Last Friday we made a trip to Woodinville’s Warehouse District at for the grand opening of Alluvium Cellars’ new tasting room. We were blown away! I will try not to spoil the entire experience for you here, and just leave you with a few of my favorite images. We were instantly impressed with the interior design and the friendly greeting we received the moment we walked in the door, and of course, the wine!
Alluvium’s fabulous tasting room is located at The Junction in Woodinville’s Warehouse District, just around the corner from Armstrong Family Winery. They offer tasting flights, wines by the glass, and rotating beer/seltzer on tap. Curated light snacks are also available for purchase.
This barrel room is also a functional and stylish tasting space!
Check out these awesome tasting flight test tubes. For our tasting, the lineup included Apricity, a Rhone-inspired white blend featuring Viognier from Coyote Canyon Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA, and Marsanne, Grenache Blanc, and Roussanne from Jamison Vineyard in the Candy Mountain AVA.
Next, we sampled the 2021 Amar Rose, a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah. This is a perfect crisp summer patio rose wine, with notes of strawberry and a hint of stone fruits. It is delicious.
Very memorable and impressive was the 2019 Asterius, a single varietal Syrah with fruits from four different vineyards. It is balanced and drinks beautifully with notes of blueberry, blackberry, plum, and a hint of cinnamon. All three of us in our group raved over it, including Carrie, a hard sell on Syrah. With only 100 cases produced, those will sell out quickly. Get some!
Our tasting lineup concluded with the 2019 Alpha red blend. It’s made with53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Cabernet Franc and 15% Malbec. It is a bold blend with notes of dark cherry, pepper, black currant, and tobacco leaves.
The team was amazing and made the entire experience a joy. Pictured here are co-owner/winemaker Tyson Trautmann, co-owner/creative director, Brittany Trautmann, Tasting room manager, Jennifer Tucker, and Facilities Manager, Trevor Tucker. You will love them as much as we did!
Alluvium Cellars is located at 19151 144th Avenue NE, Space J (near Clean Planet Car Wash), Woodinville, WA 98072. They are (at the time this article was written) open on Fridays from 4-8pm, Saturdays from 2-8 pm, and Sundays from 2-6 pm. I really appreciate that they are staying open a bit later than what we typically find at tasting rooms in Woodinville, as it can be very tricky to get from the office to a tasting room on a work day!
Cheers!
~ Jen Trovesi
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