Submitted by Westport Winery Garden Resort
On November 21, it was announced that Westport Winery Garden Resort earned the title Best Northwest Winery from King 5 Evening Magazine. Director of Winemaking, Dana Roberts, said, “We have seen great local community support in this competition. More importantly, their participation has increased recognition for many other local enterprises. Every time we win this honor we see new visitors to the area who were introduced to us on Evening Magazine and Northwest Backroads.”
As part of their ongoing commitment to the community the Roberts family is expanding their resort’s daily hours of operation. Beginning Friday, November 27, the tasting room, gift shop, restaurant, bakery, nursery and gardens will be open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (with the last dinner seating at 6:30 p.m. daily).
At the same time the business has added a host of new dining and bakery selections either to enjoy in the restaurant or to go.
Winery co-owner, Blain Roberts said, “With several prominent local restaurants closing in the past few months, and many more on limited winter schedules, we want to make sure our community members and beach visitors have the opportunity to enjoy fresh, homemade fare daily.”
Roberts’ wife Kim said, “It’s a big stretch for our team to make this change, but we believe that our community needs to have more than a seasonal economy. The only way to achieve that is to join others is offering more amenities year round.”
According to the company’s General Manager Carrie Roberts, “As part of this effort in creating a year round destination we have been converting the 68-acre estate into what we hope will become the Butchart Gardens of Washington.” The property currently has 15-acres of public display gardens featuring over forty sculpture by local artists. There is no charge to enjoy this destination resort.
In addition to their efforts to support the community by providing more than a seasonal enterprise, this family business has provided over $300,000 in donations to local charitable organizations since it was founded in 2008.
Westport Winery Garden Resort is located on the corner of Highway 105 and South Arbor Road halfway between Aberdeen and Westport. For more information contact Westport Winery Garden Resort at 360-648-2224 or visit the website at www.westportwinery.com.
