Get your fill of NW wines and cheeses
Published 9:17 pm Friday, April 10, 2009
The Olympic Peninsula Wineries’ inaugural Northwest Wine and Cheese Tour is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 18 and 19. Each of the seven wineries will host a different Northwest specialty creamery and pair handcrafted wines with a selection of artisan cheeses.
Participating cheese makers include Wild Harvest Farms (Chimacum), Mount Townsend Creamery (Port TownÂsend), Gotherberg Farms (Bow), Fairaview Farm (Sequim), Estrella Family Creamery (Montesano) and Beechers Handmade Cheeses (Seattle).
Tickets are $25 and include a special commemorative wine glass, complimentary wine tasting and samples of Northwest artisan cheeses. Purchase tickets at www.olympic peninsulawineries.org/nwwinecheese.php (recommended) or at one of the wineries.
Maps to the wineries are available at www.olympicpeninsula wineries.org.
Participating wineries are:
* FairWinds Winery, 1984 Hastings Ave. W., Port Townsend; 360-385-6899; www.fairwindswinery.com.
* Sorensen Cellars, 274 S. Otto St., Port Townsend; 360-379-6416; www.sorensencellars.com.
* Lost Mountain Winery, 3174 Lost Mountain Road, Sequim; 360-683-5229; www.lostmountain.com.
* Olympic Cellars, 255410 U.S. 101 E., Port Angeles; 360-452-0160; www.olympiccellars.com.
* Black Diamond Winery, 2976 Black Diamond Road, Port Angeles; 360-457-0748; www.black diamondwinery.com.
* Camaraderie Cellars, 334 Benson Road, Port Angeles; 360-417-3564; www.camaraderiecellars.com.
* Harbinger Winery, 2358 U.S. 101 W., Port Angeles; 360-452-4262; www.harbingerwinery.com.
