Red Wine and Chocolate

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It’s Time for the Olympic Peninsula Red Wine & Chocolate Festival!

Join us on February 17th at 7 Cedars Casino

This year, the Olympic Peninsula Wineries will be celebrating Red Wine & Chocolate under one roof. Seven wineries and 5 local confectioners will be on site at 7 Cedars Casino providing you with sumptuous pairings.

Festival tickets are $50 and available for sale on-line at: https://square.link/u/VhNAZ9DR until midnight on Friday, Feb. 16th. After that, any remaining tickets may be purchased at the door for $60.  Tickets include ten wine samples and ten chocolate samples, plus a commemorative wine glass. There is even an option for a discounted designated driver ticket which includes chocolate samples and access to the festival. This is a 21 and older event.

In between sampling chocolate and wine, spend some time at the photo booth taking selfies, or listening to one of the local Jazz Bands performing on the Red Wine & Chocolate stage. It will be a day of wine, chocolate, music, and stories. Visit all of the wineries’ booths and try something new. All of the wines and chocolate will be available for purchase at the event.

Olympic Cellars will release one of our Lodge Series wines created for Lake Quinault, the Winemaker’s Red Blend. This Cabernet heavy Bordeaux blend is smooth with flavors of woodland berries, dark cherry, and spicy mixed peppercorns. It is fruit-forward with well-integrated tannins. Expect a soft, sumptuous finish with a hint of juicy pomegranate! It pairs beautifully with smooth dark chocolate.

We will also be pouring our My Sweet Syrah – A Sweeter Style Red. Our signature blend of Syrah and Riesling. This wine is a bit lighter than a varietal Syrah, lush and semi-sweet (3.5% residual sugar). A beautiful dessert wine or just for sipping. And it’s dangerous with chocolate. “The sweetness of the wine lingers on your lips like a first kiss”.

We hope to see you at the Festival!

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Love, Wine and Chocolate weekend!

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For the past few years, we have put our famous Red Wine and Chocolate Tour on hold due to COVID. This year we will bring back a scaled back version of the event. President’s Day weekend, Olympic Cellars will host a Love, Wine and Chocolate weekend. Join us February 17, 18, & 19th for a luscious weekend filled with WeDo Fudge and wine pairings.

Twelve of our wines will be open and for a $15 tasting fee (Wine Club $7.50), you may sample four wines of your choice. Once you have your wine, step back into the cellar and Christina from WeDo Fudge will help you find the perfect pairing of handmade fudge or caramel to compliment your wine selection.

White, red, sweet, and dry will all be open including a new release, the 2018 Kalaloch Lemberger. This is a very special wine we created in honor of the Kalaloch Lodge on the Pacific Coast. Its deep, rich blueish purple color is indicative of the flavor and fragrance. Although Lemberger is a medium bodied red, it is packed with flavors of purple berries, like blueberry and blackberry.

We are excited to announce that Gypsy Sisters Apothecary will join us for a pop-up market in the cellar. Their skincare and wellness products will have you swooning. They are vegan, 100% natural, holistic, & ayurvedic. Check them out here: Gypsy Sisters Apothecary. Our Sasha started this business with her sister. Sasha is passionate about lavender and skin care and it shines through in her products!

This is not a ticketed event. It is a pay-as-you-go event and the Wineries in the area will be open for the weekend and most will have chocolate and wine pairing.