If you have a taste for good wine, you’ve come to the right place. Quaint Whidbey Island boasts a whopping six vintners and even has its very own Whidbey Island Vintners Association, which holds tours in May and November. The local wineries and tasting rooms are situated in Langley and Greenbank. At any time of the year you can sip with pleasure both the vintners’ signature favorites and the newest releases from these active, award-winning and always pleasurable winemakers.

On the South End, labels include: 

Whidbey Island Winery has been a jewel in the island’s crown since its establishment in 1982 at 5237 Langley Road in Langley. Its soaring views and rural charm have made it a natural escape for visitors from off-island, and an essential part of a Washington wine tour. Whidbey's rain-shadow climate and casual but cultured attitude made its owners, Greg and Elizabeth Osenbach, the first choice for their home, vineyards and winery. This winery also adds to the summer fun on the island with its August, outdoor concert series.

Comforts of Whidbey is a vineyard and winery at 4361 Witter Road in Langley, where Carl and Rita Comfort planted their first grapes in the 1990s. They settled on the 22-acre farm in 2006, and in 2010 converted an existing building into their winery and tasting room. With close to 6000 plants in the four-acre vineyard, a majority of the year is dedicated to hand pruning, hand tending, and nurturing the plants to ensure the best quality grapes possible. Each fall the tradition continues of harvesting the grapes with the help of the community, family and friends. Comforts of Whidbey tasting room is open from February through December.

Spoiled Dog Winery and vineyard at 5881 Maxwelton Road in Langley is owned by Jack and Karen Krug, and where guests are greeted by Sami and Blue, the resident Australian shepherds. With a commitment to sustainable practices, the Krugs are as proud of their organic farming practices as they are of the wine they produce. This winery often holds special tasting events and wine-paired dinners featuring local chefs.

Swede Hill Cellars  uses old-world wine-making methods and aging standards to produce classic wines styled from grapes grown in Washington’s finest vineyards.  Swede Hill Cellars produces wines for the Ott & Murphy label, which is owned by David Ott, Eric Murphy and Diane Kaufman. The team opened the Ott & Murphy Tasting Room and Cabaret several years ago at 204 First St. in downtown Langley, where the door is always open for wine tasting and where live music and performance events happen on the weekends.

Blooms Winery owners Ken and Virginia Bloom have been making wine since 1998 and welcome everyone to their tasting room, Taste for Wine & Art, at the historic Bayview Corner Cash Store at 5603 Bayview Road in Langley. The tasting room not only features the wide variety of the Blooms wines to taste, but also a rotating-art gallery featuring local artists and a Sunday afternoon music series with a wide variety of local musicians.

In Greenbank, Holmes Harbor Cellars is a 20-acre, wooded estate overlooking Holmes Harbor at 4591 South Honeymoon Bay Road. The winery is owned by Greg and Theresa Martinez, who founded the cellar in 2005, with the release of their first wines in 2008. Blending art with science, together they create a distinctive wine experience for their guests during both special wine tasting events and casual drop-by visits.

Whidbey Island Distillery’s award winning Loganberry Liqueur is locally produced from wine and loganberries grown on Whidbey Island. Hand crafted in small batches using a family recipe, the result is a liqueur that is lightly sweet with a great contrast of tart berries and a silky mouth feel. Owners Beverly and Steve Heising offer tastings on weekends at 3466 Craw Road in Langley.

This classic liqueur continues the great northwest legacy of fine liqueurs made from this unique berry.

Whidbey Wine Shops

Beyond the winery scene, Whidbey Island is no slouch in the wine shop department. Here is a list of shops on the island devoted to the consumption and love of good wine:

Village Wine Shop opened in January of 2008 in downtown Langley at 221 Second Street and offers a wide selection of boutique wines from Washington along with glassware, gourmet products, handmade linens, candles, dishes and cookware for your entertaining pleasure. Village wine offers special event wine and cheese tastings, as well as a wine club.

Vail Wine Shop is located at 22 Front Street in downtown Coupeville. Opened in November 2011 by owners Larry and Patsy Vail, it is Coupeville's only Washington wine shop, tasting room, and wine bar and features a wide variety of exclusive and hard to find Washington state wines. Vail Wine Shop offers daily tastings of delicious red and white wines. The Vails encourage a sense of community by creating a comfortable, friendly place to gather with friends and explore Washington wines.

Greenbank Farm Wine Shop is a non-profit shop that helps to support the farm with its proceeds. Located at 765 Wonn Road in Greenbank, the shop specializes in wines from Whidbey Island and the outer region, including fruit wines such as loganberry wine and Whidbey Island Ports.

The Tipsy Gourmet opened in Langley Village at 221 Second St. #9A in the summer of 2014 by owner/chef Kate Johnson. The shop specializes in gourmet foods, cheeses, wine, champagne and spirits. The Tipsy Gourmet holds regular wine tastings and specialty food events.

Bayleaf at 101 Northwest Coveland St. in Coupeville is the go to wine, cheese and deli in downtown Coupeville. Bayleaf offers wine-pairing assistance, special event catering, picnics, special orders, wine discounts, wine by the glass at its wine counter, and a fantastic selection of chocolates and gift crates for your giving list. Bayleaf holds “wine flight” tastings on Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m.