Beer, Wine & Spirits in Tacoma

With a sweeping vista of the stately Hood Canal and Olympic Mountains serving as a natural backdrop, the skilled vintners at Hoodsport Winery craft a diverse fleet of grape, fruit, and cordial wines with fresh, local ingredients. Classic varietals, such as syrah and merlot, elicit sips alongside more uncommon elixirs, such as cordials infused with loganberries, rhubarb, or raspberries. Visitors can ponder the facility's verdant surroundings during events that highlight Hoodsport Winery's numerous creations, which include gourmet jams, four types of locally roasted coffees, truffles, and fruit-flavored trading cards.

The Northwest Cellars story began eight years ago, when Bob Delf received a custom-labeled bottle of wine that was so repugnant he poured it straight down the drain. This was troubling, especially given Bob’s experiences growing up in a family of wine importers and distributors. Determined to raise the bar, Bob founded Northwest Cellars, where today he creates award-winning wines with grapes grown at vineyards across Washington state. To seal the deal, Bob also supervises design artists as they adorn bottles with custom labels, enhanced with anything from wedding photographs to business logos to reminders to buy more wine. Northwest Cellars boasts many awards, including five gold medals at the 2012 Seattle Wine Awards.

Though microbrewers celebrate limited flavor runs and regional ingredients, they still need much of the same equipment as the big brewers to concoct their craft beers. That's where The Cellar Homebrew comes in, outfitting winemakers, brewers, and cidersmiths with the equipment and ingredients needed to make their drinks. The store's owners––who boast more than 30 years of experience and a past line of fine wines––collect organic ingredients such as hops and yeast and sell them alongside fermentation equipment, keg systems, and cleaning supplies. They even offer one-hour on-location classes to instruct people in the basics of beer brewing. In addition to supplying items for alcoholic beverages, they also hawk basic supplies for cheese-, soda-, and vinegar-making, all of which go well over lettuce.