Location: Woodinville
Top Things to do in Woodinville
What to do and see in Woodinville, United States: The Best Places and Tips
Woodinville is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,938 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Seattle metropolitan area. There is also a much larger population with Woodinville mailing addresses in adjacent unincorporated areas of King (Cottage Lake) and Snohomish (Maltby) counties. Woodinville has waterfront parks on the Sammamish River, sweeping winery and brewery grounds, and densely wooded residential areas.
Restaurants in Woodinville
1. Chateau Ste. Michelle Vineyards
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 721 reviews
Chateau Ste Michelle is Washington's founding winery and features the longest list of award-winning wines in the State! Open 7 days a week, our brand new 22,000 sq. foot Visitor Center and historic grounds offer an experience unlike any other winery in Woodinville. Come for an hour or an afternoon, there is plenty to enjoy while you are here: - Complimentary guided tour & tasting - Visit our tasting bar for a tasting flight of several of our delicious wines or a glass of wine from our tasting menu - Reserve your spot in one of our many daily Winery Experiences for the opportunity to learn about wine in a whole new way. Sign up for our BLEND Experience and learn what it's like to be a Winemaker for a day - you even get to leave with a bottle of your own creation. If you would prefer we do all the work, join us for one of our daily Tasting or Food & Wine Pairing Experiences. Reserve one of our private, seated salon Experiences and bring a friend or many and enjoy it together.
Reviewed By NormLWat - Waterloo, Canada
Beautiful landscaping and historic buildings can be found at this winery. Wandering to the tasting rooms was a highlight as we passed by peacocks and floral gardens. Tasting rooms themselves were slightly pretentious. Staff was light so hard to get service. Nice gift shop options.
2. Country Village
Overall Ratings
4 based on 217 reviews
Over 40 unique, locally owned shops, studios, services and restaurants set in a whimsical world of trains, duckponds, gifts, antiques, toys and more! Stroll down brick pathways, relax at our day spa, and find the perfect gift to take home with you. Its not just shopping, its an experience!
Reviewed By Bob S - Lake Wales, Florida
Quaint little village of shops and restaurants- love the center area of ponds and running water with ducks - Great Place for small children plenty places and activities for them - worth a trip if in the area ! It was fun !
3. Juanita Bay Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 135 reviews
The 144-acre park provides habitat for songbirds, waterfowl, raptors, shorebirds, amphibians, turtles, beavers and other small mammals.
Reviewed By 411Shirley - Seattle
I frequent this park because it is so peaceful. Having grown up in Kirkland, I know this site used to be a golf course. I'm so glad it wasn't turned into a housing development! There are cement trails for wandering the grassy area. My favorites are the wooden walkways that take you out to viewing docks. The walkway you first reach (closest to the parking lot) takes you to a fairly large viewing area where more of Lake Washington is visible as well as swans, geese, ducks, turtles and eagles. My personal preference is the second walkway (further down the cement walkway). It has two viewing areas. From the second one you can watch turtles sunbathing on the logs as well as view the ducks. If you're lucky, a large eagle will be perched in the trees above. I'll include a few pics of the areas I've described.
4. Woodinville Whiskey Co.
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 102 reviews
Small batch whiskey distillery. Tasting Room, Bottle Sales, and Complimentary Tours.
Reviewed By waterandmore - Washington DC, District of Columbia
The tour was excellent and very interesting and informative. The entire operation is fascinating. After the tour, we tried the whiskeys and there were clear favorites. We asked to try the vodka as well and ended up buying a bottle. The American whiskey was preferred of the four offered in the tasting room. It is a great place to stop when in the area. Even if your first love is wine or beer it is quite interesting to hear about their operation.
The Hollywood Tavern is next door and it offers a wide range of foods.
5. Red Hook Brewery
Overall Ratings
4 based on 470 reviews
A popular local brewery.
Reviewed By rowidaho - Boise, Idaho
With so many interesting choices for winery and brew pub tasting rooms, Redhook provided a fun venue for a Sunday afternoon. Corn chowder dip was just the right blend of creaminess and bite. Penn Cove mussels were well prepared. Beer choices were broad and flavorful. Fun crowd and great service. Worth a stop!
6. Novelty Hill - Januik Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 69 reviews
Reviewed By Here2Sea - Aurora, Illinois
This winery is simply superb in their craft, atmosphere, service, and tasting facilitation. We had a large party and everything was executed to perfection! Tip: Make reservations before arriving, and call ahead to order a delicious cheese plate for your visit. You'll be treated with the utmost respect and gratitude here and you'll definitely take home some bottles after a very enjoyable tasting. Cheers!
7. Columbia Winery
Overall Ratings
4 based on 140 reviews
Reviewed By CMN14 - Boise, Idaho
The winery is beautiful, the gift shop is well stocked with interesting and creative gifts and the wines are delicious. Located right in the middle of Woodinville's ever growing wine country, this should be close to the top of your list for a visit.
8. DeLille Cellars
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
Outstanding Washington Wines
Reviewed By Vivian B - New Hope
The setting was beautiful. We began with a white which was part semiillon and part Sauvignon blanc. The wine was served at the White House twice. It was delicious. Next we walked up to a gazebo at the top of a hill. They put together...MoreHi Vivian- Thank you so much for visiting us! We so enjoyed hosting you and hope to see you again soon! Best Wishes-
9. JM Cellars
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By ProfessorX69 - Erie, Colorado
We were helped by a blonde woman whose name I believe was Kelley. She was amazingly nice and welcoming. Many people in tasting rooms are distant and non-engaging, that was not our experience. She indicated she worked there for 4 years or so.
Wine is very solid, especially the quality and price ratios. We really liked the Longevity, but our group also liked a very high percentage of the other wines. We ordered a few cases since we were so pleased.
Had our younger daughter with us and she was happy to meet Frodo. Well done, we will be back. Thank you!
10. Efeste
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Visit our spacious Woodinville Tasting Room Friday through Sunday noon to 5:00 pm and enjoy a flight of Efeste’s award winning wines. Our Ceidleigh and Jolie Bouche Syrahs have each made the Wine Spectator Top 100 List.
Reviewed By edradour36 - Friday Harbor
We arrived an hour or two before Efeste's open hours, but I'm originally from a large urban area and brashly tried the door. It was open and the three of us walked in. In that above-mentioned urban area we would have been ejected. Not here. The wine maker welcomed us, even though he was busy, and said he'd find someone to help us. Apparently no official sales person was available (well, they weren't officially open), so the accountant came. She apologized for not being as knowledgeable as the regular counter person, but she was excellent. I'm sure she would have helped us choose favorites if we'd needed help, but Efeste wines sell themselves. I wonder now if the "real" salesperson was any better than the accountant.
We'd been to four tasting rooms the day before, three of them with very good to excellent wines. I'm so glad we had them for comparison, because we had a better idea then of just how exceptional Efeste is. Tried Final Final first, of the reds; I'd had this twice already at The Purple Cafe -- it's very popular (which in some areas might mean nothing). I would have been happy with a case of this, but then we were given increasingly better reds! We didn't buy any Final Final, that's how much we loved the other reds. Our case was made up of the reds poured after Final Final. Incredible. This visit made the Woodinville experience for me.
For our credentials: I was there with my son-in-law, who has an excellent palate and experience with west coast wines, and my daughter, who has been a sommelier and who has joined me on most of my journeys to France to taste wine and dine at Michelin recommended restaurants.
In short: brava accountant; bravissimo winemaker. Don't come to Efeste first; save it for your last -- but not the same day as other taste-rooms. Start a day with Efeste -- and then switch to the breweries.
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