Tulip Valley Vineyard & Orchard

I went to this winery with my meet up group the whatcom wine taster’s and the wines are good. I got a bottle of their cider and it was very good. They will have a ladies night on August 20^th and I’m planning to go. Great place to enjoy drinks and relax outside.

Cute little winery on the way to the tulip festival. They offer some cute wine accessories– coasters, kitchen towels, magnets, fudge made with their own cider (delicious– tastes like apple pie).
We did the wine flight, which was $ 5 for 5 tastes, your choice. Tons of options– rose, lots of whites, reds and two ciders. If you buy a bottle, you get a wine flight comped. We ended up going home with some fudge and a bottle of there Burro Loco cider.
We were the only people there when we went, but it could get crowded if there were more than 10 people in there. There is a nice deck outside as well. Definitely a cute place to stop by and enjoy some local libations.

Tulip Valley Vineyard is a great place to stop on a lovely spring day on your way to (or from) the tulip festival (or when just taking a road trip to Skagit County). For $ 5 you get a generous tasting of five wines of your choice — and they have several to choose from. My favorite is their riesling and their viogner. They also had reds to choose from if you’re a fan. The service is friendly and helpful, and their prices (most bottles $ 15 or less) are quite reasonable. The setting in an old converted barn also adds to the charm of this place. You could easily bring a picnic to enjoy the setting to its fullest. Cute jewelry and gifts for the wine afficionado too!

Wine was like rubber. Really wanted to like it, but it just wasn’t great. Nice deck though!

Beautiful ciders… and tasted both the Malbec and the Sweet Riesling today… both very tasty examples of their type!

Stopped in on a random Tuesday had some excellent wine! Wanted to take a picture out by the gorgeous daffodils and Ector offered us a ride on the gator to get closer to the field, not only did he offer to take our picture but he gave us a personal tour and gave us so much knowledge of the surrounding area! Such a great business and a wonderful owner! We will be back fo sho’

We stop here every year we go to the tulip festival. We love the ciders and sweet Riesling. Great service. Never had a problem with being charged to taste because we always walk out buying wine. Lol. Highly recommend.

Hubby and I have been looking for the Red Barn Sweetie Pie Cider for a very long time now, ever since he tried it at the Kenmore Brew Festival last summer. We finally were up here trying to drown our sorrows away after spending a ridiculous amount of money at the outlets, and it took us a long time to find. When you google «Red Barn Ciders» you get just that, and so while we were driving around looking for «Red Barn Ciders» it took us a while to realize (and after a few drive bys) that it was actually Tulip Valley Vineyard.
After spending an hour looking for the place, we got there. We go inside and the lady is super nice, and is very generous in her pours as we taste a few different wines and a few ciders. We already knew that we were buying a few bottles of the Sweetie Pie so I don’t think she bothered to tell us that they charge for tastes if you don’t buy anything. I also got a bottle of their 2010 off dry reisling. I tried their Red Barn Red wine and it was too dry for me; it was a mix of Cabernet Sauvignon, and a mix of Merlot.
She was also really good about letting us know where we might be able to find the Sweetie Pie (as well as the other ciders) down closer to us in Lynnwood. I also asked if they are able to ship bottles directly to us, and they are but their shipping prices are steep, plus they have handling fees.

So nice! It’s too bad the previous 2 Unilocalers had such a bad experience because mine was exactly the opposite. I tasted all of their hard ciders (5 – 6) and got multiple generous pours… all for free. Had I wanted to try the wines, I know they would have been poured (for free). Their sign specifically says that the first 3 tastes are free, and then more pours after that are a $ 1 unless you buy something in which case all pours are free.
The man pouring for us was totally awesome and friendly & took the time to ask about our tastes & made suggestions for us based off of that. I ended up getting the Sweetie Pie & the yearly Tulip Festival blend hard ciders… so freaking delicious. Their cider goes down so easily, and soooo deliciously. I wish I had bought more bottles.

The $ 1 per taste thing is kind of a joke– especially if you buy their product! I bought a couple of bottles here, but still paid around $ 8 extra for the extra wines/​ciders my husband and I tasted.
I really liked the Riesling, and it was VERY affordable so I asked to buy a bottle of it. After driving an hour and a half to get home, I open the bag to find a bottle of Gewürztraminer, which I didn’t even taste there. Bummer. =(
The rose was decent, and I did buy (and receive!) a bottle of that one. But I won’t be back here anytime soon.

The tasting room in a barn is kinda cutesy but it provides an immediate and significant reminder that you are in farm country, not wine country. S ome of the ciders were intriguing but the wines were meh.
What ruined the experience for me was the nickel-​and-​dime tasting policy. I had no intention of paying to taste. But, as we talked about the wines with our server, she offered to pour us something she thought we’d like. How nice – I thought. As we were checking out, she told the cashier to charge us $ 1 for it.
Why would you charge us for something we didn’t order? Especially given that we were making purchases. Rather than argue, I paid the $ 1 and looked forward to warning others off of this place. Go to Pasek instead: better wines, better service and no tasting fee.