Head to Whidbey Island This Weekend and Savor the Taste Of Spring!

Savor the taste of spring flavor as local vintners and food producers pair up for a memorable match this weekend, May 22 and 23.

Join participating wineries including Greenbank Cellars, Holmes Harbor Cellars, and Whidbey Island Winery. Each winery will be pouring delicious wines complimented by gourmet local delights!  Three other wineries, Blooms Winery, Ott and Murphy Wines and Spoiled Dog Winery will be pouring their wines at Taste 4 Wines Tasting Room. This is an opportunity to meet the local winemakers and farmers, and enjoy the beauty of Whidbey Island while delighting in an extensive selection of wonderful wines!

Whidbey Island Pastured Raised Beef – A perfect match to great local wines!

Whidbey Island Pastured Raised Beef will be paired with Homes Harbor Cellers in Freeland. Five Whidbey Island cattle ranchers have formed a local cooperative to bring high quality fresh pasture raised beef to the residents of Whidbey Island. The beef is locally processed by a USDA inspected facility and is being marketed under the Whidbey Island Grown Brand, currently sold exclusively at The Goose Community Grocery Store in Langley.

Ranchers participating in the program include Leland Long from Long Family Farm, Steve Seppa from Tesch Road Ranch, Don Sherman from Sherman Farms, Scotty Stevens from Stevens Family Farm and Sherry and Doug Wirth from Bethany Ridge Farms.

Whidbey Island Grown cattle are primarily angus, with some angus-Herford crosses. One of our producers is certified angus registered. All animals are humanely harvested at their farm sites. Our standards conform to Whidbey Island Grown Brand standards created by Whidbey Island producers.

Where’s the Beef?  It’s here on Whidbey Island!

Sales of Whidbey Island Grown pasture raised beef directly support local farming on Whidbey Island and help preserve the rural character of the Island. This program was developed with the support from the Northwest Agriculture Business Center, a non-profit organization located in Mount Vernon, WA and from Island residents wanting to assist local Island farming. All ranchers in the program are members of the Puget Sound Food Network.

Cost:  $20 Advance/$25 Day of event, and includes a souvenir glass and map

Purchase online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/109448.  Tickets may also be purchased at the event. Ferry schedules and tickets can be found at http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/info_desk/route-maps/index.cfm?region_id=2.

Present your ticket at your first winery location to receive your souvenir glass and map! Map and driving directions to the wineries can be found at WWW.WhidbeyIslandVintners.org or by calling 360-221-2040?All ages welcome, however, must be 21 to participate.

For more information contact 360-221-2040 or visit at whidbeyislandvintners.org for participating ticket venues.

Wanna know more about purchasing Whidbey Island Pasture Raised Beef? Contact Maryon Attwood, 360-336-3727.