ANYTHING IS PAW-SIBLE AT ALES AND TAILS

By Madeline Coats

GOOD BREWING CO. OPENS FIRST INDOOR DOG PARK AND TAPROOM ON THE EASTSIDE

Woodinville is home to an abundance of dog-friendly wineries and breweries. However, only one facility in town allows dogs to roam freely off-leash.

Ales and Tails, located at the northern end of Woodinville, marks the first indoor dog park and taproom on the Eastside. The new beer-related venture was recently launched by co-owners Kevin King and Taz Logan.

“I've wanted to open this place for about 10 years,” Logan said. “This was always the goal.”

Logan, a longtime canine behaviorist, said she envisioned a place for humans to grab a beer and dogs to “get

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their wiggles out.” The facility also offers grooming, doggy day care, group training classes and private lessons to teach people “how to speak dog,” she said. She also leads a show dog handling class and a six-week puppy socialization course.

The new taproom is an offshoot of Good Brewing Company, which is owned by King. His original brewpub is located just across the alley and offers additional beer options as well as a full menu. Logan said people can order food from next door to be delivered to the dog park.

Ales and Tails has 16 beers constantly rotating on tap. Logan said she orders them from all over the world. The taproom also sells ciders, seltzers, wines and non-alcoholic options. She hopes to add wine on tap in the near future.

Logan, who worked locally prior to this venture, said she got to talking with King one day about this concept after stopping for a drink at the Good Brewing brewpub. King said he had first dibs if any nearby buildings opened up. When one business finally vacated the industrial area last summer, he called Logan to get started.

The taproom and dog park officially opened in December 2020. The duo wants to open a second location in the near future, Logan said, although hopefully one with more outdoor space.

In order to visit the indoor park, dog owners must create a customer profile online with their pup’s up-todate vaccination records. Using the website, people can also sign up for doggy daycare, grooming and classes.

“Your dog is your responsibility when you're here,” she said.

Humans must pick up after their own animals. The facility has sanitized cleaning supplies for use as well as doggie bags. Logan said Ales and Tails wants to reduce any sick dogs.

The indoor area includes two separate off-leash areas and a covered outdoor area. She said dogs are sometimes separated by size and temperament. Tunnel and agility equipment are constantly changing, she added. Additionally, the park goes through about 20 tennis balls each week.

The facility has several memberships available, including annual and monthly options. With the lifetime membership, dogs have access to unlimited park play and discounts as well as a custom tap handle with the dog’s name and silhouette on display.

King’s dog, named Jackson, was the inspiration for the Ales and Tails logo. Logan also has several dogs, which she often brings with her to work: Minerva, Fawkes and Gryffin.

Logan said she first started fostering dogs about eight or nine years ago. She was doing a lot of rehabilitation for dogs with obedience issues, she said, and then teaching the owners how to handle those behaviors. She is excited to bring this skillset to the dogs at Ales and Tails.

Now with a facility of her own, Logan is excited to combine her two favorite things: pubs and pups.

To learn more about Ales and Tails, visit www.goodalesandtails.com.

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16116 140th Pl NE Woodinville, WA 98072

Chateau Ste. Michelle is Washington state’s founding winery, with some of the most mature vineyards in the Columbia Valley. Sitting on a scenic, wooded 105-acre estate once home to Seattle lumber baron Frederick Stimson, the winery offers the perfect blend of past and present, combining classic winemaking traditions with an ongoing dedication to modern research and innovation. In addition to its home in Woodinville, Chateau Ste. Michelle owns 2,200 acres of vineyards in the Columbia Valley of Eastern Washington. These renowned estate vineyards, Canoe Ridge Estate and Cold Creek Vineyard, are sustainably farmed with LIVE and Salmon Safe certifications.

Upon visiting Chateau Ste. Michelle, you will find an extensive array of

unique winery experiences designed to delight the novice and connoisseur alike. Guests can walk-up or make a reservation online for the monthly Feature Flight Tasting which highlights four distinctive and premium Chateau Ste. Michelle wines. The winery also offers experiences from VIP Private Tastings to the ultimate experience…The Blend: Winemaker for a Day to create a custom red wine blend. The experiences do not end there, as Chateau Ste. Michelle is also home to one of the Seattle area’s most popular outdoor Summer Concert Series featuring top recording artists. Past artists have included John Legend, Counting Crows, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, Don Henley, Sheryl Crow, One Republic, Goo Goo Dolls, and many more. The vast and unmatched experiences offered at Chateau Ste. Michelle provide a wonderful destination in the Seattle area and attract more than 300,000 visitors annually.

Chateau Ste. Michelle’s world-class wines and experiences would not be what they are today without the leadership and commitment of head winemaker Katie Nelson, and winemakers David Rosenthal, Brian Mackey, and Lacey Steffey. Led by this team of incredible talents, Chateau Ste. Michelle’s portfolio includes Columbia Valley wines styled to bring out the varietal character of the region; single vineyard wines that are the ultimate sense of place, and Ethos Reserve wines reflecting the best of the vintage. The winemaking team’s passion and dedication to growing and producing the highest quality wine from Washington state has earned Ste. Michelle a long list of awards including 22 “Top 100 Wineries of The Year” honors by Wine & Spirits magazine, more than any other American winery, and 18 prestigious “Top 100 Wines” designations from Wine Spectator.

Within Chateau Ste. Michelle’s prolific portfolio, you will also find the winery’s pinnacle wine, the Artist Series. The Artist Series wines are a Bordeaux-style blend, crafted for power and longevity, featuring beautiful art from renowned Northwest artists on the label and on display at the winery. Chateau Ste. Michelle is proud to support Washington-based galleries and partner with local artists to continue the tradition of the Artist Series for years to come.

Whether it’s an impromptu visit to stroll through the picturesque grounds, taste new wine varietals, create your own blend, or take in a concert, a visit to Chateau Ste. Michelle is a must for locals and visitors alike. And with an ever-changing menu of interactive experiences and award-winning wines to explore, each visit to the Chateau offers something new to discover.

“At Chateau Ste Michelle we have perfected the art of capturing the rare combination of concentration and sophistication that Washington state’s immaculate grape growing conditions provide.” — Brian Mackey, Head Red Winemaker

COVINGTON CELLARS, covingtoncellars.com, 425-806-8636, 18580 142nd Avenue NE, Woodinville. Crafting limited production, award-winning wines is half of our goal here at Covington Cellars. The other half is to make our guests feel like family. Our comfortable tasting room will envelop you in warmth and our friendly, knowledgeable staff is ready to answer all of your questions. Stop in for a tasting, spend the afternoon or host your next event with us. Whatever you choose, you’re sure to leave with a true appreciation of our passion for wine and friendship.

DAMSEL CELLARS, damselcellars.com, 206-465-2433, 18744 142nd Avenue NE, Woodinville. Mari Womack began her love affair with wine while working in Seattle restaurants. She caught the wine bug early when food and wine pairings captured her heart and her imagination. In 2010, she began working in nearby Woodinville tasting rooms and volunteering at Baer Winery during harvest. Becoming a part of the Woodinville wine community fostered her enthusiasm for winemaking and encouraged her to dream big - her own winery some day. Through these efforts, Mari was able to meet several winemakers in Woodinville and landed her first paying wine gig with Darby Winery in 2011. While managing the tasting rooms, she worked her way into the production side of the business. She has been the Assistant Winemaker for Darby Winery for the last four years, honing her skills and learning her craft. It is with pride and passion that Mari introduces her solo project - Damsel Cellars. As you discover these wines, hold in your heart the romance, the ritual and the history of wine that inspires Mari.

DARBY WINERY, darbywinery.com, 425-233-7879, 14450 Woodinville-Redmond Rd NE, #110, Woodinville. Premium Washington Wines utilizing the best grapes and a minimalistic winemaking approach. After humble beginnings in the basement of his West Seattle residence in 2002, he produced his first commercial vintage in 2005 (a Syrah and a Viognier/Roussane blend) and opened his first Woodinville Tasting Room in 2006, then moving to the current Woodinville Tasting Room in the Hollywood District in 2012. Given his West Seattle Roots and love for the community, Darby is excited to announce the opening of his NEW West Seattle Tasting Room in the heart of The Junction in West Seattle. Today he produces approximately 4,000 cases of everything from Bourdeaux blends, Rhone varietals and single vineyard wines, truly something that will excite every palate. To ensure consistency in quality, Darby Winery works with five of the best vineyards in Washington to source his fruit – Dineen (Yakima Ava), Quintessence (Red Mountain), Discovery (Horse Heaven Hills), Stonetree and Stillwater Creek (Wahluke Slope).

DAVENPORT CELLARS, davenportcellars.com, 425-457-4957, no tasting room location, , Davenport Cellars is a small family owned and operated winery producing 700-800 cases of wine per year. We focus on producing elegantly crafted wines made from the major Bordeaux white and red grapes - Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. We are committed to crafting quality wines for an affordable price and use the following tenets in our winemaking: source the highest quality grapes available, use a minimalist approach, pay attention to the details, handle the fruit and wine as gently as possible, follow traditional practices and maintain the highest standards.

DELILLE CELLARS , delillecellars.com, 425-489-0544, 14300 NE 145th St., Suite 101, Woodinville. DeLille Cellars is considered a principal influence in establishing Washington as a premier viticultural region and is regarded as one of the pioneer producers of Bordeaux-style blends. DeLille Cellars is the third oldest operating winery in Woodinville. and since its founding in 1992, the winery has garnered over 600 90+ ratings from top publications such as Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator, Vinous/ Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, and Wine Enthusiast. DeLille Cellars has also received coveted positions in the ‘Top 100’ lists of Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast for both red and white wines (D2, Chaleur Blanc and Signature Syrah), as well as three consecutive Wine & Spirits "Top 100" wineries of the world honors (2017, 2018 & 2019). The winery’s focus has always been on showcasing the powerful, concentrated and structured fruit of Washington State through the European art of blending – not only through the combination of Bordeaux continued on page 24

grape varieties, but also through blending Washington’s most prestigious vineyard sites to express the unique terroir of the region. Today, the winery has a portfolio of over a dozen Bordeaux and Rhône-inspired blends. DeLille Cellars has a sterling reputation for sourcing fruit from the oldest and most respected vineyards in Washington State, including Ciel du Cheval, Upchurch, Boushey, Harrison Hill, Red Willow, Quintessence, and their estate vineyard on Red Mountain, Grand Ciel.

DESCENDANT CELLARS, descendantcellars.com, 425-301-5339, 18732 142nd Avenue NE, Woodinville. Descendant Cellars is a family owned winery that focuses on Rhone varietals such as Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre. We source grapes from vineyards in Red Mountain, the Yakima Valley, Horse Heaven Hills, and Walla Walla Valley. We strive to allow the terroir of the vineyards to come through in the finished wines. Come visit us on Saturdays from 1-5 to sample these wine.

DISTEFANO WINERY, distefanowinery.com, 425-487-1648, 18648 142nd Avenue NE, Woodinville. DiStefano wines are a gift from Mark Newton, founder and owner of the winery, to his wife Donna DiStefano. The winery was established in 1983 being one of the first 5 wineries in Woodinville. now known as Woodinville Wine Country and home to more than 100 wineries and tasting rooms. The winery produces high quality white and red wines made from classic varietals grown in Washington State such as Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.

DUSTED VALLEY, dustedvalley.com, 425-488-7373, 14465 Redmond-Woodinville Road NE, Woodinville. Dusted Valley was founded on the notion that when family works together the American Dream can turn into a living reality. In 2003 these Wisconsin natives took a leap of faith and started a new adventure in the Walla Walla Valley. Today under the Dusted Valley and Boomtown labels, the family farms three estate vineyards and crafts honest wines with a sense of place.

EFESTE, efeste.com, 425-398-7200, 19730 144th Avenue NE, Woodinville. Our wines are made with the idea that great wines are produced in the vineyard. Efesté has the pleasure of working with some of the best vineyards in Washington. We like the idea of using old world techniques with new world fruit to produce a style that utilizes the best of both: earthy concentration and elegance from the old; and fruit, power, and brightness from the new. In consultation with Chris Upchurch from DeLille Cellars, we have planted our own vineyards on Red Mountain. Efesté recently hired winemaker Brennon Leighton, formerly of Château Ste. Michelle, to work with Upchurch to make crafted wines that blend old world character with new world style.

ELEVATION CELLARS, elevationcellars.com, 425-483-2800, 19495 144th Avenue NE, Unit A-115, Woodinville. Elevation Cellars embraces the complexity and integrity of the Washington grape for the purpose of producing an exquisite gift to our guests. Please join us and experience our Elevation of grapes into wines that encompass the strength and beauty of the Columbia Valley.

FIDELITAS, fidelitaswines.com, 425-558-9001, 14467 Woodinville-Redmond Road NE, Woodinville. Fidelitas, Latin for faithful, loyal, and true, is a family-owned winery and Red Mountain vineyard. Led by owner and veteran Washington State winemaker Charlie Hoppes, Fidelitas is faithful to Bordeaux style wines; loyal to modern craft winemaking techniques; and true to Washington States Red Mountain terroir. Our second tasting room, located in the Hollywood Hills wine district, brings the feeling of Red Mountain to western Washington, complete with our iconic wine wall and roll up door."

FIVE STAR CELLARS, fivestarcellars.com, 425-286-2198, 19151 144th Ave. #F, Woodinville. Five Star Cellars is dedicated to making the finest wine in the Walla Walla Valley for that special occasion with friends, family, or both.

FORGERON CELLARS, forgeroncellars.com, 425-242-8872, 14344 Woodinville-Redmond Road NE, Redmond, The Forgeron winemaking philosophy remains unchanged since 2001 when our founding winemaker opened Forgeron Cellars in Walla Walla. The principles learned in Burgundy, continue to apply. We uncover the best vineyard sites for our favorite varietals grown in the AVAs of the Columbia Valley, then gently guide the winemaking process to deliver wines that fully express the beauty, complexity, and age-worthiness the region has to offer. TRUTHTELLER WINERY LOCATED CENTRALLY IN DOWNTOWN WOODINVILLE

13590 NE Village Square Dr. #1045 Woodinville, WA www.truthtellerwinery.com 253.948.7046

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World Class Syrah Born and Raised on the Shores of Lake Chelan. Destined for Greatness.

The 2005 Tsillan Cellars Estate Syrah highlighted the early potential for Syrah in the Lake Chelan AVA when it won Best of Show in the Washington State Wine Competition, Governor’s Trophy for Best Washington Red Wine and the Anglin Award for Best Washington Syrah. Tsillan Cellars Estate grown Syrah have been awarded over 60 Gold/Double Gold/Best of Class honors in major wine competitions since 2005.

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West Coast Wine Competition- Gold, 93 Points

2018 Reserve Syrah

West Coast Wine Competition- Gold, 91 Points

2017 Estate Syrah

San Francisco International Wine Competition- Gold 92 Points Grand Harvest Challenge- Gold 94 Points New World International Wine Competition- Best of Class, 95 Points

2017 Estate Reserve Syrah

San Francisco International Wine Competition- Gold, 91 Points

Three reasons to belong to Tsillan Cellars celebrated Wine Club.

By Kimberly Ellertson, executive director, Woodinville Chamber

Athriving business community is essential to the success of Woodinville. A bustling tourism scene; successful professionals in healthcare, financial planning, real estate; incredible experiences for locals — Woodinville is a place we are very proud to call home. And we all have a continued stake to support our local businesses so they are able to thrive, even when the unimaginable occurs, as we all experienced over the past year. Last year showed us how our local businesses can be greatly impacted.

Despite the challenges that 2020 brought forth, the Woodinville community never stopped supporting our local businesses and as a Chamber of Commerce, we are here to say THANK YOU and remind you to continue with that support. You DO make a difference.

Whether you are a local or a visitor, over the year ahead, we ask that you consider supporting local Woodinville businesses in a variety of ways. Your patronage is valuable and will determine how successful our community continues to be.

Here are some ideas to get you started: • Immerse yourself in the arts. Check out MoltenWorks for a glass fusion class, find out what the Woodinville

Repertory Theatre has coming up, or visit the Woodinville Arts Alliance website to check out upcoming art walks. • Plan a staycation at the Willows Lodge or the Hampton Inn & Suites – and book a spa day while you’re at it! • Did you try take-out from a new restaurant during the pandemic? Try it in person. They’d love to see your face! • Looking at home improvements?

Search the Woodinville Chamber site for a local contractor, painter, heating and air company and more. When you #ThinkLocal, our businesses prosper. • Are you a business owner in need of a new headshot, web, design or print services? Again, #ThinkLocal. • Check out Woodinville Wine Country’s Tasting Passes – from the

Rosé Pass to the Bodacious Bordeaux

Pass, there is something for every palate! • Have you been missing live music? So have we! Many or our Woodinville businesses are hosting live music and would love to welcome you in. • SHOP TILL YOU DROP! Green thumb or not, head to Molbak’s for home & garden décor – you’ll be glad you did. And have you seen the cute shoes and handbags at Elegant

Details? • Use this as your excuse to finally getting around to visiting that spot on your list.

As someone who lives in the Woodinville and spends each day working to promote, strengthen and represent our local businesses through the Woodinville Chamber, this community is ingrained in my soul. I believe supporting Woodinville business is something we can all consider on a daily basis. And we will make a difference, if we do.