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Wine snobs might pass up the two old-
est and largest wineries in Woodinville,
Chateau Ste. Michelle and Columbia, but
that would be a mistake. Although you’ll
see their very drinkable mass produced
wine in drugstores and supermarkets al-
most everywhere, they also make some
absolutely gorgeous reds and whites and
limited-edition wines are never seen or
tasted outside of the tasting room and
wine clubs.

Both tasting rooms are large and nicely
designed and would not be out of place
among the best of Napa. Chateau Ste.
Michelle’s property is much like a ro-
mantic old college campus and offers an
all-star line-up of jazz concerts through-
out the spring and summer.

Woodinville may not be California wine
country pretty, but it does offer an op-
portunity to taste and buy some of
Washington States great wines and may-
be even discover the next celebrity wine-
maker in a garage in an industrial park.
It’s a grand way to spend a day while
visiting Seattle – when you get tired of
fish-tossing at Pike Place Market.

Top right: Chateau Ste Michelle campus-like
grounds where wine and music is served.
Right: Tasting room at Chateau Ste. Michelle
and wine display. Top left: Patterson Cellars’
wnemaker and Owner, John Patterson,
creates approachable wines that constantly
receive 90-plus scores from Wine Spectator,
Wine Enthusiast and Wine Advocate. Bottom
left: Patterson Cellars’s tasting room located
in a small strip mall. Bottom center: Brick
oven flat bread and fine wine served at the
modern Novelty Hill/Januik winery. Opposite
bottom right. Tasting menu at Delille Winery
tasting room.

16 Wine Dine & Travel Summer/Fall 2015