This weekend, both Saturday and S♥nday...2006 Merlot release. Three years barrel aged. Our winemaker's favorite of them all. Pouring both Saturday and Sunday 2/13 and 14 with special food pairings on Sunday♥♥♥♥. Previous vintage Merlot, and our first, received 90 pts from Wine Spectator. Still the only WA winery with no tasting fee, that we know of.

We're Open 12-4 Every Saturday at the Winery Unless Otherwise Posted Here 

Tucked away on a private property, we are a small, family-owned  winery producing hand-crafted wines  in the heart of  Woodinville Wine Country. We share our love of wine and community with some of the best wineries this industry has to offer.  We're proud to be a part of a  growing wine region that is rapidly increasing in popularity. 

An effort to produce outstanding wines is an obvious pursuit for many of us in this business. However, we  see our connection with friends, community, partners and newcomers as the pinnacle of our efforts.  We can only be so fortunate if our wines are respected half as much. We have but one winemaker yet many creators.

January 2008 was host to our inaugural release of the reds, on the heels of the release of our signature Late Harvest Viognier. the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc, Low Man Red (Bordeaux Blend) and Qo-né all sold out and then the 2005 Merlot hit the stage on November 2nd, 2008.  Roughly 30 months in the barrels and 8 months in the bottle before release, this Merlot is all that is left of the 2005 vintage. We have recently released the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Qo-né and Grenache, Cab Franc and a new Northwest Totem Cellars blend, the Potlatch - a blend of Syrah/Tempranillo/Petit Verdot as well as our 2006 Bordeaux Blend, AKA: Low Man Red, and our Syrah.   

After a few years of waiting patiently and developing the first of our commercial releases, 2008 was an exciting and rewarding time for us and all those who have supported and encouraged us. We were overwhelmed with the response to our first vintage, the 2005s, and have been even more rewarded by your reception to our new 2006 releases. These wines were released during the course of 2009 and we've sold out of much of them. The end of this year will mark the first release of two new wines for us, a white blend and a rose, both to be released sometime in late November.

We invite you to check back with us as we continue to develop our website.  Thank you for your interest in Northwest Totem Cellars.  We hope to meet you soon.

Cheers!

Mike & Kate Sharadin