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

The Holidays Have Arrived at LLWC!

The Holiday Season is here! 

As this newsletter gets delivered to your inbox, we’re busy at work decorating the winery for the festive season. It’s always fun to switch gears from winemaking to holiday-making. Speaking of winemaking, we wrapped up the 2024 vintage on October 29th, with the final press of the season of Kiona Estate "Old Block" Cabernet Sauvignon. This year’s season was really compressed into about 6 weeks of furious activity. Those 90 degree days in late September and early October made the grapes ripen fast! We brought in a little over 50 tons of grapes which will make about 3,000 cases of wine. New to us this year was the addition of Mourvedre, which is grown in the Heart of the Hill vineyard next to our popular Carmenere. Mark was also sponsored by the company Laffort to do a trial with a yeast strain that has never been used before in North America. 
 
Spokane Winery Association Holiday Wine Fest Weekend
November 22nd – 24th
Join us as we kick off the holidays for Holiday Wine Fest. Stop in during our normal hours to start your holiday shopping and stock up on wine for the holidays. We have gifts for every wine lover on your list!

  • The Big 3, wines for every celebration! $70 3-pack 
    ’20 Tahija. Sangiovese - the perfect turkey wine for Thanksgiving
    ’20 Cabernet Sauvingnon -  the heavy hitter sure to pair perfectly with any Christmas meal
    NV Brut Rose’ - bubbles to ring in the New Year
    $70 for the 3 pack
    ($103 value, no wine club discounts) 

  • 3 Packs of past vintage wines for $75, $90, and $105. These are some of the best wines produced from 2006-2013 and are a great excuse to try some older wines

  •  Give the gift of a Wine Club Membership for a year! 
    We’ll wrap up the first allocation for the lucky recipient, and they’ll receive wine in February, May, and August plus all of the perks that come along with the membership. Email Sarah at sarah@libertylakewine.com to purchase a membership for a year.

  •  Still unsure what to give, how about a Gift Card! You choose the amount and the date to be sent to the recipient. - gifting made easy. To purchase a gift card, click here.

Thanksgiving Weekend Hours
We’ll be opened limited hours the weekend of Thanksgiving

  • Thursday, November 28th – winery closed

  • Friday, November 29th – winery open Noon-5

  • Saturday, November 30th – winery open Noon-5

  • Sunday, December 1st – winery closed

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.