255410 Highway 101,
Port Angeles, WA
(360) 452-0160
Family owned, women operated – Home of the “Working Girls”
Our Wines
Working Girl White
Our Signature Blend of Chardonnay and Riesling will ease the crankiness and stress of a long day. This “sassy little number” will surprise you — medium bodied, crisp, a floral blend that offers aromas of apples, tropical fruits & flavors of pears, sweet herbs and honey. Off-dry.
Go Girl Red
A lush little number that is currently a Merlot Blend.
This “Spunky” wine is tamed by its sensuous, velvet finish. We’ve often said it has the power to turn a gunnysack into velvet!
The style of Working Girl Wines is soft and smooth, easy drinking without a lot of tannins and oak. It was made especially to express the fruit and the softness of Merlot.
Lovely fruity aromas drifts up from your glass as you swirl and sniff in anticipation.
Then with your first sip you taste bright racy fruit, including black berries.
Rosé the Riveter
Rosé wines sometimes take a bum rap. There are different styles to every wine and grape. A true Rosé wine is crushed and the wine sits on the grapes skins for about 24 hours. This short contact with red grape skins gives the wine a rainbow of light red colors depending on the grape.
Our Rose is made from Syrah grapes. It’s semi-sweet, and the little bit of sweetness is balanced by the natural acidity in the wine. The two compliment each other making this one of our favorite wines. We say this is our 5 o’clock wine.
This wine presents a brilliant raspberry color and a nose full of red current, strawberry and cherry.
All this fruit explodes in the mouth with an evolution to the fullness and a perfect balance between acidity and a titch of sweetness. Long fruit finish.
Amazing Events
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Harvest Wine Tour
November 9 – 10, 2019
The Olympic Peninsula Wineries Harvest Wine Tour will take place November 9th & 10th from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Olympic Cellars has a lot of fun in store, including of course tasting a selection of our wines. Buy tickets here: http://www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org/
Sip, savor and enjoy artisan wine, cider and food pairings along with the stunning colors of fall during the Olympic Peninsula Wineries’ Harvest Wine Tour. Visit ten wineries/cideries located on the Olympic Peninsula.
This time of year, the sun slants lower on the horizon, misty afternoons pull the world into soft focus and crispness in the air calls for red wine and delicious sweet and savory treats.
Olympic Cellars welcomes you to dive right into the holidays with the release of our Cranberry Jubilee! It has been sold out since the early summer but it will be back in time for the Harvest Tour. We will also be releasing our new vintage of Rose’ The Riveter, a delicious and slightly sweet Rose’ made from Lemberger Grapes. A wide variety of other wines will be available to choose from like our Syrah, 2015. A deep, rich purple color, this wine features flavors of blueberry and spice with a hint of black pepper and a lingering finish.
We will also be offering a selection of harvest appetizers to sample; smoked salmon spread, cranberry shortbread bites, and sliced pear with blue cheese drizzled with honey infused with our Dungeness White Riesling.
Tour tickets are $40.00 (plus a service fee) or $45.00 at the door of each winery. A commemorative wine glass, wine tasting and food pairings are included in the ticket price. Visitors without tour tickets will be charged a $10.00 tasting fee at each winery. Children are permitted in the tasting rooms, however visitors must be 21 years old to purchase a ticket and participate in wine tasting.
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Harvest Wine Tour
November 9 – 10, 2019
The Olympic Peninsula Wineries Harvest Wine Tour will take place November 9th & 10th from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Olympic Cellars has a lot of fun in store, including of course tasting a selection of our wines. Buy tickets here: http://www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org/
Sip, savor and enjoy artisan wine, cider and food pairings along with the stunning colors of fall during the Olympic Peninsula Wineries’ Harvest Wine Tour. Visit ten wineries/cideries located on the Olympic Peninsula.
This time of year, the sun slants lower on the horizon, misty afternoons pull the world into soft focus and crispness in the air calls for red wine and delicious sweet and savory treats.
Olympic Cellars welcomes you to dive right into the holidays with the release of our Cranberry Jubilee! It has been sold out since the early summer but it will be back in time for the Harvest Tour. We will also be releasing our new vintage of Rose’ The Riveter, a delicious and slightly sweet Rose’ made from Lemberger Grapes. A wide variety of other wines will be available to choose from like our Syrah, 2015. A deep, rich purple color, this wine features flavors of blueberry and spice with a hint of black pepper and a lingering finish.
We will also be offering a selection of harvest appetizers to sample; smoked salmon spread, cranberry shortbread bites, and sliced pear with blue cheese drizzled with honey infused with our Dungeness White Riesling.
Tour tickets are $40.00 (plus a service fee) or $45.00 at the door of each winery. A commemorative wine glass, wine tasting and food pairings are included in the ticket price. Visitors without tour tickets will be charged a $10.00 tasting fee at each winery. Children are permitted in the tasting rooms, however visitors must be 21 years old to purchase a ticket and participate in wine tasting.
The following wineries and cideries are participating on the self-guided tour.
Finnriver Farm & Cidery, ChimacumMarrowstone Vineyards, Nordland (Marrowstone Island)
Eaglemount Wine & Cider, Port Townsend
Port Townsend Vineyards, Port Townsend
FairWinds Winery, Port Townsend
Wind Rose Cellars, Sequim
Camaraderie Cellars, Port Angeles
Harbinger Winery, Port Angeles
For more information, visit www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org.
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Red Wine & Chocolate 2019
February 16, 17, 18 & 23, 24
This year’s Red Wine & Chocolate event will be more luscious than ever. We will feature two new red wines:
Petite Sirah, 2015
This is our first vintage of Petite Sirah (and yes, that’s how it’s spelled). This is a full-bodied, well-balanced wine tasting of juicy plum and raspberry flavors. It has a bright acidity and delicate flavors with a nice oak touch on the finish. Lonesome Spring VineyardPetit Verdot, 2015
Another rare 100% varietal. The mouthfeel is plush, and the taste is distinctive for the espresso, bitter chocolate overtones to its plump core of black currant and blueberry flavors. The finish lingers with a slight hint of sage. Deep, rich, bluish purple color. This wine feels opulent on the palate. Aromas of plum, green peppercorn and raspberry give way to spice, plum, and cocoa with a long lingering finish. Heart of the Hills VineyardBoth wines are made in limited quantities.
We are excited to have ‘We Do Fudge’ of Sequim back on-site pairing the perfect fudge flavors with our wines.
A scrumptious red wine perfectly paired with just the right chocolate can bring out the romantic in anyone. The Olympic Peninsula Wineries will take that perfect pairing to another level this year, bringing together new release varietals and blends created with premium Washington grapes and decadent chocolate delights that will make you a better wine lover! Don’t miss the Red Wine & Chocolate Tour, which will take place over two delicious weekends, Feb. 9th & 10th and 16th, 17th, & 18th from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Enjoy a leisurely drive through the scenic Peninsula towns of Chimacum, Nordland (Marrowstone Island), Port Townsend, Sequim and Port Angeles where NINE artisan wineries will delight your senses!
Ticket and glass package entitles you to a special commemorative wine glass, wine tasting and chocolate samples at all nine OPW Wineries. Online tickets are $40, and remaining tickets will be sold for $45 at participating wineries, on a first come basis, during the Red Wine and Chocolate Tour.
This event does not take place at one location. You travel from winery to winery, visiting the ones you are interested in exploring. Tickets are not required to attend this event. A $10 wine tasting fee will be charged at each winery for non-ticketed visitors. You must be 21 or over to purchase tickets and/or participate in wine tasting. All ticket sales are non-refundable. Visit www.olympicpeninsulawineries.org for further information.
The Olympic Peninsula Wineries encourage responsible wine touring and recommend that you have a designated driver in your group.
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March 16 & 17, 2019 Ocean Shores Razor Clam Festival
Join us down in Ocean Shores for fresh razor clams and wine! Yumm!
The Ocean Shores Razor Clam and Seafood Festival is the celebration of local beach life, culture and the great bounty of the sea featuring our famous razor clam “digs.” The Festival offers activities for the entire family whether you come to go clamming, to enjoy the 6 miles of beach or the amazing array of fun and activities in the beach town businesses and Festival. The Festival is growing and expanding this year – check their website, grab a program or just start looking around as you come into town!
For more information about the Festival: Click Here
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International Women’s Day
Wednesday March 6, 2019
Join us for our 15th annual International Women’s Day celebration on Wednesday, March 6th at 6:00pm.
International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women, past, present and future. Show your support by joining Womanfest for dinner. A smorgasbord of delicious homemade soups, fresh bread and cookies will be provided. No-host wine will also be available, and good cheer and conversation is always on the menu. Everyone is welcome to attend.
This year we will be fundraising for two Non-Profit groups. Suggested donation is $10 per person.
Womanfest is a Port Angeles-based charitable organization that sponsors programs, workshops, lectures, concerts and other community events. It has provided women of the North Olympic Peninsula with empowering experiences and friendships for more than 30 years.
Womanfest also provides financial support for women-centered projects, including annual donations to woman-focused causes and scholarships. The Womanfest scholarship committee is particularly interested in receiving scholarship applications from mature women who require financial assistance to realize mid-life or transitional educational goals.
For more information about International Women’s Day, visit the official IWD website: www.internationalwomensday.com.
For more information, contact Molly Rivard at Olympic Cellars, 360-452-0160 or molly@olympiccellars.com.
For information about Womanfest or September’s Womanfest retreat, visit www.womanfest.org.
Meet The Team
Molly Rivard
Molly Rivard
Molly grew-up in Kenmore, New York. The 7th of 11 children. Following graduation, Molly traveled to Seattle to visit family in the area. She fell in love with the Pacific Northwest, returned to NY to pack-up her belongings and moved to Seattle in 1975.
She eventually settled in Sequim on the scenic Olympic Peninsula. Molly knows everything Food! She accepted a position as Food Services Manager for the Sequim School District, a job she held for 15 years.
In 2001, Molly embarked on a new career and rented out the school district’s Home Economics classroom to hold a cooking class for members of the community. One of her students happened to be me, Kathy Charlton, the new owner of Olympic Cellars Winery. I was her most challenging student and I’m sure caused her to re-think her new career.
Really though, we hit it off. I recognized talent… she made the best chocolate sauce and I wanted her to work with me at the winery. So Molly gave me a try and helped out with the 2002 Red Wine & Chocolate event. She sold her chocolate sauce, a family recipe which was named after her mother, Annie O’Grady.
Molly runs our tasting room and has greeted thousands of guests over the years. We’ve all become “sisters through the grape” as we grew together learning all aspects of running a winery.
Lisa Martin
Lisa Martin
Currently one of the owners, Lisa joined us in 2009. She has a broad knowledge about wine and pairings with food which has come with time, patience, and travel. She has tasted wines in California, Oregon, Washington, various states on the east coast, and throughout Italy.
Lisa studies began with chemistry and ended with a degree in Public Relations. In between she worked for an environmental consultant, traveling the States working on some of the Country’s largest super fund hazardous waste sites. As part of that job, she transported samples and equipment around Seattle in large bread trucks. When talking about this job Lisa said you haven’t lived until you had to parallel park a bread truck on a hill in the rain in Seattle traffic!! She was then 22.
After moving to Sequim in 2004, Lisa realized she had better look for a job in this declining economy. While waiting for her daughter to finish ballet class, “It just popped in my head! I love wine, engaging in conversations, and have good business sense.” She forgot impeccable timing – the day after the winery decided to hire a new employee, Lisa handed in her resume.
Wine Club
…a wine club where you can pick the wines you want!
Customer’s Choice Membership
Savings: You receive a 20% Discount off our regular retail prices every time you purchase wine.
No membership fee: Your commitment is 12 bottles a year. There is no cost to join and you can cancel at the end of 2-3 shipments based on your schedule… We ship 4 bottles 3 times a year or 6 bottles twice a year if you live in a warm/hot weather state.
Wines You Want: Just pick the wines of your choice when it’s time for a wine club shipment.
Shipping Your Wines:
1. Shipping costs are less. We analyzed the shipping and calculated significant savings for you over regular wine-clubs that ship two bottles every other month.
2. Weather is a factor when wine is shipped. We’ve picked the best weather months depending on where you live. We’re always checking the weather prior to shipment.
3. Shipping Months: March, May/June and October unless you live in hot state, then just March and October. We will not ship you wines during the dead of winter or the heat of the summer because the wines are either compromised or flat out ruined.
How Do You Know When To Order:
A week or two before each shipment you will receive an e-mail of our current wine selections, including any featured wines or specials. To make your selections simply reply to the e-mail or order your wines on-line. If we don’t receive a reply, we will choose 4 or 6 wines based on your member profile.
- Wines will ship 1-3 days of receiving you order. Your credit card will be charged for the wine selected plus tax and shipping
- If we don’t receive an email reply or on-line order by the date specified in the email, we will carefully select your wines based on your profile and ship within 7 days.
Additional Membership Benefits 
- Members receive 10% discount on all non-wine merchandise at the winery.
- Special pricing and first access to new releases, holiday and library wines.
- Tasting fees waived when you visit the winery. You may bring two guest for tasting also at no cost.
- Invitations to special Members-Only events
- Sign up for yourself or purchase a limited subscription as a gift.
Join Today
- Email us to join, wineclub@olympiccellars.com
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New! Special Discount for Wine Club Members at Washington’s only “Wine Hotel” The Hotel Vintage Park in downtown Seattle. Each room is dedicated to a Washington Winery, from the name on the door to the artwork on the walls, including, of course #802 the Olympic Cellars – Working Girl Wines room. The “Vine Vixen Rate” lets Wine club members receive 20% off the best available rate. Contact their Special VIP reservation line (800) 624-4433 or (206) 516-5098 and ask for the “Vine Vixen Rate” For more info on the hotel visit: hotelvintagepark.com |
Hours
- April-Oct Daily 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Nov-March, Daily 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- The last tasting begins 30 minutes before closing.
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, Superbowl Sunday, Easter – and due to inclement weather.
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