NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, Feb. 19.
Ten artisan wineries and cideries from Chimacum to Port Angeles will celebrate the beginning of the end of winter during the second weekend of the Red Wine & Chocolate Tour on Saturday and Sunday.
Doors will be open for the Olympic Peninsula Wineries celebration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
Tour tickets are $40. They include wine and chocolate tastings at all 10 wineries/cideries plus a souvenir wine glass.
Tickets can be purchased at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-wine-chocolate or at any participating winery.
Without the ticket, each winery will charge a $7-per-person tasting fee.
New this year: Each visitor can bring back a stamped tour ticket on a non-event weekend for one free tasting per winery.
In addition to new red wine releases paired with chocolate treats, some wineries are adding new white wine releases to the mix.
The tour will feature a number of new activities in which visitors are encouraged to engage:
■ Olympic Cellars will offer a Love Lock Fence and local art in the winery’s Gallery of Love.
■ FairWinds Winery’s Pirate Photo Booth will offer a chance to take selfies before double-dipping into dueling chocolate fountains.
■ Alpenfire Cider will present the traditional champagne-making process.
■ Harbinger Winery will offer a Gourmet S’mores Bar.
■ Wind Rose Cellars will offer live music from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. beginning tonight, when Jeremy & Anna will perform, and on Saturday, music will be provided by the Malcolm Clark Trio.
Several wineries will offer special VIP tastings.
Where to go
Wineries and cideries taking part in the tour are:
■ Finnriver Farm & Cidery, 142 Barn Swallow Road, Chimacum; 360-732-4337; www.finnriver.com.
■ Marrowstone Vineyards, 423 Meade Road off state Highway 16 in Nordland, 360-385-5239; www.marrowstonevineyards.com.
■ Lullaby Winery, 274 Otto St., Suite S, Port Townsend; 509-386-1324; www.lullabywinery.com.
■ FairWinds Winery, 1984 W. Hastings Ave., Port Townsend; 360-385-6899; www.fairwindswinery.com.
■ Alpenfire Cider, 220 Pocket Lane, Port Townsend; 360-379-8915; www.alpenfirecider.com.
■ Eaglemount Wine and Cider, tasting room located at 1893 Jacob Miller Road, Port Townsend; 360-732-4084; www.eaglemountwinery.com.
■ Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., Sequim; 360-358-5469; www.windrosecellars.com.
■ Olympic Cellars Winery, 255410 U.S. Highway 101 between Port Angeles and Sequim, 360-452-0160; www.olympiccellars.com.
■ Camaraderie Cellars, 334 Benson Road, Port Angeles; 360-417-3564; www.camaraderiecellars.com.
■ Harbinger Winery, 2358 W. U.S. Highway 101, Port Angeles; 360-452-4262; www.harbingerwinery.com.
For more information about the tour, visit www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org.
