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Washington Wineries & Wine Regions
Puget Sound Wine Region and Seattle Area Wineries,
Wine Country, Wines and
Wine Shops
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The Puget Sound
wine region is Washington's only
official American Viticultural Area (appellation) on the west
side of the Cascade Mountain Range. It was recognized as an AVA
(American Viticultural Area/appellation) in 1995. Only about 1% of the state's wine grapes are grown in
this region, which includes the islands and mainland adjoining the waters
of Puget Sound, extending east into the Cascade foothills. |
While more
than 50 wineries are based in the
Puget Sound appellation, only a few of them actually use locally grown grapes
to make wine. To taste the
distinct flavors of the region, be sure to visit some of these
estate wineries.
Most wineries located in the
western-most appellation of Washington's Puget Sound purchase grapes
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warmer, drier wine regions to the east of the Cascade Mountain range, or grow
them on their own
vineyards in those parts of the state. In fact, approximately 99% of Washington State's
wine grapes are grown in the eastern appellations of the Columbia,
Yakima, Red
Mountain, Walla Walla valleys, the Columbia Gorge
and Wahluke Slope (Washington's newest AVA). Other successful
growing areas of the Columbia Basin are not yet authorized as AVAs.
Wines produced
by most Puget-Sound-based wineries reflect the character of
Washington's eastern wine regions where a wider variety of grapes can be
grown. "Eastside" grape harvests often are shipped to
"Westside" facilities for processing, bottling and
distribution. A few Puget Sound-area wineries own and operate production facilities in
central Washington, with tasting
rooms and corporate offices established along the I-5 corridor of the more populated Puget Sound region.
When you visit wineries in the Puget Sound
area,
be sure to make time to enjoy the flavors and
characteristics of the region's terroir (combined
influences of soil, climate, sun exposure and air drainage) by visiting a few of the
wineries offering estate-grown
wines. Watch for cool-climate, locally grown varieties
such as Pinot noir, Madeleine Angevine, Siegerrebe and Chasselas.
These varieties thrive in the lush Puget Sound wine region, just as
they do in the similar climate of the Loire Valley in France.
The
more adaptable Pinot gris grape is grown in both temperate Puget Sound
vineyards and in a few of the more arid and warmer vineyards of central and eastern
Washington. The climatic differences are significant, resulting in
Pinot gris wines of distinctly different flavors and bouquets,
depending on the region of their origin.
While
known as a cool-climate viticultural region, the Puget Sound
Appellation features summer
growing seasons as long as they are mild. Rain shadows of the Olympic Mountains
to its west create attractive micro climates for growing vinifera
grape varieties. Annual rainfall in these areas can be as low as
17 inches per year, compared with 60 inches or more in other areas of
Western Washington. Long
periods of freezing temperatures are rare in the Puget Sound basin.
The Sound's large body of water moderates temperature extremes, making
possible not only viticulture, but fruit growing as well.
Fruit-wine aficionados will find no lack of delicious choices.
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Wine Touring
in the Puget
Sound Wine Region
Seattle Area Woodinville
Greater
Puget Sound Area
Wines
Northwest organizes wine-touring information for the Puget Sound
wine region into three sections
-- the Greater
Puget Sound Area, the Seattle Area
and the Woodinville Area. You can find wines from the
wineries of this region at many nearby Seattle-area wine
shops and other Puget Sound-area
wine shops as well.
Greater Puget Sound Area
Wineries, Wine Country and Wines |
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Wineries
scattered throughout the popular and beautiful Puget Sound Region give
wine-country travelers an opportunity to combine wine tasting
with an awe-inspiring variety of site-seeing and recreational
activities. Famed for their array of beautiful vacation areas,
Northwest Washington's Olympic Peninsula and Puget Sound islands
are home to 26 wineries.
Only nine
of these wineries, however, produce estate-grown wines. |
Island
hopping by ferry is a great way to visit any of the six picturesque wineries
on the islands. As you can see from our Puget
Sound Wineries Map, even staying on the I-5 corridor
puts you in close proximity to six wineries near the freeway.
If you are in a real rush, consider stopping at one of the many
local wine shops where local wines are sold.
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Greater Puget Sound
Wineries and Wine Shops
Go to Seattle-Area Wineries
& Wine Shops
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Greater Puget Sound Wineries
Bainbridge Island Vineyards* *
(11
to 5 Fri to Sun)
Black Diamond
* *
(Thurs - Mon, 10 to 5)
Camaraderie Cellars
(Weekends
May thru Sept, 11 to 5 or by appt)
Carpenter Creek
(Saturday & Sunday, 10 - 6 pm
& by appointment)
Challenger Ridge Vineyard & Cellars* *
(Weekends, 11 - 4)
Griffins Crossing Winery
(1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12 - 5 pm)
Eagle Haven Winery
* *
(Sat & Sun, 11-5, or by appointment)
Eleven Winery
(Tastings with the winemaker by appointment)
Glacier Peak Winery * *
(May 1 - Oct 31, Weekends & Holidays,
11am - 4pm,
or by appointment)
Greenbank Cellars
(Apr thru Oct, Sat & Sun, or by appointment)
Greenbank Farm
(Daily from 10 am
to 5 pm)
Griffin Crossing
(1st & 3rd Sat.12-5pm.Oct-Dec)
Harbinger Winery
(Memorial Day
weekend - Labor Day weekend,
11 -
6 pm; Other times Wed - Sat, 11 - 6,
or by appt)
Hoodsport Winery & Tasting
Room
* *
(Daily 10
to 6 pm)
Fair Winds Winery
(Apr - Sept, Fri - Mon 11-5; Oct - Mar,
Sat & Sun 12-5)
Kalamar Winery
(By appointment)
Lopez Island Vineyards
* *
(April -
Sat only, 12 to 5pm; May, June & Sept,
Fri & Sat, 12 to 5pm; July & Aug, Wed
thru Sat, 12 to 5pm; Oct thru Dec 18, Sat only, 12 to 5pm)
Lost Mountain Winery
(11 - 5 daily, Memorial Day to Labor
Day)
Mount Baker Winery
* *
(Open daily 11am - 5pm;
closed Mondays in winter)
McCrea Cellars
(By appointment)
Olympic Cellars
(May - Dec, 11am - 6pm, Daily;
Jan - Apr, 12 - 5pm, Closed Tuesday) |
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locations of wineries in the
Greater Puget Sound area.
Page Cellars
(By
appointment)
Pasek Cellars
(11 – 5 daily; Winter hours please call ahead)
Perennial Vintners
* *
(2nd
or 4th Saturday, 10am to 5pm
Call 1st -
206-200-5902
- cell)
Saintpaulia Vintners
(By appointment)
Samson Estate Winery
(Spring/Summer: Daily 11am - 6pm;
Fall/Winter: Fri - Sun 11am - 5pm;
Dec. 1 - 23: Wed & Thurs 11am - 3pm, Fri - Sun 11am - 5pm;
CLOSED Dec 24 - 26 and Dec 31st.
Also open by appointment.)
San Juan Vineyards
**
(Summer: Daily 11am - 5pm;
Fall & Spring: Wed - Sun, 11am - 5pm; Jan & Feb: By appointment)
Scatter Creek Winery
(Call first
360-870-6943)
Sky River Meadery
(Mon thru Fri, 10 - 4)
Sorensen Cellars
(Mar thru Sept, Fri - Sun 12-5)
Vashon Winery
* *
(Memorial Day to Labor Day weekend,
Sat 12-5
or by appt.)
Walter Dacon Winery
(Weds
- Sun, Noon to 6 pm and by
appt)
Westcott Bay Orchards
(By appointment)
Whidbey Island Vineyards * *
(July - Sept: 12 to 5pm
Daily, except closed Tues;
October - June: 12 to 5pm Wed - Sun)
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Wineries Producing Wines
from Puget Sound grapes
For Winery contact information,
check
the alphabetical list in our Winery
and Merchant Finder.
Go to Seattle-Area Wineries
Greater Puget Sound Area -
Wine Shops, Wine Bars and Storage
1001 WineCellar
210 Yelm Ave E.
(East of Olympia)
Yelm, WA 98597
360-400-WINE
All Things Wine
4605 NE 4th Street, Suite 4
Renton, WA 98059
425-254-8400
Arista Wine Cellars
320 Fifth
Avenue South
Edmonds, WA 98020
425-771-7009
Cellar 46°
Wine Shop, Wine Bar, Wine Storage
7650 SE 27th Street, Suite 210
Mercer Island, WA 98040
206-407-3016
Email:
ryan@awinestore.com
Channel Cellars
109 N 1st. Street #101
LaConner, WA 98257
360-466-9190
Cheers Gift Shop
6501 Rainier Dr
Everett, WA 98203
425-355-1900
Compass Wines
1405 Commercial Avenue
Anacortes, WA 98221
360-293-6500
Corkscrew Cellars
116 E. Stewart Avenue
Puyallup, WA 98372
253-770-9463
Corky Cellars
22511 Marine View Drive
Des Moines, WA
206-824-9462
Country Cottage
Wine Merchants
23806 Bothell-Everett Hwy
Bothell, WA 98021
425-481-5444
de Vine Wines
15224 Main Street
in Mill Creek Town Center
Mill Creek, WA 98012
425-357-6200
Evergreen Cellars
in Silver King Building
1101 First Street
Snohomish, WA
360-568-2840
Fine Wine & Cigars
16535 NE 76th Street
Redmond, WA
425-869-0869
Grape Expectations
3594 NW Bryon
Silverdale, WA
360-698-0522
Island Wine Company
Canery Landing Bldg.
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
360-378-3229
Kings Market
160 Spring St W
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
360-378-4505
Le Bon Vie
5826 Pacific Ave Se
Olympia, WA 98503-1369
360-493-1454
Lighthouse Wine Bar
and Café
3388 NW Byron Street
Silverdale, WA
360-698-9463
Malt & Vine
16851 Redmond Way
Redmond, WA 98052
425-881-6461
Manette Wine Shop
1102 Scott Avene, Suite
102
Bremerton 98310
360-405-0264
North City Bistro & Wine Shop
...a wine bar, too
(Tuesday - Saturday 5:00 pm ~ 9:00 pm)
1520 NE 177th St.
Shoreline, WA 98155
206-365-4447
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Oly's Wine Cellar
1616 S. Gold Street, Ste. 8
Centralia, WA 98531
360-736-2857
Olympic Wine Brokers
19740 7th Avenue NE, Suite G
Poulsbo, WA
360-697-9463
Puget Sound Wine Cellar
120 Harrison Avenue
Port Orchard, WA
360-895-7717 Quadra Beverage
2007 Iowa St
Bellingham, WA 98226
360-734-8787
That's a
Some Wine Shop
Poulsbo, WA
360-779-9463
Town & Country Market Wine
343 Winslow Way E
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
206-842-0380
Uncorked Fine Wine
& Specialty Foods
1584 McNeil Street
Suite 120
Dupont, WA 98327
253-912-9463
1-877-912-WINE (9463)
The Vines Wine Shop
& Du Jour Bistro
1319 Cornwall Avenue, Suite 102
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-714-1161
Toll Free: 1-866-915-WINE
Vinifera Northwest
2535 Crites St SW
Olympia, WA 98512-6136
360-704-3364
Vino100 Bellevue
Lincoln Square
700 Bellevue Way NE #110
Bellevue, WA 98004
425-453-7881
Vino 100 Tumwater
In The Twin County
Plaza
5743 Littlerock Road
Tumwater, WA 98512
360-357-8166 (VINO)
Vino Bello
Wine Shop & Wine Bar
636 S.W. 152nd Street #F
Burien, WA
206-244-VINO (8166)
Water to Wine
9014 Peacock Hill Avenue
Suite 103A
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
253-853-9463
Wicked Cellars
2616 Colby Ave
Everett, WA 98201
425-258-3117
Wine 101 - The Gathering Place
Wine Shop and Wine Bar
(Tues - Thurs, Noon - 9 pm;
Fri & Sat, Noon - 11 pm)
11601 Harbour Pointe Blvd, Suite 101 Mukilteo, WA 98275
425-493-1191
The Wine Alley
Fairwood Shopping Center
(Open Tues - Sat)
14276 SE 176th Street
Renton, WA 98058
425-271-4501
The Wine Emporium
4820 Yelm Hwy Se
Olympia, WA 98503-4903
360-459-5515
The Wine Loft
401 Columbia St NW
Olympia, WA 98501-1032
360-754-6208
The Wine Seller
1010 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-385-7673
Winslow Wine Shop
Tasting Room
278 Winslow Way East, #114
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
206-780-8371
Wolfgangs Fine
Foods
410 Washington St Se
Olympia, WA 98501
360-786-8556
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Wine
Storage
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Bellevue Wine Storage
13221 Northup Way
Bellevue, WA
425.644.1178
Cellar 46°
Wine Shop, Wine Bar, Wine Storage
7650 SE 27th Street, Suite 210
Mercer Island, WA 98040
206-407-3016
Email:
ryan@awinestore.com
Compass Wines
1405 Commercial Avenue
Anacortes, WA 98221
360-293-6500
Eastside Wine Storage
2636 Bellevue Way NE, Suite A
Bellevue, WA 98004
425-576-8600
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Elliott Avenue Wine
Storage
1405 Elliott Avenue W.
Seattle, WA
206-217-0383
Esquin Wine
Storage
2700 Fourth Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134
206-682-7374
888-682-WINE
Seattle Wine Storage
122 Terry Ave N
Seattle, WA 98109-5207
206-628-4802
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Last revised:
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