China Bend Vineyards — Attraction in Washington

While visiting a friend in Northport, he took us here. The owners had just returned from a vacation & were gracious enough to let us come in for a tasting. Their wine is amazing, i have never been across the pond, but have heard from friends the wine there is sulfite free. We tried mostly reds & 2 whites, chatted w/ the owner & visited w/ their dog.. Ended up buying a case of mixed to go home, we shall savor every glass. The grounds are beautiful & you can tell everything there is done w/ love! Update- After opening a few bottles, that tasted fine, one by one they were bad, !so 3 of 9 bottles were drinkable, they were transported in a controlled climate, stored in our cellar, which is always below 50 or so & wine we purchased from a trader joes, that same trip was transported exactly the same way & stored the same, that wine tasted perfect. Lesson learned here, I have purchased & shipped wine befkre, it is not my 1st day, at all. Very disappointing for all the $$ we spent. I contacted the wi ery, all they said was you must have transported or stored it wrong, doesent make sense, so we are out 6 bottles of 30 - 40 + $$ for each one. We wont be going there again. In hindsight we should have purchased 1 bottle & drank it. The wine we tasted there was good. Ours...

We visited the China Bend Winery the weekend they hosted the Garlic Faire. The faire vendors were out in the middle of the grassy court, and consisted of local artesans, with their wares; locally grown varieties of organic garlics, handmade pizza, pottery, tie dye clothing, soaps, baked goods, canned garlic, asparagus, live music, and more. There's plenty of grass and several picnic tables. All in this absolutely gorgeous setting; vineyards, orchards, forrest, flowers, flowers, flowers, mountains, and the river a five minute walk away. Inside the winery, there is a cannery, and Bed & Breakfast (we did not visit either), and then The Tasting Room. You can buy cases or individual bottles. We left with a delicious tasting Blackberry dessert wine. All their wines are organic. Everyone we meet this day was friendly, and quite pleasant. The drive into the mountains to find this hidden jewel in the woods is well worth the drive;...

While camping we decided to go to this Vineyard to do a wine tasting. It does take a bit to get there, but the way is very clearly marked. We didn't get to explore the grounds mainly because it was a hot day, but what we saw was gorgeous. There is a Vineyard dog on the grounds. Make sure to give him head scratches on your way in and out of the wine tasting. The day we went the owners were not there, but that meant we got served by the head wine maker. He was full of interesting information and stories, and of course very knowledgeable about the wines since he makes them. The wine tasting itself was extremely reasonably priced, and we went back to our campsite with 2 bottles. I absolutely recommend...