They call it happy hour for a reason. You spend eight long ones every day serving customers, surviving meetings, pleasing bosses and coworkers – whatever it is you endure and excel at to make an honest living. Now you’re looking for that one hour to call your own and maintain your sanity. That happy time and place between work and home where you’re free to be anything but an employee, a manager, a parent or a spouse. It’s not too much to ask, and boy, does Woodinville have answers.
They don’t call this “wine country” for nothing, and seriously, doesn’t a vast expanse of wineries and tasting rooms sound like the ultimate 5 pm pick-me-up? But if fine wines can add some much-needed happiness to your day, the appetizers in this country are going to leave you giddy. Happy hour eats are a foodie fiefdom all their own, and from bruschetta to baked Brie, from sliders to truffle fries, afternoon menus throughout Woodinville have turned bargain bites into an art form.
On any given weekday, you can choose between dozens of tasting rooms, wine bars or eateries, and each is likely to offer not only wine and/or beer specials, but a full menu of happy hour morsels served between 3 and 6 pm. It’s enough to make even the most dedicated employee duck out a few minutes early. Because in a world where time is money, a weekly Woodinville happy hour can be almost priceless. Enjoy!
Woodinville Happy Hour Sampler:
VILLAGE WINES
Weekdays, 2-6 pm
Red & White Wine Specials
Hummus Plate, Truffle Fries, Antipasto
PURPLE CAFÉ
Mon-Thur, 3-6 pm
Red, White & Sparkling Wine Specials, Beers
Mini Baked Brie, Bruschetta, Cheese Flight, Sliders, Sea Salt Caramels
THE COMMONS
Weekdays, 3-6 pm
Wine & Beer Specials
Sandwiches, Appetizers, Fries
PLAZA SANTA FE
Weekdays, 2-6 pm
House Margarita & Draft Beer Specials
Appetizers
CHANDLER REACH VINEYARDS
Thurs-Sun until 7pm
Special Pricing on Wine by the Glass & Bottle
Food available from Village Wines, plus LIVE Music
BIG FISH GRILL
Daily, 3-6pm and 9pm-close
FIRESIDE AT WILLOWS LODGE
Daily 4-6pm
LIVE music Tues–Thurs and Friday & Sat 6-9:30pm
Late Late Happy Hours:
BASEL CELLARS
Sun-Thurs until 7pm, Fri & Sat until 8pm
CASCADE CLIFFS WINERY
Thurs-Mon until 7pm
CHANDLER REACH VINEYARD
Thurs-Sat from 5pm to close
COLUMBIA WINERY
Friday until 7pm
Northwest inspired cuisine & seasonal flatbreads
DELILLE CARRIAGE HOUSE AND CHATEAU
Friday until 7pm
DES VOIGNE CELLARS & B-SIDE BREWING (DEEP GROVE)
Thurs-Sun until 7pm
FIVE STAR CELLARS
Fri & Sat until 7pm
GOOSE RIDGE
Sat & Sun until 7pm
Specials on tastings, wine by the glass and hard cider
Food available from Village Wines
LIVE music & patio use, if weather permits
GORMAN WINERY – HOLLYWOOD
Specials on wine by the glass
Live music 6pm to 8pm
GORMAN WINERY – WAREHOUSE
Mon-Thurs & Sat until 8pm
GUARDIAN CELLARS
Fri & Sat until 8pm
LACHINI VINEYARD
Thurs-Sat until 8pm
MARK RYAN WINERY
Thurs-Fri until 7pm
MARKET VINEYARDS
Wed-Sun until 7pm
OBELISCO
Fri-Sat until 8pm
PATTERSON CELLARS – HOLLYWOOD
Fri & Sat until 8pm
LIVE music 6-8pm
Food available from Vivi Pizzeria
TANDEM DINNER & WINE BAR
Tues-Thur & Sun until 10pm, Fri & Sat until 11pm
TERTULIA CELLARS
Thur-Mon until 7pm
TSILLAN CELLARS
Daily until 7pm
WILLIAM CHURCH WINERY
Thurs until 7pm, Fri & Sat until 8:30pm
THE WOODHOUSE WINE ESTATES
Every Wednesday until 9pm (starting Feb 8th)