near Leavenworth), Maison de Padgett Winery (Yakima Valley), and Okanogan Estate & Vineyards (Oroville in near Washington's border with Canada) inside the Gold Digger Cellars tasting room.  Three additional wine shops offer tastings and sales of an even wider selection of wines.  Lodging and dining choices are vast. 

       Recently, the Columbia Cascade Winery Association opened its new wine tasting and sales facility just east of Leavenworth in Cashmere, WA.  "Wine Experience" features tasting and buying of wines from the wine-growing areas of North Central Washington.  It is housed in the 70,000-square-foot Apple Annie’s Antique Gallery which is also home to more than 200 antique dealers and specialty shops, restaurants, and a complete event facility.

Wine Experience
(Daily 11:00AM - 6:00PM, closed Tuesdays)
600 Apple Annie Avenue
Cashmere, WA
509-782-0708

Yakima Valley

    The Yakima Valley, gateway to Eastern Washington Wine Country, is home to several wineries that join forces in fun wine events during the winter months, and maintain regular winter tour and tasting hours.  February 17 - 19 marks the date of the Yakima Valley's annual Red Wine & Chocolate event for 2007.  From 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, the Yakima Valley Winery Association sponsors this annual event in which member wineries pair sumptuous chocolate desserts with red wines.  Each winery offers complimentary samples of delectable chocolate confections and fine-crafted red wines.

       In the city of Yakima, you can't go wrong with your lodging experience if you choose A Touch of Europe Fine Dining and Bed and Breakfast.  It not only offers lodging in an historic setting, but also dining experiences designated among the “most romantic in the Yakima Valley,” according to the book “Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest.”  The inn makes a great home base for your Yakima Valley winter wine touring.

       Start your Yakima Valley appellation tour from the city of Yakima, driving southeast on Highway 82.  Just a short, ten-mile drive east will bring you to Sagelands Vineyard and Winery.  The winery name was inspired by the book "East of the Mountains" in which author David Guterson uses the word "sage" to describe the land of Eastern Washington, its indigenous flora and its native people.  The name of local Indian people can be translated in English to mean "sage people."  Formerly named Staton Hills Winery, the more recent owners decided Sagelands Vineyard was an ideal choice for the winery’s new name – a name honoring the land's past as well as its present.  This first landmark winery, in the northern tip of the Yakima Valley wine region, pours its Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot year round, with tasting room hours of  10 am to 5 pm daily. (Note: winter hours are subject to change, so call first.)

Sagelands Vineyard & Winery
(Daily 10:00  to 5:00 p.m.)
71Gangl Road
Wapato, WA 98951
509-877-2112

       Near the east end of the valley in Prosser, WA, don't miss a stop at the Kestrel Cellars tasting room, on the north side of highway 82, in the Prosser Wine & Food Park.  Open daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm enjoy the elegant wines crafted by the talented Flint Nelson from the 145-acre estate vineyards of Kestrel, some more than 30 years old.

Kestrel Vintners
(10am - 5pm daily)
Prosser Wine & Food Park
2890 Lee Road
Prosser, WA 99350
509-786-CORK (2675)

        Alexandria Nicole Cellars is also located in Prosser's Wine & Food Park, although its vineyards are grown in the Horse Heaven Hills appellation.  Not only are the wines outstanding, but its tasting room also offers bistro-style dishes designed to pair with its wines.  Visit during the lunch hour for full enjoyment.

Alexandria Nicole Cellars
(Tasting Room Open Daily: 11 - 5
Tapas Café serves: Thurs - Sun, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
Prosser Wine & Food Park
2880 Lee Road, Suite C
Prosser, WA  99350
509-786-3497

Mini-Guide to
Winter-Friendly
Wineries

Washington

COLUMBIA GORGE

LEAVENWORTH ... A Wine Trail for all Seasons

GREATER PUGET SOUND AREA & OLYMPIC PENINSULA MAP

  Bainbridge Island Vineyard       (Fri, Sat, and Sun, 11 to 5)
  Black Diamond Winery   
      (Feb - Dec: Thurs - Sat, 10 - 5
       Sun & Mon 11-4)
  Eagle Haven Winery
      (Sat & Sun, 11-5)
  FairWinds Winery   
      (Sept - May: Fri - Mon 12 - 5)
  Greenbank Cellars
     (11:00 to 5:00, Thurs - Mon)
  Greenbank Farm - A Puget
    Sound Tasting Room  
      (Oct - May: Mon - Fri, 11- 4;
       Sat & Sun, 10 - 5)
  Harbinger Winery
     (Wed - Sat, 11 - 6, or by appt)
  Hoodsport Winery
      (Daily, 10 to 6)
  Olympic Cellars
      (Daily: Jan - Apr, 12 - 5pm)
  Walter Dacon Winery -
    Shelton
     (Weds - Sun - Noon to 6 pm)
  Whidbey Island Vineyards
     & Winery  
       (Oct - June: Weds - Sun, 12 - 5)

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SEATTLE AREA - MAP

  Chatter Creek
      (Saturdays - 11 - 5)
  E. B. Foote Winery
      (Open Tues. & Thurs. 7pm- 9pm,
       Sat. 10-4, & by appointment)
  Hedges Family Estate
    Tasting Room - Issaquah 
      (11 - 5, Closed Sunday)
  Market Cellar Winery
       (Mon - Sat, 11 - 6, Closed Sun)
   The Tasting Room
       (Daily: Noon - 8 pm)

Winery contact
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WOODINVILLE - MAP

  Austin Robaire Vintners
     (1st & 3rd Saturday, 1-4pm)
  Chateau Ste. Michelle  
      (Daily, 10 - 5)
  Columbia Winery  
      (Daily, 10 - 6)
  Di Stefano Winery
      (Sat. & Sun. 12 - 5)
  Facelli Winery
      (Sat & Sun 12 - 4)
  Silver Lake Winery  
      (Daily, 11 - 5)
  Woodinville Wine
    Company
      (Sat & Sun, noon to 4)

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Yakima Valley - MAP

  Alexandria Nicole Cellars
    (Daily  - 11 - 5)
  Apex / Bridgman  
      (Winter: Thurs - Mon, 11 -  5
       Tues and Wed by appointment)
  Bonair Winery  
      (Weekends: Dec - Feb, 10 - 5
       or by chance)
  Claar Cellars  
      (Daily 10am to 6)
  Eaton Hill Winery  
      (Daily 10 - 5)
  Hinzerling Winery  
      (Winter: Mon - Sat 11 - 5, Closed
       Sunday)
  Hogue Cellars  
      (Daily 10 am to 5pm thru Dec.
       Call for winter hours - Jan 1st -
       Feb 13th)
  Hyatt Vineyards  
      (Daily 11 - 5)
  Kestrel Vintners  
      (Daily: 10 - 5)
  Manchego Real  
      (Daily 10 - 4)
  Piety Flats  
      (Nov 1 - Dec 24: Daily 10 - 5;
       Jan 1 - Mar 31: Weekends 12 - 5)
  Pontin del Roza  
      (Daily: Noon - 5)
  Portteus Winery  
      (Mon - Fri, 10 - 5; Sat 11 - 5;
       Sun 12 to 4:30)
  Sagelands Vineyard  
      (Winter 10 - 4)
  Sheridan Vineyard  
      (Fri, Sat 11 - 5; Sun 12 - 4)
  Silver Lake at Roza Hills  
      (Daily: Mon - Fri, 9 - 5;
       Sat & Sun, 10 - 6)
  Snoqualmie Vineyards
      (Daily 10 - 5)
  Tefft Cellars  
      (Daily 10 - 5, except by
       appointment in Jan)
  Thurston Wolfe  
      (11 - 5, Thurs - Sun Apr 1st -
       2nd weekend in Dec, also Holiday
       Mondays . Winter by appointment)
  Tucker Cellars  
      (Winter: 10 - 4)
  VineHeart Winery  
      (Thurs - Mon, 9 - 5)
  Windy Point Vineyards  
      (Dec - Jan: Weekends, 10 - 5;
       Feb - Nov: Thurs - Mon, 10 - 5)
  Yakima Cellars  
      (Tues - Fri, 12 - 5;
       Sat & Sun, 11 - 5)
  Yakima River Winery  
      (Daily. Mon-Fri, 9 - 5; Sat & Sun,
      10am – 5pm.  Closed
      Thanksgiving, Christmas & New
      Years)

Winery contact
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Horse heaven hills map

  Columbia Crest
      (Daily - 10:00am to 4:30)
   McKinley Springs Winery
      (Fri and Sat, noon to 6pm.
       Sun, 1:30 - 5pm. Otherwise by
       appointment)

Red Mountain - MAP

  Hedges Family Estate at
    Red Mountain  
      (Fri - Sun 11 - 5 thru Dec)
  Kiona Vineyards & Winery  
      (Daily 12pm - 5pm)
  Sandhill Winery
      (Sat - Sun, 11 - 5)
  Seth Ryan  
      (Winter: Sat & Sun Noon - 5)
  Tapteil Winery  
      (Thru Dec: Sat 11 - 5)
  Terra Blanca  
       (Daily 11 - 6)

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and address information
 

Tri Cities  AREA - MAP

  Badger Mountain/
    Powers Winery  
      (Daily 10 - 5)
  Barnard Griffin  
      (Daily 10 - 6)
  Bookwalter Winery & Bistro
      (Mon - Sat, 10  - 10; Sun, 10 - 6)
  Goose Ridge Estate Winery
      (Year Round: 10 - 6 Thurs - Monday)
   Preston Wines  
      (Open daily 10am - 5:30)

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WALLA WALLA VALLEY - MAP

   Amavi Cellars
      (Daily, 11 - 5)
   Ash Hollow  
      (Wed – Fri, Noon to 8, Sat 10 - 8,
       Sun, Noon to 4)
   Basel Cellars Estate
     Winery  
       (Mon - Sat 10 - 4, Sun 11 - 4)
   Beresan Winery  
       (Sat 11 - 4, or by appointment)
   Bergevin Lane  
       (Mon - Sat, 11 - 4)
   Bradenview Cellars  
       (Sat 11 - 4, or by appointment)
   Buty Winery  
       (Open most days, 11 - 4)
   Canoe Ridge  
       (Oct - Apr:  Daily, 11 - 4;
        Closed: Dec 24 - Jan 1)
   Colvin Vineyards 
       (Sat. 11-4 or by appt.)
   Cougar Crest Winery
       (Thurs - Sat, 11 - 4 & by appt)
   Dunham Cellars  
       (Daily,11 - 4)
    Dusted Valley Vintners
       (Sat & Sun 10 - 6 or by appt)
   Five Star Cellars
       (Sat 10 - 4, or by appointment)
   Forgeron Cellars   
       (Daily, 11-4, except mjr. holidays)
   Fort Walla Walla Cellars
       (Thurs - Mon, 10 - 4:30, or by
        appointment)
   Gifford Hirlinger  
       (Fri - Sun, 11 - 5, or by appt.)
   Glen Fiona Winery  
       (Sat & Sun, 11 - 4 or by appt)
   K Vintners
        (Apr - Oct: Sat, 10 - 4:30, or by
          appointment)
   L'Ecole N^o41
       (Daily 10 - 5) 
   Morrison Lane Winery
        (Fri - Mon, 12 - 6pm; Jan & Feb by
         appointment)
   Northstar Winery
      (Thurs - Sat,  10 - 4, Sun, 11 - 3,
       Other times by appointment)
   Patrick M. Paul Vineyards  
       (Open Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon:
        11am - 4pm. Closed Tue - Thurs)
   Pepper Bridge Winery  
       (Daily, 10 - 4)
   Reininger Winery
       (Daily 10 - 6)
   Russell Creek Winery 
       (Daily, 11 - 4)
   Sapolil Cellars  
       (Tues - Sun, 1 - 4)
   Seven Hills Winery  
       (Oct - April, Sat, 12 - 4)
   Skylite Cellars 
       (Daily, 10 - 6)
   Spring Valley Vineyard
       (Downtown Tasting Room,
        Fri - Sat, 11 - 4, or by appt.)
   Stephenson Cellars
       (Mon - Sat 1 - 4, and by appt.)
   Three Rivers  
       (Daily 10 - 6)
   Walla Walla Village
     Winery
       (May - Nov: Mon - Sat, 11am-5pm;
         Dec - Apr: Sun - Thurs, 1 - 5; Fri
         & Sat, 11 - 5; Closed Wednesday)
   Walla Walla Vintners
        (Dec: Sat, 10:30am - 4:30pm;
         Jan - Feb: 1 - 4:30, or by appt.)
   Waterbrook  
       (Daily 10:30 - 4:30)
   Whitman Cellars  
       (Daily 11am - 5pm)
   Woodward Canyon  
       (Daily 10 - 5)

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