Peninsula wine, cider, cheese dished up this weekend

Published 1:30 am Friday, April 28, 2017

Have you had enough of our signature Northwest liquid sunshine?

The self-guided Olympic Peninsula Wine, Cider &Cheese Tour will warm up residents and visitors alike from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Participants in the tour will travel from Chimacum and Marrowstone Island to Port Townsend, Sequim and Port Angeles, sampling spring wine and cider releases paired with a variety of handcrafted local cheeses and cheese-inspired nibbles. Live music, art, beautiful scenery and hopefully sunshine will round out the celebration of spring.

Tour tickets are available online for $35 or $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.

Independently, each venue charges a $10 tasting fee. Visit www.olympic peninsulawineries.org.

Included on this weekend’s tour are:

• 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; www.marrowstonevineyards.com.

• FairWinds Winery, 1984 W. Hastings Ave., Port Townsend; 360-385-6899; www.fairwindswinery.com.

• Alpenfire Cider, 220 Pocket Lane, Port Townsend; 360-379-8915; www.alpenfirecider.com.

• Eaglemount Wine and Cider, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road, Port Townsend; 360-732-4084; www.eagle mountwinery.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.olympic cellars.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.