Spring is bursting out all over the North Olympic Peninsula, including inside the region’s nine artisan wineries and cideries.
The public is invited to visit and taste the flavors of the season during the Northwest Wine & Cheese Tour of the Peninsula’s wineries and cideries from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Advance tickets are available online for $35; they will be $40 at the door of participating wineries. Tour tickets include wine and cheese tasting at all nine wineries and cideries plus a commemorative wine glass.
To those without tickets, each venue charges a $10 tasting fee. For tickets and information, go to www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org.
Spring wine and cider releases will be paired with fresh, locally-made cheeses to enjoy as visitors travel at their own pace from Chimacum to Sequim and Port Angeles.
Live music, art and beautiful scenery will round out the celebration of spring.
Here are wineries and cideries on the tour:
• Finnriver Farm & Cidery, 124 Center Road in Chimacum; 360-732-4337; www.finnriver.com.
• Marrowstone Vineyards, 423 Meade Road off state Highway 16 in Nordland; 360-385-5239; http://www.marrowstonevine yards.com/.
• FairWinds Winery, 1984 W. Hastings Ave., Port Townsend; 360-385-6899; www.fairwindswinery.com.
• Eaglemount Wine and Cider, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road, Port Townsend; 360-732-4084; www.eaglemount winery.com.
• Port Townsend Vineyards, 2640 W. Sims Way; 360-344-8155; https://www.porttownsendvineyards.com/.
• Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., Sequim; 360-358-5469; www.windrosecellars.com.
• Olympic Cellars Winery, 255410 U.S. Highway 101 between Port Angeles and Sequim; 360-452-0160; www.olympiccellars.com.
• Camaraderie Cellars, 334 Benson Road, Port Angeles; 360-417-3564; www.camaraderiecellars.com.
• Harbinger Winery, 2358 W. U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles; 360-452-4262; www.harbingerwinery.com.
For more information about the tour, visit www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org.
