Soaking Up Patio Days with Fall Fun at LLWC 🍷

We are smack in the middle of the 2026 vintage. All of our grapes should be in the building and fermenting the week of October 5th. This year the harvest portion came quick. Typically we’re still picking grapes well into October. This vintage came from vineyards all over Red Mountain including some new to us vineyards – WeatherEye and Quintessence. Along with these new vineyards, we’re trying new clones and new barrels all in an effort to make the best wine for you.

But just because the grapes are here doesn’t mean that the harvest season is over. We still have many days of press ahead of us. Press is the point at which the grape juice has fermented into wine, we remove the skins and seeds, and put the wine into the barrel. This happens either on our crush pad in the parking lot or in the production room. Make sure you’re following along with our stories on social media. We post our up-to-date winemaking in action there. Stop in to see the behind the scenes of our winemaking philosophy.

Along with the winemaking, we have lots of fun events this month both on and off site (and a Member only Carmenere dinner). We hope to see you soon!

Upcoming Events

Ferrante’s Wine Tasting – South Hill
Saturday, October 3rd, 3 – 4:30 pm
Join Sarah for a special wine tasting at Ferrante’s Marketplace Café. Rather than serving the typical Cab Sauv and Red Blends you find at most tastings, Sarah & Marissa (of Ferrante’s) curated a lineup to include Blanc de Blanc, Tempranillo, Syrah, and Malbec (and maybe a little extra something too).

If you haven’t visited this South Hill favorite, this is a great opportunity. They have great food, great wine (our Chardonnay is on their glass pour menu), and a fun retail shop.

Wine House Sparkling Pop-Up – Coeur d’Alene
Wednesday, October 14th
Sarah’s excited to team up with TJ from the Wine House to offer a special on Tahija. Blanc de Blanc glass pours. CDA friends mark your calendars; details to come!

Happy HalloWINE – Halloween Isn’t Just For Kids
October 29th – 31st we’ll be offering a special wine flight (all reds) paired with Halloween candy. $20 for the flight, refunded with a bottle purchase, Wine Club Member flights are free.

Wine Club Info

Wine Club Member Exclusive – Carmenere Dinner!
Wine Club Members, we’re excited to announce a special Barrel Room Carmenere dinner Wednesday, October 28th. We’ll be serving Carmenere’s from 2017 through 2024 and this will be the only chance to try the 2023 Carmenere before purchasing. We’ve partnered with Nectar catering to serve a delicious dinner. Check your inbox in the coming weeks for details and a link to purchase tickets.

Thursdays are for Wine Club!
Every Thursday, join us at the winery from 4 to 8 p.m. for a special wine club only treat. (21+ please, friends welcome).

·       10/1 – $6 Heritage glass pours

·       10/8 – $6 Merlot glass pours

·       10/15 – $6 Carmenere glass pours

·       10/22 – $6 Path of the Gods glass pours

·       10/29 – $6 Somm’s Select glass pours

Other Noteworthy Items

Final Call to Join Us in France! July 2027
Yes, that’s right, we’re going on a river cruise in France and we want YOU to join us! We, along with 9 other PNW wineries, are taking over a ship to set sail along the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers with Ignite-U Travel*. The ship is almost sold out, but a few cabins remain! For more information respond to this email or email Sherri Murry directly at smurry@dreamvacations.com.

*This trip is booked through Ignite-U Travel, who can answer any travel questions you may have.

Friday Nigh Special 5-8 pm
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We’re continuing with Friday Happy Hours each week. Each week we offer $2 off all glass pours of red wine from 5-8 pm. Join us for a glass and kickstart your weekend!

LLWC Barrels for Sale
Mark’s cycling out barrels from bottling season. They’ve all been used for the past 4-5 years, in good shape, and have our logo on one side. They’re perfect for furniture, decorations, as a table, or whatever you can imagine. $100 for 1 or $160 for a matching pair, cash only. Respond to this email if you’d like to reserve 1 or more.

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 or other wineries please bring them back and we’re happy to reuse them. 

Hours
Thursdays, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.; Wine Club Members 21+
Fridays, Noon – 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, Noon – 5:00 p.m.
Please no outside food.

LLWC in the News!
Check out some recent press we’ve received!

LLWC Awarded Highest Score at 2026 Seattle Wine Awards – 2023 Malbec takes the top score, article here

2026 Featured Spokane In-Spo Maker - A series about Makers in Spokane, WA and what inspires them, story here
2026 Spokane Journal of Business - Catching Up with Sarah Lathrop, President of Spokane Winery Association, story here