Friday Night Happy Hour at LLWC! 🍷🧀

Yesterday the 2025 Inlander Best of Poll closed. Some of you may have noticed that this year we did not ask for your vote. Although we love a good competition (and if you’ve met Mark you know that he’s VERY competitive), this year we felt as though we’ve already won your vote. You’ve shown us your support the past 20 years and helped us grow the winery from its original spot on Garry Rd to the current facility on Knox Ave. 

Past years we’ve made videos for our #QuestForThird because 1st place is too much pressure and 2nd place gets forgotten. We don’t take ourselves too seriously at LLWC, and we’ve uploaded some of the silly videos we’ve made. Check out our Campaign Promises from 2020, our reflection on Sweden winning Bronze in the 1980 Olympics from 2018, or Mark getting caught sneaking a very large sample of Carmenere. We are not professional videographers or actors but do enjoy having fun; don’t worry we’ll stick to winemaking.
 
We’ve promised new and exciting things for our 20th anniversary year, and we’re kicking off this week with our new winter Friday Night Happy Hour. Each Friday we’ll be featuring a glass pour paired with an individual charcuterie cup for $13 + tax from 5-7 p.m. We can’t wait to see you on Friday Nights! See below for more details.
 
Friday Happy Hour – 5 to 7 p.m.
Each Friday join us from 5-7 p.m. for a glass of our featured wine and an individual charcuterie cup for $13 (+ tax). Here’s a list of upcoming featured wines:

• 2/21 – 2021 Merlot

• 2/28 – 2020 Tahija. Sangiovese

• 3/7 – 2021 Somm’s Select Reserve Bordeaux style red blend

• 3/14 – 2021 Cabernet Franc

• 3/21 – 2021 Malbec

• 3/28 – 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

*Wine Club Members, please note that this glass pour line up mimics the Thursday glass pour schedule. 
 
Inlander Restaurant Week – February 27th – March 8th
We’re excited to be the featured wine for Restaurant Week at two of our favorite CDA restaurants! Honey Eatery & Social Club is featuring glass pours of our Tahija. Chardonnay & Stylus Wine & Vinyl Bar is featuring our Tahija. Sangiovese. Make your reservations for these great places and tell them we sent you!
 
Taste WA in Seattle – Westside Friends Meet Us There!
March 15th & 16th
Mark & Sarah will be pouring wine at the Spokane Winery Association table at Taste WA in a month. The table will feature wines from 7 Spokane wineries including LLWC’s 2020 Tahija. Sangiovese & 2021 Somm’s Select Reserve Bordeaux style red blend. Our 2021 Malbec & 2021 Touriga Nacional Reserve will be poured at the Red Mountain AVA Alliance table (for those of you not members, this is a great chance to try our Touriga Nacional). Stop by, try some wine, and say hi!
 
Low Inventory Alert!
We’re running low on our 2020 Sangiovese – approximately 9 cases; 2021 Touriga Nacional (Wine Club exclusive) – approximately 9 cases; and 2021 Somm’s Select Reserve – approximately 15 cases. All Gold Medal award winning, all fantastic! If any of these are your favorites, stop in and grab them before they’re gone.
 
We Recycle Bags
We’re always looking for ways to cut our waste ,and we are constantly being asked if we recycle our bags. YES we do! If you have a stack of either paper bags or the cloth tote bags from LLWC please bring them back and we’re happy to reuse them. We also reuse wine shipping boxes from any winery.
 
Hours
Fridays, Noon – 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Please no outside food.

Wine Club Members, don’t forget about wine club Thursdays! Not a member? Email us or stop in and join the fun! We are the only club in the area to offer: 

• flights to all members each time you visit (included with membership), 

• bottle discounts, 

• wine club exclusive wines (currently Touriga Nacional), 

• wine club events, and 

• our most popular Wine Club Thursdays! 

There's no fee to join; we ask for a year commitment.

Cheers!
Mark & Sarah

Love is in the Air at LLWC! 🍷💖

If you haven’t been into the winery in the past few weeks, now is the time. We kicked off our 20th year with 2 new releases – 2021 Malbec & 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve – both are receiving great praise in the tasting room. And Wine Club Members, don’t forget that this is the last weekend to receive the exclusive Wine Club release flight (2oz each of the new ’21 Cab Sauv, ‘21 Malbec and the Wine Club exclusive ‘21 Touriga Nacional Reserve). 

This time of year there’s a slowdown in winemaking duties at the winery. Mark just racked the 2024 vintage to age in barrels until next year. Racking is the process of removing the wine off the sediment/lees in the bottom of one barrel and moving it to a clean barrel. We do this to clarify the wine instead of filtering. Typically this is done with a pump, but we use gravity at LLWC to move wine between barrels. It is gentler on the wine which creates a smoother mouthfeel and allows us to use the absolute minimum in sulfites. The sediment is what creates the purple mess in the parking lot from time to time. (Don’t pour it down the drain in the winery! That’s an expensive mistake you only make once).
 
This is also the time of year that we’re moving all the barrels and cased goods around to make room for our bottling season, which starts in March. It’s also a great time to ask for a tour of the production facility. We do everything in house from crush, to press, to bottling, to tasting. 
 
Closing Early at 4:00 p.m. on Valentine’s Day
We’re closing the tasting room at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 14th for our private Valentine’s Day event. Wine Club Members, we still have a few spaces open at 4:15 or 6:00. Respond to this email secure your space!
 
International Syrah Day February 16th
We love an excuse to celebrate and any wine holiday! This Sunday join us in the tasting room for a glass of our 2021 Syrah Reserve for International Syrah Day. This Syrah just won Double Gold at the 2025 American Fine Wine Competition in Miami, Florida! If you can’t make it in on Sunday, make sure to stock up ahead of time.
 
Inlander Restaurant Week – February 27th – March 8th
We’re excited to be the featured wine for Restaurant Week at two of our favorite CDA restaurants! Honey Eatery & Social Club is featuring glass pours of our Tahija. Chardonnay & Stylus Wine & Vinyl Bar is featuring our Tahija. Sangiovese. Make your reservations for these great places and tell them we sent you!
 
Low Inventory Alert!
We’re running low on our 2020 Sangiovese – approximately 10 cases; 2021 Touriga Nacional (Wine Club exclusive) – approximately 10 cases; and 2021 Somm’s Select Reserve – approximately 17 cases. All Gold Medal award winning, all fantastic! If any of these are your favorites, stop in and grab them before they’re gone.
 
We Recycle Bags
We’re always looking for ways to cut our waste ,and we are constantly being asked if we recycle our bags. YES we do! If you have a stack of either paper bags or the cloth tote bags from LLWC please bring them back and we’re happy to reuse them. We also reuse wine shipping boxes from any winery.
 
Hours
Fridays, Noon – 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Please no outside food.

Wine Club Members, don’t forget about wine club Thursdays! Not a member? Email us or stop in and join the fun! We are the only club in the area to offer: 

• flights to all members each time you visit (included with membership), 

• bottle discounts, 

• wine club exclusive wines (currently Touriga Nacional), 

• wine club events, and 

• our most popular Wine Club Thursdays! 

There's no fee to join; we ask for a year commitment.

Cheers!
Mark & Sarah

Celebrating 20 years of Liberty Lake Wine Cellars WINE!

2025 is starting off great as we gear up for year long celebration of LLWC! This is our 20th year of being a winery, and the 10th year of Mark being the winemaker. Looking back, it’s amazing to think that we were drinking wine at LLWC when it was at its first location overlooking Liberty Lake and then we purchased the winery in 2016. We had always wanted to have a business together after finishing our MBAs. We knew a lot about running businesses, as that was our background, but all we knew about wine was that we loved drinking big bold reds. When we realized in 2015 that LLWC wasn’t making wine, we sent an email to ask if they’d be interested in selling, and we were surprised when a few weeks later we were discussing purchasing the winery. We wouldn’t have known then what that email would do for our lives, but here we are with Mark’s 10th vintage in the works, celebrating the winery’s 20th anniversary, and excited to see what the next 20 years have in store for LLWC. 

Since Mark was in charge of the winemaking, Sarah was in charge of the tasting room. Her hope has always been to make the winery a community where people feel welcome to join us for a glass of wine and learn about the winemaking process. We think we’ve created that space for our customers who have now become our friends. Thank you to everyone who’s joined us for a glass of wine over the years. Cheers to you!
 
We’re kicking off the year-long celebration with new releases, a Friday happy hour special starting in mid-February, and a Winemaker Wednesday series in March/April. Details to come on these events and more that are planned throughout the year. 
 
Wine club members be on the lookout for an email with details for the upcoming Wine Club release. You’ll be the first to have access to our newest releases (including some Wine Club only wines and new to the winery wines). And don’t forget that your membership comes with additional perks including free flights each time you visit, discounts on ALL bottles purchased, and our Member’s Only night each week - we’re the only local winery to offer all of these exclusive benefits. 
 
Low Inventory Alert!
We’re running low on our 2021 Tempranillo (4 cases), 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon (9 cases), and 2020 Sangiovese (20 cases). All Gold Medal award winning, all fantastic! If any of these are your favorites, stop in and grab them before they’re gone.
 
We Recycle Bags
We’re always looking for ways to cut our waste ,and we are constantly being asked if we recycle our bags. YES we do! If you have a stack of either paper bags or the cloth tote bags from LLWC please bring them back and we’re happy to reuse them. We also reuse wine shipping boxes from any winery.
 
Hours
Fridays, Noon – 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Please no outside food.

Wine Club Members, don’t forget about wine club Thursdays! Not a member? Email us or stop in and join the fun! We are the only club in the area to offer: 

• flights to all members each time you visit (included with membership), 

• bottle discounts, 

• wine club exclusive wines (currently Touriga Nacional), 

• wine club events, and 

• our most popular Wine Club Thursdays! 

There's no fee to join; we ask for a year commitment.

Cheers!
Mark & Sarah