Wine & Cider Sources

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Looking for high quality locally produced wines and ciders? Try some of these - or look for sources to produce your own.

Western Washington produces fine wines from locally grown varieties of grapes. In a climate similar to the classic French and German wine growing provinces, grapes grown in this area mature with a complex, fruity flavor that is captured in quality wines. The Puget Sound Wine Growers have been designated with a regional appellation for the Puget Sound area, and their wineries feature wines from locally grown grapes as well as fruit and berry wines.

Hard (fermented) cider was once a staple of the American farm. Long known in England and France, hard cider is once more gaining an appreciation here. The special types of apples used in hard cider making are particularly well adapted to conditions in the Puget Sound area, and cider makers are taking advantage of this to produce lively, refreshing ciders.

Puget Sound Wine Growers

Wines produced from grapes grown in western Washington

• Bainbridge Island Winery -682 State Hwy. 305, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110 (206-842-WINE [9463])- estate-grown wines; tasting room & sales, vineyard tours, more
• Black Diamond Winery - 2976 Black Diamond Road- Port Angeles, WA 98363 (360- 457-0748) - estate-grown and other wines, fruit wines, more
• Greenbank Cellars - 3112 Day Road, Greenbank, WA, 98253(360-678-3964) - estate grown and other wines, loganberry wine; tasting by appointment, associated art gallery
• Hoodsport Winery - North 23501 HWY 101, Hoodsport, WA 98548(360-877-9894, FAX 360-877-9508) - estate-grown and other wines, award winning fruit wines; tasting room & sales, more
• Lopez Island Vineyards - 724 B Fisherman Bay Road Lopez Island, WA 98261-9553 (360-468-3644)- certified organic estate-grown and other wines, apple-pear & berry wines; tasting room & sales, more
• Manfred Vierthaler Winery - 17136 Highway 410 East, Sumner, WA 98390(360-863-1633) - wines from Puget Sound and other grapes, berries; restaurant & lounge, traditional German and specialty game menu
• Mount Baker Vineyards & Winery - 4298 Mount Baker Highway, Everson, WA 98247 (360-592-2300, FAX 360-592-2526) - estate-grown and other wines, apple, plum, rhubarb & berry wines; tasting room & sales, vineyard tours, more
• Salishan Vineyards - 35011 North Fork Road, La Center, WA 98629 (360-263-2713) - estate grown wines; tasting room & sales
• Whidbey Island Vineyards & Winery - 5237 S. Langley Road Langley, WA 98260 (360-221-2040) - estate-grown and other wines, rhubarb wine; tasting room & sales, more

British Columbia - Vancouver Island

• Cherry Point Vineyards - 840 Cherry Point Road, RR# 3 Cobble Hill, B.C. Canada V0R 1L0 (250-743-1272, FAX 250-743-1059) - estate-grown wines; tasting room & tours, lunches by arrangement, more
• Saturna Island Vineyards - P.O. Box 54/8 Quarry Road, Saturna Island, B.C. Canada V0N 2Y0 (250-539-5139 or 250-539-3521, also Toll Free 1-877-918-3388, FAX 250-539-5157) - estate-grown wines, tasting room & tours, more; also on farm lodge facilities
• Vignetti Zanatta Winery & Vineyards - 5039 Marshall Rd, Duncan, B.C. V9L 6S3 (250-748-2338, FAX 250-748-2347) - family vineyard & farm;also restaurant & wine bar in 1903 farmhouse (Reservations 250-709-2279)

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Cideries & Cider Makers

• Silver Lake Winery - 17721 132nd Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072
  (800-318-WINE or 800-318-9463)
  Spire Mountain Ciders, apple, pear, spiced apple, more
• Two Rivers Cider - 4311 Attawa Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95882
  (916-456-1614, E-mail incider@pacbell.net)
  premium hard cider made without the use of concentrates, sugars, additives, or preservatives.
• Westcott Bay Orchards - Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA
  E-mail baylonanderson@rockisland.com
  vintage cider made & distributed locally from island grown fruit, sold at markets on San Juan, Lopez and Orcas Islands
• White Oak Cider - 18450 NE Ribbon Ridge Road Newberg, OR 97132
  (503-538-0349)
  premium hard cider from locally grown fruit, American, British & French varieties of apples & perry pears
• The Traditional Company - Culver, Oregon (541) 546-2400
  E-mail traditionalco@yahoo.com
  Award winning premim hard ciders made from certified organic cider apples.

The Northwest Cider Society (E-mail Ron Irvine, president) has been organized to promote the making of hard (fermented) cider, its appreciation and marketing to the public. The Society is a contact for home cider makers, and organizes group tastings, membership meetings, and harvest cooperatives for cider production.

Wine & Cider Making Equipment

• The Beer Essentials - 2624 112th St. #E-1, Lakewood, WA. 98499 (253-581-4288 or 800-685-BREW[2739], Fax 253-581-3095) - wine making equipment of all kinds, books, starter kits, more
• Correll Cider Presses 24791 Warthen Road Elmira, OR 97437 (541) 935-3825 - cider presses, wood crafted in four sizes
• Market Cellar Winery/Home Brew & Wine-making Supplies - in Pike Place Market, 1432 Western Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101 (206- 622-1880, FAX 206-264-7886) - Seattle's oldest supplier of homebrew supplies for wine making equipment, testing equipment, more.

This page was last revised Jan 9th, 2002