Submitted by Westport Winery
Westport Winery brought home the gold from the Seattle Wine Awards held in the last week of May. Only wines harvested from Washington State grapes were eligible to enter this prestigious competition.
Surfer, the winery’s varietal Syrah, crafted from grapes grown at Mays Discovery Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA, earned a gold medal. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this wine benefits the South Beach EMS. A sculpture commemorating this wine is featured in the winery’s display garden. The sculpture is a breaking wave created by Opal Art Glass of Cosmopolis. A vintage photo of winery co-owner, Blain Roberts, is featured on the label, from when he was a nationally-rated surfer on Maui in the 1970s.
Bordello Blonde, an off-dry blend of Gewurztraminer (75%) and Riesling (25%), grown at Red Willow Vineyard in the Yakima Valley AVA also earned a gold medal. This wine benefits the Aberdeen Museum of History and features a drawing by winery co-owner Kim Roberts on the label. The sculpture commemorating this wine, located in the winery’s four-tier meditation garden, was created by North River artist Sherryl Jackson.
In 2016 Westport Winery was honored as one of the top twenty most-admired wineries in North America by Winery & Vineyard Management Magazine. It was named 2011 Washington Winery to Watch by Wine Press Northwest. They have been voted Best Winery by King 5 Evening Magazine six times. They were named the Best Washington Family Business Silver Medal winners in 2012, received the Grays Harbor Environmental Stewardship Award in 2015, and were name Best Winery, Best Wine Shop, and Best Boutique Winery for 2016 by South Sound Magazine.
Family-friendly Westport Winery Garden Resort, is located on the corner of Highway 105 and South Arbor Road halfway between Aberdeen and Westport. The resort (including the restaurant, bakery, plant nursery and 15-acre display garden) is open daily or breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Westport Winery’s second store, TASTING @ Cannon Beach, is located at 255 N. Hemlock. The Oregon tasting room is open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information or reservations call 360-648-2224.
