By tomorrow or Saturday you will have (more than likely) had your fill of turkey. You may have even braved several crazy Black Friday lines with a myriad of crazy Black Friday shoppers. Or, maybe you’ve planted yourself by the fire with a book/movie/game. Either way, it’s time for a change of scenery; it’s time for a trip to Wine Country.
Wilridge Vineyard
Here’s what Wine Yakima Valley has to say about this weekend’s Thanksgiving in Wine Country:
Nov 25, 2011 – Nov 26, 2011
Enjoy Thanksgiving in wine country, the event that has become a Northwest tradition. Yakima Valley wineries open their doors following Thanksgiving to celebrate the season. Come sample our finest wines and carefully selected culinary pairings.
Participating wineries are offering:
Agate Fild Winery For a $5.00 tasting fee you will be invited to join us in our bottling room where you will be treated to free tasting of our premium wines, including our new release of 2007 Drifter Syrah, paired with our specialty appetizers and our homemade dark chocolate brownies. We will also be offering up to a 20% discounts on many selected wines and up to 50% discount on selected case specials.
Barnard Griffin Winery Begin your Thanksgiving holiday tasting tour at Barnard Griffin, Washington’s Premier Family Owned Winery. Taste what 35 years of making wine in the state Washington brings to your palate. They are easy to reach just off the S. Queensgate exit on main Highway 182 in Richland. Tasting fees, refundable towards wine purchase) are $5 to taste their popular award winning Tulip Label wines and $10 for their exclusive Reserve wines. Barnard Griffin’s 2009 Fumé Blanc was just named as one of WINE ENTHUSIAST Magazine’s Top 100 Best Buys of 2011 and, at under $10 a bottle, it’s a steal!
Chandler Reach Vineyard Join us for Thanksgiving in Wine Country. Bring your own glass or purchase a Chandler Reach logo stemless glass for $5.00! Event fee waived with wine purchase. Several wine discounts offered for THIS WEEKEND ONLY! Bring a non-perishable food item for Second Harvest’s Food Bank and get your tasting fees waived! We hope to see you soon!
Desert Wind Winery Join us for a festive weekend featuring gift shop sales and special wine pricing. $5 wine tasting fee (refundable with purchase of $20 or greater) includes sampling of up to five current releases. Interested in learning more about how to choose and serve the perfect wines for the holidays? Join us for a special seminar each day at 1:00 pm featuring answers to these questions and more, as well as four Desert Wind wines paired with holiday fare and special recipes to go. Book a seat at a pairing seminar.
Dineen Vineyard Winery Chestnuts roasting on an open fire – Dineen Vineyards will be roasting their estate grown chestnuts in their new wood burning oven! Yum!
Kana Winery Located in the heart of the historic district of downtown Yakima, Customers will enjoy generous wine discounts, complementary organic harvest stew, artisan cheeses and Essencia Bakery breads matched to our big lineup of Rhone-ranger-plus-more wines including 4 new releases and 90 point scoring reds There will be a $5 food-wine tasting fee and that is waved with wine purchase. Evening music after 6 with wine-by-the-glass. Come to Kana and see why we were voted by our peers as one of the best tasting rooms in the Yakima Valley 3 out of the last 5 years!
Mercer Estates Relax with us this Thanksgiving in Wine Country. Enjoy a seated tasting at one of our comfy tasting table. Catch up with friends and family as you sip on limited production selections from our Holiday Gift Packs. Say YES to an oven roasted turkey slider topped with flavorful cranberry apple chutney by Fat Olives, Tri-Cities! Receive special savings, this weekend only, 30% off all case sales, including mixed cases.
Milbrandt Vineyards Please join us for a fun and festive weekend! Taste several newly-released wines paired with our fresh homemade bread and WSU Cougar Cheese! Relax by the fireplace and enjoy live music by Gabriel Knutzen on Friday and Saturday afternoon. Also featuring wine specials, holiday shopping, and more. $5 donation tasting fee (or non-perishable food) to benefit the Prosser Food Bank.
Join Severino Cellars for Thanksgiving in Wine Country. Stop in and sip some of our 2010 Viognier paired with some nice warm Lemon Chicken and Rice soup. Also available this weekend only, stock up on our Severino Red 4/$40. Enjoy this wine before it is gone. Looking for Christmas gifts? Take a look in our gift shop, many choices for the wine lovers in your life! Open 10am-6pm. For more information call .
Snoqualmie Vineyards: We will be sampling our current winery-exclusive and Reserve wines, along with a vertical of our 2001, 2002, and 2003 Reserve Merlot paired with savory homemade chili, for a $5 tasting fee. Holiday wine specials will be available.
Guests of Steppe Cellars will be greeted with a fire outside, and grapevine wreath making inside. While making your wreath in our cozy tasting room you can sample a variety of our award-winning wines including Tempranillo~Grenache~Mourvedre or our Artemisia, a Boudreaux-style blend with a little twist.Our dry Semillon will be our featured wine, paired with some hot chowder, and a special case pricing for this holiday weekend. Don’t miss your chance to purchase some of the last cases of our 2008 Malbec, which won Double Gold at the Seattle Wine Awards. We are open 11 am — 5 pm Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26.
Tapteil Vineyard Winery Enjoy the sweeping panoramic views of vineyards and mountains from this notable Red Mountain location. Tapteil Vineyard Winery will release the fifth edition of its Artist Series, 2009 Tapteil Syrah, Spilya Vineyard. A limited quantity three bottle collectible Artists Series Vertical 2007, 2008 and 2009 will be released. Savor the tastes of our imported gourmet olive oils and balsamic vinegars.
Thurston Wolfe will be open Friday – Saturday 11-5 not open on Sunday. There will be a $5.00 charge for tasting and there will be a food pairing made by our Chef Cathleen Williams. The food pairing is a crab articoke spread with the new release of the 2009 Cabernet and 2008 Reserve Petite Sirah.
Wilridge Vineyard Winery Visit our scenic vineyard and tasting room above the Cowiche Canyon in Naches Heights. We will be offering autumnal treats paired with some of our newly released vintages. There will be vineyard tours and guided hikes to work off that Thanksgiving dinner. The featured wine tasting fee will be waived for any weekend visitors that enter to win a gift basket filled with wine, cheese and holiday fare valued at over $150!
Tired of Turkey?
Willow Crest will be smoking some of our famous BBQ!! We’ll have beef brisket sandwiches, baked beans, and coleslaw to enjoy with our NEW release 09 Merlot. In addition we will be pairing some delectable desserts with our delicious dessert wines. Take a break from stuffing and potatoes and enjoy a bite on our “indoor patio.” Tasting fees and food charges apply.
Wineglass Cellars Taste our new release of 2009 Syrah/Grenache. If you were here at Spring Barrel Tasting last year this is what we sampled from the barrel. Try our Savory Seasoned Roasted Almonds to pair with any of our wines. You will find Holiday pricing specials on 2006 Capizimo, 2007 Syrah and select magnums.
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