Wine sips

Published 9:00 pm Saturday, September 2, 2006

Snohomish, Island counties

Arista Wine Cellars, 320 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; 425-771-7009. Tastings 1 to 4:30 p.m. every Saturday.

Country Cottage Wine Merchants, 23806 Bothell-Everett Highway, in Bothell’s Country Village; 425-481-5444, www.countrycottagewines.com. Complimentary tastings, 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays and 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays.

DeVine Wines, 15224 Main St. Suite 107, Mill Creek, 425-357-6200. Tastings 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

Great Blue Heron Wine Cellars, inside Brindle’s Market, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd., Camano Island; 360-722-7482. Tastings 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays.

Griffins Crossing Winery Tasting Room: 2008 123rd Ave. NE, Lake Stevens (First floor of the Larsen Financial Services Building), 425-334-0839, www.griffinscrossing.com, e-mail griffinswine@aol.com. Open 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, noon to 5 p.m.

Pacific Wine &Kitchen, 6915 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-353-6468. Tastings 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays.

Tulalip Bay Restaurant: 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip; 360-651-5967. Holds occasional winemaker dinners, reservations required.

Vino Amore Wine Shop, 1614 E. Main St., Freeland; 360-331-7661, www.vinoamore.com. Tastings noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays.

Wicked Cellars, 2616 Colby Ave., Everett; 425-258-3117. Tastings noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, 4 to 6 p.m. Fridays, noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays, $5 Fridays and Saturdays. Ladies night wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m. second Wednesdays, $10.

Seattle and beyond

Austin Robaire Vintners, 19501 144th Ave. NE, Suite D800, Woodinville; 206-406-0360, www.austinrobaire.com. Tastings 1 to 4 p.m. first and third Saturdays.

* The Art of Crush, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20, $20.

DiStefano Winery, 12280 Woodinville Drive NE, Woodinville; 425-487-1648, www.distefanowinery.com. Tastings noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Hellams Vineyard Wine Shop, 109 N. First St., Suite 101, La Conner; 360-466-1758. Wine tastings, noon to 6 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and noon to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Libation Station and Triage Wines, Old Grainery Building, 100 E. Montgomery, Suite 210, Mount Vernon; 360-336-5266. Monthly wine tastings.

Purple Cafe &Wine Bar, 14459 Woodinville-Redmond Road, Woodinville, 425-483-7129 and 323 Park Place, Kirkland, 425-828-3772, www.thepurplecafe.com.

Sparkman Cellars, 19501 144th Ave., Ste. D-700, Woodinville; 425-398-1045, www.sparkmancellars.com.

Waterfront Seafood Grill, 2801 Alaskan Way, Pier 70, Seattle; www.waterfrontpier70.com.

* Sheridan Vineyards wine dinner, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7, $95.

Woodinville Wine Cellars, 17721 132nd Ave. NE, Woodinville; 425-343-3531, www.woodinvillewinecellars.com. Tastings noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

Send information about your wine events by e-mail to features@heraldnet.com, by mail to Wine Event, in care of Features, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, or call 425-339-3479.