northwest mountain winery

Enjoyed the couple I met, I thought the $5.00 for tasting was reasonable and the riesling my favorite. Didn't try the firey mead and hot peppers and honey didn't tempt me, but it might you!

A quiet, unassuming winery hidden amongst industrial storage buildings in Olympia, WA. But don't let the building fool you; Inside, two of the nicest people you'll ever meet are waiting to pour you some of their finest wine, and great wine it is. $5 gets you at least six pours of their current selections of wines, and the tasting fee is waived with purchase of one of their selections. When we were there, we sampled the Chardonnay, Cab Sauv, dessert wines, Syrah, Riesling ice wine, and even two of their mead offerings, including the Firebreathing Mead made with jalapenos! All were very good, which made it very difficult when choosing which varieties we wanted to buy. In the end we settled on the Mountain Glacier Riesling ice wine and the Dark Moon Rising dessert wine (one of the best dessert wines I've ever had, by the way). Thank you, Kristi and Ray, for a great afternoon, some lively conversation, and some excellent wine!

This winery is located inside a windowless space in an industrial park. Step inside the door, though, and you'll see bistro tables and little strands of lights. It's cute. The wife of the owner conducted our tasting. She was knowledgable and friendly. In addition to serving us tasty wines (my favorite was the Syrah), she gave us great recommendations for lunch. We loved the one we chose--Curry Corner, also reviewed. My friend and I didn't taste a wine we wouldn't have been happy to have by the bottle. (We both made purchases before leaving.) Tasting fee in January, 2012, was $5 for 6 tastes--fee waived if purchase made.