November 22, 2008

 

This exclusive tour with Ed Burks, wine and cheese connoisseur extraordinaire, will be a wonderful adventure in wine, cheese and food. As winter approaches let’s take one more day for a beautiful drive along the shores of Hood Canal to the Walter Dacon Winery in Shelton. “The Walter Dacon Winery is dedicated to Rhone and Mediterranean style wines and sources grapes from selected vineyards in the Yakima and Columbia Valleys”, as described on their website. We will do a tasting and get a private tour of their winery.

 

After our tour of the winery we will stop for lunch at a quaint little traditional Mexican restaurant in Shelton.

 

From here we will motor through forest and glade to the Estrella Family Creamery, known for their award winning exquisite goat and cows milk cheeses. Nestled in the rural Wynooche Valley, this dairy is rapidly becoming world renown for a variety of cheddar, tomme, blue cheeses and seasonal specialties. With over 18 varieties offered, this promises to be an unforgettable cheese tasting experience.

 

But more than that, this is an exceptional family operation. Dedicated to organically grown and grass fed animals, their products envelope the unique taste of the land. And, if their family isn’t big enough they go out and get some more, recently adopting three children from Liberia.

 

Their products have enlivened the tables of fine restaurants from the Salish Lodge to New York City with raving revues. Most recently they won several gold and silver medals in cheese competition in Ireland.

 

When we leave here we will travel back to Shelton for a scrumptious meal  at Xinhs (pronounced zins), a Vietnamese/Thai restaurant with emphasis on seafood. 

What a wonderful day of wine, cheese and culinary excellence!

 

Itinerary

  November 22, 2008

  8:00 a.m.   Depart Harbinger Winery

  8:10 a.m.   Short stop at the Little Oven Bakery for coffee and treats for the road.

  9:30 a.m.   Rest stop.

10:30 a.m.   Arrive Walter Dacon Winery.

11:30 a.m.   Depart for and lunch in Shelton.

12:30 p.m.   Depart for Estrella Family Creamery, Montesano.

  1:30 p.m.   Arrive, taste and tour at  creamery.

  3:30 p.m.   Depart creamery.

  4:30 p.m.   Arrive Xinhs Restaurant, Shelton, Happy Hour.

  5:00 p.m.   Dinner.

  6:30 p.m.   Depart for Port Angeles.

  9:00 p.m.   Arrive Port Angeles.

 

While the above itinerary appears fixed, please bring a sense of adventure and flexibility as we may take advantage of unexpected opportunities to enhance the trip as we go along. Transportation is provided in a very  comfortable mini-coach by All Points Charters & Tours.

 

The tour is limited to ten people. The price of $100 per person includes transportation, coffee and pastry, Harbinger wines for the road and with dinner, a souvenir wine glass, and tasting and corkage fees, but not lunch and dinner. Dress is casual, including shoes appropriate for wandering around a dairy farm.

 

Special arrangements for pick up in Sequim can be made, but you’ll miss the bakery stop.

All Points Charters and Tours

325 W. 14^th Street

Port Angeles, WA 98362

360-565-1139

http://www.goallpoints.com/

 

 

 

 

For more information and reservations please contact Ed Burks at 360-928-9585.   

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