About

Coach House Cellars is a boutique winery focused on small lot wine production. Our mission: Create highly sought after wines that reflect both the fruit and terra of the region using old world wine making techniques.

The name “Coach House” comes from the wineries humble beginnings where it was started in the original garage, what in times past would have been referred to as a coach house. Over the years, it has grown to consume that space, and plans are underway for a new facility.

History

Coach House Cellars, formed in 2010 in Whatcom County. The northern county in Washington. Coach House Cellars’ first commercial vintage was just 300 cases. Each year since then, the winery has grown with out losing their integrity and goal of creating exquisite wine. Each wine they make is meant to stand the test of time and are age worthy with plenty of structure balanced by intense fruit.

Coach House Cellar wines have won SAVOR NORTHWEST WINES award for Coach House Cellars 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, WINE SPECTATOR rated Coach House Cellars 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon 91 Points and BEST OF THE NORTHWEST 2013 silver medal in Northsound Life’s  best of the Northwest BEST WINERY category. Today, the winery produces approximately 1,500 cases annually.

Our newest wine, GARAGE, is named after Coach House Cellars humble beginnings, where the wine was first created. We believe it will become an iconic brand that delivers quality at a friendly price. 

Coach House Cellars believes each bottle of wine starts in the vineyard. These vineyards create premium fruit making our job easier. Copeland, Lowden Hills, and Sheridan. Creating great wines for our Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Garage Red Wine Blend and Chardonnay. The vineyards are located in the Yakima Valley of the Columbia Valley region.

Here are a few tips on how to SWIRL, SIP and SAVOR your wine.

1.  TEMPERATURE.  Don’t serve a red wine at room temperature, especially on a hot day.  Place your bottle in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving, and you will notice a difference in the quality immediately.  It might be a good time to invite some of your wine drinking friends and test this theory out.

2. SWIRL.  Hold the stem of your wine glass and gently swirl your wine for about 15 seconds to aerate, or add bubbles to the wine.  This is an important step in the tasting process as the oxygen will help “open” your wine, giving off aromas and it also softens the wine, which is good.

3. SNIFF.  Stick all of your nose into the glass and close your eyes, then breathe in deep.  As you smell your wine think what scents you are picking up.  There are no wrong answers!

4. SIP.  Take a sip from your glass and let the wine sit in your mouth for a moment.  So that you can take a moment to think about it.  What does it taste like?  Do you taste any of the smells you picked up?  Is the wine drying out your mouth? (If so this means there are strong Tannins)  Then swallow.

5. SAVOR.  Now sit back, relax and enjoy the wine.  Savor the time with your wine and those you are sharing it with!

Happy Wine Drinking!