long shadows winery

This place has intrigued me for some time. the Wineries plan is to use local vineyards to make wines where the Local Winemaker is coupled with a world renown wine expert like Michel Rolland or the Follinari family to develop a single wine each. The result is 7 wines that run the gamut from above average to excellent. The key varietals used are Riesling (the only White), Cab Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Syrah, and MerlotThe Winery is housed in a modern building on top of a hill (aren't they all?). It has a large room for tasting groups (one group of 10 was there and we came as individuals) . The living room style seats and couches are among Chihuly glassware (like glass replicas of exotic plants). The sit down tasting of fine wines was great in a unique unrushed setting and was informative.But we also went on a tour (my wife and I were the group) and went downstairs with one of the local winemakers and tasted 4-5 of the vat wines in various times of fermentation, plus saw how the wine was made and tested. The wines ran from $20 to $60 plus. Tip: Reservations are required. The tasting alone is applied to each bottle of wine purchased. the Tour , including cheeses, etc. is $15 more each person. There is also a tasting room in Woodinville, near Seattle.

Some of the finest red wines I tasted in Woodinville. Also the most expensive. Wonderful tasting room. Even if you can't justify spending a lot on a bottle its worth $20 for the tastings. Nice place to mill around and talk or sit and relax.

Many people in the wine industry recommended that we visit the Long ShadowsTasting Room in Woodinville, WA and we were not disappointed. It is located in a strip mall complex along with several other tasting rooms and a handful of restaurants a short distance from Seattle. The tasting room is a large, comfortable, well-appointed casual space with a large tasting bar and lounge areas with comfortable leather couches and chairs. The tasting room staff was friendly, knowledgeable and provided great service even though we chose to sit in one of the lounge areas instead of at the tasting bar. One nice feature that they have is that you can order food to enjoy with your wine from the restaurant next door which we did. They have an interesting arrangement in which they work with many top-notch winemakers from around the world that specialize in many types of wine to make wines with their Washington grapes. The results are some excellent wines that range from a Riesling made by a top German winemaker, a Super-Tuscan made by one of Italy’s top winemakers, a Bordeaux blend made by a top French winemaker and many more. This was one of our favorites in the Woodinville area and we will definitely return when we visit again. You can read more details about our experience at Long Shadows at http://www.thewinaut.com/blog/2014/8/26/long-shadows-vintners-woodinville-washington.