SUGGESTED tours for the holidays!

Spokane’s Cork District Core Tour Offers a true Washington wine experience

Core Tour- It’s rare to have six tasting rooms within a couple of blocks in an urban core, but Spokane has it!  The Core Tour features wineries from Red Mountain and Walla Walla.  Wineries include Va Piano, Cougar Crest, Tempus Cellars, Helix Wines, Renegade by MonteScarlotto and Terra Blanca.  Don’t forget to pair your wine with one of the amazing restaurants Downtown.

SoDo Tour- Want a great wine tour and experience some amazing restored old Spokane buildings?  This is the tour for you.  Start on the east side of Downtown with the Tuscan feel  of V du V.  Then work your way west to Bridge Press who has one of the coolest tasting rooms you’ll find.  Then onto Robert Karl who is located in one of the first non-wood firehouses in Spokane.  Next up is Overbluff Cellars in the restored Washington Cracker Building followed by quaint Italian feel of Barilli Cellars.  Finally cap your tour at the Barrister Winery and their beautifully restored warehouse and production facility

Centennial Tour- Want wine paired with a walk in the park?  Here it is!  Start in Kendall Yards area at the Maryhill tasting room.  Be sure to sit outside or get a window seat and take in the incredible view of Spokane and the river gorge.  Then stroll across the street to Craftsman Cellars for a sip.  Notice that all the woodwork was done by the winemaker too hence Craftsman.  Next walk the Centennial trail through the park and over to the Aunties Book Store Building where you will find the Barrister Tasting room.

Greenbluff to Hill Tour- This is a driving tour, very scenic and features some of oldest wineries in the area.  Start at the top! Townshend Cellars in Green Bluff features a spacious tasting room with a view of the bluff’s orchards.  Just down the road you will find Arbor Crest and their stunning estate with an unmatched view of the Spokane Valley.  Then descend into the Valley and take in Nodland Cellars and close by the newly remodeled Latah Creek Tasting room and production facility.  Next onto Liberty Lake Wine Cellars and their new tasting room and production facility.  Finally, head up the South Hill to Winescape Winery and enjoy a taste and take in the farm-like setting on the Moran Prairie.