Congratulations Walter Dacon Winery! What wine goes with a poached dill salmon, geoduck, or clam chowder? OysterFest believes the answer is a Washington State wine. To help make a perfect pairing, OysterFest annually hosts a tasting hall featuring Washington wines exclusively. This year nineteen Washington wineries have been selected to showcase their best wines at OysterFest. Wines that have garnered accolades and medals throughout the Northwest. Whether you prefer a robust red, a subtle white, or sweeter options – you will find it at the 2018 OysterFest Wine Pavilion. Friends gather to visit with vintners and share the opportunity to sample over eighty Washington wines brought by the wineries. Purchase a souvenir glass for $5 and tasting tickets for $1 each. Tickets are redeemable at any of the winery tables for a sample pouring. Each taste of wine is two to four tickets, depending on the wine.
Find a blend you want to take home and share with friends? Don’t worry, try to your heart’s content and then head over to the Rotary sales table in the wine tent to purchase bottles of your favorite wines to take home! The OysterFest Wine Tasting Tent is located in the center of the event area. You must be 21 or older to enter. ID bracelets are available for verification at all the entrances. The Skookum Rotary Club is pleased to announce Lloyd and Ann Anderson’s locally owned winery, Walter Dacon Winery has been chosen to carry the 2018 OysterFest labels.
Named for Lloyd’s grandfather, Walter Dacon, this Shelton winery was established in 2003. Their first crush in the fall of 2003 was the beginning celebration of their vintages. Their inaugural wines were put in the barrels by November and while they aged, work began on the tasting room. Their tasting room opened in 2005 when the 2003 vintages made their debut. It was then that C’est Syrah Belle, C’est Syrah Beaux and C’est Syrah Magnifique, made their entrance onto the Washington wine scene. By the next year Wine Spectator had rated their Belle 89 pts, the Beaux 88 pts and their Magnifique received an amazing 91 pts, the winery was off and running. While at OysterFest be sure to stop by Walter Dacon to experience it’s fabulous wines and tasting room. The winery is located off Hwy 101 at the Taylor Town exit near Kamilche.
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