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14111 NE 145th St
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Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Tour
What People Are Saying About Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Tour
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The Scene – The state's second largest winery creates its prized white wines in the heart of the Sammamish River Valley, producing approximately 750,000 cases of wine each year. A tour of "the cellar" includes the bottling room, the production room and the barreling room (where wines are aged in oak barrels, allowing them to achieve various degrees of toastiness). The final stop is the tasting bar, where guests can sample several wines: a fresh and fruity white, a dry white, a red and a dessert wine. – – The Experience – Be sure to dress warmly; the cellar temperature…
10/18/08
Don't bother
by PeachPuff
Sure, the grounds are beautiful, sure the buildings are nice and there's a nice shop, but the tours are definitely missable. That is, unless you enjoy being called "hon" every thirty seconds by a cloyingly "sweet" tour guide who doesn't seem to know anything about the wine or the grapes beyond what's already posted on the walls or is just common knowledge about wine.
- Pros: Beautiful scenery, impressive shop
- Cons: Incompetant tour guides.
11/21/06
Don't expect to see grapes
by shoebug
It is fun to tour the wine making process, but don't expect the experience you get when you travel to eastern washington or oregon wine countries. This is fun for out of town guests.
08/19/02
Great scenery
by jarmiolowski
The Chateau is a must see for the beautiful grounds and building and for the fish ponds that hold 30 inch rainbow trout! The wine store is more fun than the tour.
The Details on Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Tour
Look Good:
For just $38, treat yourself--or someone else--to the Chateau's four-bottle sampler, featuring a fresh and fruity white, a dry white, a red and a dessert wine with two glasses.
Know Before You Go:
Be careful which wines you fall in love with. Some vintages, such as the delectable 1999 Muscat Cannelli, are sold only at the Chateau's shop.
The Extras:
The winery grounds are a perfect spot for a picnic and a concert.
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