Wine Tours and Tasting around Leavenworth
Including Wenatchee and Chelan in Central Washington State

Wine Tours and Wine Tasting in Leavenworth Washington

 

 

Limousine Wine Tours

Le Tours' (Leavenworth's Enchanted Tours, LLC)

and Leavenworth Adventures & Tours

 

See their activities concierge desk in the lobby of the Icicle Inn

 

Phone Toll Free  1-877-868-7720

Leavenworth, WA 98826

 

Wine Tour LimosineLe Tours' offers a number of different winery tours around Leavenworth.  See the sample below or visit their website for more great ideas.

 

Winery Tour Description - Enjoy a (3 hour) tour of 3 or 4 of the best wineries Leavenworth has to offer.  This is a routine tour that departs out of downtown Leavenworth every weekend.

Days Available - Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Departure Time – Friday @ 3pm / Saturday @ 11am and 3pm and Sunday @ 12:30 pm.

Cost – $55.00 per person plus tax

*Upon request this tour is available for groups of 6 or more Monday – Sunday except for major holidays. The tour times can be extended for group tours.

 

For guests of the Icicle Village Resort special pickups can be arranged at the entrance to the Icicle Inn.  Visit Le Tours' in the Icicle Inn lobby.

 

www.LeavenworthEnchantedTours.com

 

See Overnight Winery Tour Packages & Getaways Here.

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Jeep Wine Tours

Sasquatch Jeep Tours

A four-door Jeep 2007 Wrangler Unlimited picks you up curbside for a scenic excursion to some of the areas finest wineries. With over 320 days of sunshine each year, most days the soft top comes down and you get to experience the best part of touring in a Jeep ~ a 360° view! Take in the Cascade mountain air, the splendor of tall trees and the majesty of mountains and towering rock formations along some of the most scenic highways and back-roads Washington State has to offer!

Reservations: (509) 548-2131,  Toll Free: 1 (877) 533-7701

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Wine Region Information

Columbia Cascade Winery Association tm

New wineries in Washington State with Wine Tours and Tastings!A new wine region has appeared amongst the rivers, lakes, and mountains of North Central Washington. Bordered by the towering Cascade Mountains on the west and sagebrush covered hills on the east, vineyards and their attendant wineries are rapidly appearing throughout the area. The winemakers of this area have banded together in the belief that the influence of the Cascade Mountains and the broad rivers and lakes makes the region unique amongst Washington State’s winegrowing areas. In recognition of this they are calling the area the Columbia Cascade region.

There are many wineries producing top quality wine in the Columbia Cascade valleys. Several more are slated to open in the near future and many others are in the development stage. The varieties being grown and bottled include familiar varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, as well as less well-known varieties such as Roussanne. The wines range from the driest of the dry to sweet complex late harvest and ice wines.

The Columbia Cascade area includes Grant County north of Interstate 90, Douglas, Chelan, and Okanogan Counties. There is a wide range of climates and soils throughout the area. The common influence throughout the region is the Cascade Mountains. The mountains maintain dormancy during the winter thanks to cold air descending from high altitudes. At the same time many sites are frost free from April 1 through October 31, ample time to ripen even the most demanding grape varieties.

Touring the beautiful valleys of the Columbia Cascade area provides constant variation in scenery. Water is constant throughout, with rivers and lakes everywhere. From lush forests in the west to sagebrush in the south to mixed sagebrush and pine in the north, the eye is always rewarded with beauty. Recreational opportunities abound; water skiing, snow skiing, snowmobile riding, hunting, fishing, horseback riding, nationally recognized golf courses, or just plain relaxing. Lodging in Chelan, Leavenworth, Soap Lake, Wenatchee, and Winthrop can range from budget to luxury, from quaint to stunning views of great beauty.

More information can be obtained through any of the wineries listed, www.columbiacascadewines.com. and
info@columbiacascadewines.com.

Click here to request a "Wine Guide Brochure" from the winery association.

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Wineries

Wine Gala Package: Getaways/Wine Getaway.

Click for larger Leavenworth WA Area Wine Region Map

 

Click on the map to open a larger printable map of the Columbia Cascade Wine Region.

 

 

The wineries below are listed relative to their distance from Leavenworth.  We suggest planning your individual wine touring on the following areas.

 

 

Hold your mouse pointer over the labels below to see tasting room times.

 

Leavenworth Area Wineries (within 15 minutes)

Eagle Creek Winery in the Leavenworth area Icicle Ridge Winery: Summer Hours: Daily except Wed: noon - 5:00 pm Wedge Mountain: Weekends and Holidays: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM La Tascana Winery: By appointment only. Please call 509-548-5448 0r cell 509-264-0920
5. Eagle Creek Winery 
(509) 548-1451
8. Icicle Ridge Winery
(509) 548-7019
17. Wedge Mountain Winerypad
(509) 548-7068
10. La Toscana Winery
(509) 548-5448
11695 Duncan Road, Leavenworth, Washington Appointment only:  Call 509-548-5858 or email info@boudreauxcellars.com info@boudreauxcellars.com

Kestrel Vintners Tasting Room
843 Front St., Suite B-1
Leavenworth, WA

(509) 548-7398
10am - 5pm daily

Leavenworth Tasting Room

939 Front St., Leavenworth WA

(509) 548-5166

 20. Berghof Keller Winery Coming Soon - Open in fall 2004
(509) 669-7476

 21. Boudreaux Cellars
(509) 548-5858

Spring Barrel Tasting May 15 -16, 2005!

Silver Lake Tasting Room

715 Front St., #A1

Leavenworth, WA

(509) 548-5788

11 am - 6 pm

Bavarian Cellars

208 9th St., #B

Leavenworth, WA

(509) 548-7717

d'Vinery is Leavenworth's newest tasting room for Leavenworth's oldest winery. Located at 617-4A Front Street, directly across the street from Gustav's (the onion dome at the west end of town.) Ryan Patrick Vineyards: Thursday thru Monday from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm or by appointment. Tours available.

Ryan Patrick Tasting Room located below Visconti's Restaurant.
Open Daily
noon - 6pm.
636 Front Street
Leavenworth, WA
509-888-2236

A Taste Of Icicle Ridge Winery
821 Suite B Front Street Leavenworth, WA. 98826
 

 

Wenatchee to Quincy Wineries (within 1 hour)

12:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. 10:00 a.m.-5:00p.m. Saturday and 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Sunday or any time by appointment. Fielding Hills: By appointment only. Martin Scott Winery: We are open the first complete weekend and the third weekend of each month for wine tasting. We will try and accomodate specific requests by appointments.  
3. Chateau Faire Le Point
(888)874-9463
6. Fielding Hills Winery
509-884-2221 (Karen at home!)
12. Martin Scott Winery
(509)886-4596
13. Ryan Patrick Vineyards
(509) 667-9861
Tasting Room Hours: Thursday-Friday 11-4:30. Saturday 11-6 Sunday 1-4:30 Please call ahead for private tours. 6 Miles south of Wenatchee, 1/4 mile from the Three Lakes Golf Course. White Heron Wineries: 11:00 to 6:00, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon Tasting room is open every weekend Thursday -Monday from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. or by appointment throughout the year. $5 tasting fee. Tours and special events are welcome.
14. Saint Laurent Winery
(509) 888-9463
18. White Heron Wineries
(509) 797-9463
2. Cave B Estate Winery
(509) 785-3500
23. Sunset Vineyards
Opening Soon
(509) 787-3671

  

Chelan Area (within 1.5 hours)

Chelan Estate: Opening Soon   Wine Tasting ~ Daily 11am-7pm. Tours ~ Daily 1 & 3pm Lake Chelan Winery: Tasting by appointment only. 509/687-WINE(9463)
22. Chelan Estate Vineyards
Opening Soon
4. Chelan Ridge Winery
(509) 630-7807
15. Tsillan Cellars Vineyard & Winery
(509) 682-9463
9. Lake Chelan Winery
509-687-WINE
(9463)
Wapato Point Cellars: Open 11am - 7pm daily Tasting Room Opening Summer 2004  
16. Wapato Point Cellars
509-687-4000
1. Big Pine Winery
Hours TBA
(509) 687-9745
19. Benson Vineyards
(509) 687-0313
 

 

Mazama 
(2.5 hours)

 

Oroville 
(3 hours)

 

Lost River: Open by appointment. Please call (509)996-2767

  Gold Digger Cellars: Jan - April: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM  
11. Lost River
(509)996-2767
  7. Gold Digger Cellars
509-476-4887 
ext. 19pad
 

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The Great Leavenworth Wine  and Food Festival

JUNE 26, 2010

Columbia Cascade Winery Association
Leavenworth, WA
509-782-0708
info@columbiacascadewines.com

www.columbiacascadewines.com

"The Great Leavenworth Wine and Food Festival"
Leavenworth, Washington
Where: Festhalle
When: Saturday June 26, 2010 11:00 AM — 5:00 PM
 

20 local wineries
10 local restaurants

$35 online and $40 at the door includes wine glass, 20 tasting script & cooking demonstrations

Featuring:
Guest celebrity Chefs presenting cooking demonstrations

1:00pm - Chef Joe Haynes
Seastar Restaurant & Raw Bar Bellevue

2:00pm - Chef Brandon LaVielle
Archery Bistro

3:00pm - Chef Ken MacDonald
Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort

Wineries:

•Berghof Keller
•Cascadia Winery
•Chateau Faire Le Pont
•Copper Mountain Vineyards
•Dutch John Private Reserve
•Eagle Creek Winery
•Esther Bricques Winery
•Horan Estates Winery
•Icicle Ridge Winery
•Lake Chelan Winery
•Lake Crest Winery
•Napeequa Vintners
•Okanogan Estates
•Ryan Patrick Vineyards
•Silvara Winery
•Tsillan Cellars Winery
•Tunnel Hill Winery
•Vin du Lac
•Wapato Point Cellars
•Wedge Mountain Winery

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Leavenworth Wine Festival

AUGUST 21, 2010 - LEAVENWORTH WINE TASTING FESTIVAL
Contact: Hank Manriquez
Phone: 509-433-1054
Time: 12-7PM
Location: 7375 Icicle Road, Sleeping Lady Mountain Retreat, Leavenworth

 

Sponsored by the Cascade Foothills Farmland Association.

Enjoy wines from Local and Regional Wineries, Gourmet food, Entertainment, and much more.

Located at Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort nestled at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, this yearly event draws people from all over to sample Washington Wines in an unique mountain environment. Enjoy entertainment while sampling wines from local and regional wineries.

Cost is $30 pp or $50 per couple. Tickets can be purchased at the event, Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce and online at www.visitwashingtonfarms.com.

Includes commemorative wine glass
10 tokens for wine tasting
entertainment and more
Wine & Cider Sales throughout event
Hours: noon to 6pm, Free parking available.

Free shuttle service from downtown Leavenworth starting at 11:30am till 6:30pm. Bottles of wine can be purchased to take home or drink while listening to the live music.

Proceeds go to the Cascade Foothills Farmland Assn., a non-profit organization representing and promoting Ag-Tourism in North Central Washington.

The music will start at 12 noon with the Glenn Iscason group.
 

Add a 3 hour Limousine Wine Tour of 3 or 4 of the best wineries Leavenworth has to offer by calling Le Tours' at 877-868-7720.

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Leavenworth Wine Walk

JUNE 5, 2010 - LEAVENWORTH WINE WALK

Time: 12-6PM
Location: Throughout Leavenworth
Fee: $25 person, $40 couple
Information: 509-548-5807

Stroll through Leavenworth, enjoy entertainment at the Gazebo. Sample wines from 20 different premier Northwest wineries.
Price includes: Souvenir wine glass, information & Wine Walk Passport for prizes and discount coupons. www.leavenworth.org

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Chelan Wine Festival Events

Lake Chelan Wine Growers Association
http://www.lakechelanwinevalley.com
509.682.0814

Visit their website for additional details.

Chelan Nouveau - April 17-18 & April 24-25, 2010
3rd & 4th Weekends in April - Traditionally this weekend is a celebration of new whites and rose'. It's your first opportunity to taste new releases and enjoy spring in the valley. More details here.

Spring Barrel Tasting - May 15-16, 2010
3rd Weekend in May - We roll open our cellars doors twice and year and this is your chance to taste wines straight from the barrel, really special! More details here.

Crush - October 2-3 & October 9-10, 2010
1st & 2nd Weekends in October - A chance to see inside the winemaking process during our most exciting time of the year. "Crush" is really an open house at our wineries, offering the opportunity to really get a taste of what harvest is about. We invite you to come out and take a tour through our cellars, stomp grapes, listen to music, watch harvest take place, taste juice from the press, and learn what it is really like to make wine. Each winery has their own experience, so make sure to visit individual winery sites to get the full list of what is going on.

Fall Barrel Tasting - November 26 - 28, 2010
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday following Thanksgiving
What a way to spend the remainder of Thanksgiving weekend. Join us as we guide you back into the cellar for barrel samples and other special treats.

Red Wine & Chocolate - February 12-13 & February 19-20, 2011
2nd & 3rd Weekends in February - One of our favorite events in the wine valley and it's so romantic! We'll be pairing all kinds of delightful chocolates and treats with red wines during these two weekends. More details here.


Red Wine & Chocolate - Always the 2nd & 3rd weekends in February

Chelan Nouveau - Always the 3rd and 4th weekends in April

Spring Barrel Tasting - Always the 3rd weekend in May

Crush - Always the 1st and 2nd weekends in October

Fall Barrel Tasting - Always the weekend following Thanksgiving

 

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White Heron’s summer 2010 events

Summer Schedule 2010

July 10, Saturday, Cherry Festival

Chef Traci Sanders will be coming from Wenatchee’s Ivy Wild Inn to share the following Cherry Creations this coming Saturday, July 10. She has worked extensively with Richard Kitos, formerly of La Bonne Terre in Wenatchee. Food service will start at 6 PM, music at 7 PM.

Menu:

Grilled Chicken kebobs with a cherry chipotle BBQ sauce
Grilled beef tri tip skewers with a cherry and tomato chutney
Asian slaw with cherries and a ginger dressing
Fire roasted corn, wild rice and cherry salad
Cherry flavored lemonade
Dark chocolate brownies with cherries and a chocolate ganache
Lemon bundt cake with a cherry glaze


Music-wise Alice Stuart and the Formerlys will take the stage. Alice was one of the first women in rock ‘n roll back in the early 1960’s. She toured during the 1970’s with an amazing list of musicians. After time out to raise a family she’s back on the road and has released a handful of original CD’s. Seattle Weekly has in the past picked her as Seattle’s best guitarist. With the Formerlys they have been picked as Seattle’s best blues band.

"She blew us away. Alice is a 'live' experience. She's a full-of-energy, captivating performer..with extra soul...squeezing, bending, finessing the blues right out of it. Her electric playing will really set you on your ear. Onstage she moves as fluidly as a 20 year old, and looks as comfortable as if she were in her own living room. She'll knock your socks off." - Steve Witt for Platter Chatter


July 23 & 24; Summer Theater from Quincy Valley Allied Arts. Melodrama or comedy at its finest, $10 at the door goes to Allied Arts.
August 14; Third Annual Bread, Cheese, & Cured Meat Festival, we bring together a cheese maker, a baker, and a cured meat producer - all from North Central Washington. A chef also joins us to combine these elements in imaginative ways. Finally the band Passing Liberty provides reggae tinged dancing tunes, http://www.myspace.com/passingliberty. 5 PM, $10 at the door for the musicians and artisan foods available for purchase.
September 4; Sixth Annual Tomatofare, the heirloom tomato growers of Grant County will come once again with their wildly colored and shaped and tasty tomatoes. The growers will have tomatoes available for tasting and sale. Several chefs will showcase these same tomatoes on their grills, the salsa maker will whip up as much salsa as you can carry away, and two bands will entertain with South American folk music and down home blues. 4 PM, $20 pre purchase and $25 at the door, includes music and some food, additional food available for purchase. http://tomatofare.net/
September 10; Third Farmer Consumer Awareness Day Chef Extravaganza, three different chefs are provided with food stuff all from within twenty miles of Quincy. They work with trout, beef, pork, potatoes, apples, lima beans, dried beans, tomatoes, peppers and much more and each chef produces different plates. Live music keeps the evening lively as the chefs work away. 5PM, $30 at the door for all you can eat.
October 9; Fourth Annual Shellfish Festival, three types of oysters, mussels, clams, sausage and a chef all come together for our celebration of the fruits of the sea. Live music keeps you dancing under the big tent and the fire takes the chill out of the autumn air. 11 AM to 6 PM, $10 at the door for the musicians and plates of raw or cooked shellfish or sausage available for purchase.
 

Contact Information:
White Heron Cellars
10035 Stuhlmiller Rd
Quincy, WA 98848
www.whiteheronwine.com 
509-797-9463

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Winery Articles

Articles on Washington Wines in the Columbia Cascade Area


Avalon.com - "Columbia Cascade Region" "Next spot for cult WA wines?"

WineSquire.com - Woehler on Wine - North-Central Washington Drawing Wine Lovers - Published March 2003

Accidental Vintner - The experts said wine grapes won't grow in the Wenatchee Valley. Warren Moyles was just stubborn enough to try proving them wrong. When he did, beleaguered apple farmers got an alternative crop - by Andy Dappen
 

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2010 Schedule of Winery Events in the Columbia Cascade Area

Leavenworth Crush Festival

September 18, 2010 (Sat) 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Leavenworth Festhalle, 1001 Front St, Leavenworth, WA 98826
ph. 509 548-5807

Come enjoy the wines from 30 wineries across the state of Washington. We will taste wine and food, listen to great jazz music, stomp on some grapes and enjoy the beauty that is Leavenworth in the fall. $30 dollars will get you in the door, a glass to take home and 15 tastes of outstanding Washington wines. Don't miss out on your opportunity to get some juice between your toes, and benefit the Leavenworth Civic Center Foundation as we enjoy the bounty of the vineyard.

Tickets are available from the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce, either walk right in and purchase or give them a call at 509.548.5807.

This event is for ages 21 and older only. You will be asked to show your I.D. at the door.

 

Bread, Cheese, & Cured Meat Festival

August 14, 2010 (Sat) 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

White Heron Cellars, 10035 Stuhlmiller Rd, Quincy, WA 98848
ph. (509)797-9463

White Heron is having a bread, cheese, and cured meat festival on August 14, at 6 PM. The baker, Shawn Melvin, is from Vinman's Bakery in Ellensburg where she has been making artisan breads for many years. This will be the fourth year that she has come and many people are aware of her excellent baked goods. Alpine Lakes Cheese will also be returning with their assortment of soft and hard sheep milk cheeses. Last but not least, Cured from Leavenworth will be bringing their salumi. Bring a knife, picnic supplies and combine the three ingredients into great sandwiches. In addition Passing Liberty will bring their dancing reggae/world rock to our stage. $10 at the door goes to the musicians and artisan foods are available for purchase from the hands of the people who made them.

 

3rd Annual Quincy Balloon & Wine Festival

September 11, 2010 (Sat) - September 12, 2010 (Sun) 6:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Parties on the Green @ Twin Firs Turf, 7737 Rd L.5 NW, Quincy, WA 98848
ph. 509 787 3795

Hot air Balloon & Wine Festival with a wine garden in conjunction with Quincy's Farmer Consumer Awareness Day (FCAD) We will have free balloon launches at 6:30 am Saturday & Sunday (weather permitting) Wine garden & food opens @ 5:00 pm. entertainment at 6 pm with award winning Elvis Impersonator Steve Sogura taking the stage at 7:00 then a Balloon Glow at dusk, followed by a fireworks finale

Wines from the wineries of the Columbia River Wine Country, and beer from Iron Horse Brewery in Ellensburg.

Dinner available from CJ's catering, great food, fair price.
 

Wine Garden at the Wenatchee Taste of Harvest Festival

September 18, 2010 (Sat) 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wenatchee Avenue, in front of the Performing Arts Center, Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801, ph. 509-669-5808

Wenatchee “Taste of Harvest Festival” on September 18. Celebrate Wenatchee’s rich agricultural heritage with this street fair for the whole family. In addition to a “Wine Garden” open from 12-5 p.m., there will be a farmers market, an improv chef cook-off, a 5K, 10K, and half-marathon fun run, food vendors, pancake breakfast, arts & crafts fair, kids activities, and live music all day. Tickets to the Wine Garden are $20 per person and include 8 tastes of wine and a souvenir glass. Pre-purchase tickets at www.wenatcheewines.com or at the event. (509)669-5808

 

Leavenworth Crush Festival

Saturday, September 18 at 3:00pm.

Event: Leavenworth Crush Festival
Start Time: Saturday, September 18 at 3:00pm
End Time: Saturday, September 18 at 7:00pm
Where: Leavenworth Festhalle - Downtown Leavenworth

The Leavenworth Festhalle is throwing open the doors and bringing in dozens of Washington's favorite wineries. You are invited to to the Bavarian Village to taste outstanding wines, listen to some seriously cool jazz, sample local cuisine, stomp on some grapes, and enjoy a glorious autumn afternoon at the base of the Cascade mountains.

This event is brought to you by, and is a fundraiser for, the Leavenworth Civic Center Foundation. For more information visit www.leavenworthfesthalle.com

Tickets are available from the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce, either walk right in and purchase or give them a call at 509.548.5807

How much:
$30 per ticket. You get in, get a glass and 15 tastes!

Come enjoy the wines from 30 wineries across the state of Washington. We will taste wine and food, listen to great jazz music, stomp on some grapes and enjoy the beauty that is Leavenworth in the fall. $30 dollars will get you in the door, a glass to take home and 15 tastes of outstanding Washington wines.

Don't miss out on your opportunity to get some juice between your toes, and benefit the Leavenworth Civic Center Foundation as we enjoy the bounty of the vineyard.

Questions?  Send emails to info@leavenworthfesthalle.com

Participating Wineries:
Rotie Cellars
Snowgrass Winery
Tertulia Cellars
Trio Vintners
Gamache Vintners
Chateau Faire le Pont
Cascadia Winery
Wedge Mountain Winery
Ryan Patrick Vineyards
Silvara Vineyards
Gilbert Cellars
Stemilt Creek Winery
Eagle Creek Winery
Distefano Winery
Milbrandt Vineyards
Naches Height Vineyards
Mercer Estates
Eaton Hill Winery
Jones of Washington
Massett Winery
Martinez & Martinez Winery
Forgeron Cellars
Windy Point Vineyards
NW Totem Cellars
Tamarack Cellars
The Rattlesnake Hills Winery Association (14 or so wineries!)
This list is subject to change.

Sponsors of this event include:
Icicle Inn Best Western, KOHO Radio, Cashmere Valley Bank, Bavarian Lodge, Alpen Art, Sleeping Lady Resort, Leavenworth Electric, Columbia Distributing, The Woodshop/Hatshop, and Wein & Stein Distributing

 

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