The following list is a sampling of wineries you will find in Vancouver and the surrounding area.

Clark County Wine Map	English Estate Winery Bethany Vineyard and Winery Rusty Grape Vineyard Three Brothers Vineyard & Winery Confluence Vineyards & Winery East Fork Cellars Olequa Cellars Gouger Cellars Heisen House Vineyards Benke Cellars Bader Winery

17806 SE First Street, Vancouver

360-772-5141

English Estate Winery is Clark County's oldest winery and is owned and operated by the English Family. Now in the fourth generation, the English have farmed this land since 1903. Their estate-grown pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon are from vines planted in 1980 by Carl D. English. Enjoy more than 20 choices of wine in the Loafing Shed Tasting Room. The tasting room is located in the barn Carl's grandfather built in 1915 for $150 and is open noon to 6 p.m. Friday - Sunday and Monday from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. year-round.

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Bethany Vineyard and Winery

4115 NE 259th Street, Ridgefield, WA

360-887-3525

Bethany Vineyard and Winery, voted Best Winery in Clark County in 2009, combines the best traditions of wine-making with the nearly perfect growing climate of Southwest Washington to produce a wine with distinct flavor and character. Visit the winery and tasting room and bring a picnic lunch or have them prepare one for you, then take a stroll through the beautiful lakeside vineyard. Open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Group tours and special event facilities are available.

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Rusty Grape Vineyard

16712 NE 219th Street, Battle Ground, WA

360-513-9338

Rusty Grape is producing pinot noir, cabernet, pinot gris, and syrah varietals. An outdoor seasonal amphitheater offers special event movie nights where guests can sip wine, watch a movie, and order appetizers off a menu. Open Fridays

4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays from noon to 8 p.m. and Sundays noon to 6 p.m. for wine tastings and by appointment. Group tours and special events are available.

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Three Brothers Vineyard & Winery

2411 NE 244th Street, Ridgefield, WA

360-887-2085

Three Brothers Vineyard & Winery handcrafts wines from their two vineyards in the Ridgefield area including pinot noir, cabernet, syrah, merlot, chardonnay, gewurztraminer and chenin blanc. Their outdoor picnic area and stage is the perfect setting for summer concerts and events and the barrel room is available to rent for private parties. Open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., most holiday weekends and by appointment. Group tours and special events welcome.

Award Mentions - 2012 San Francisco Wine Chronicle Wine Competition - Gold Medal, 2009 Sangiovese, Bronze Medals, 2008 Malbec Reserve, 2009 Brethren Cuvee; 2011 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition - Gold Medal, 2008 Zinfandel, Bronze Medals, 2009 Eau Dans Vin, 2008 Brethren Cuvee and 2008 Malbec; 2010 Seattle Wine Awards - Gold Medal, 2007 Merlot; 2010 West Coast Wine Competition - Silver Medal 2007 Syrah

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Confluence Vineyards and Winery

19111 NW 67th Avenue, Ridgefield, WA

360-887-2343

Confluence Vineyards and Winery is a small and quaint boutique winery focused on small production levels of high quality wine. The name "Confluence" is derived from the area where rivers meet as well as the vision of a great place where people can meet, relax and share a good time while enjoying quality wines. The winery uses grapes from several growers throughout Washington State, then creates a blend that meets its high standards of excellence. Open Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment.

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East Fork Cellars

24415 NE 10th Ave., Ridgefield, WA

360-607-8430

East Fork Cellars specializes in creating wonderful blends of red varietals and offers a "Blend Your Own" program where you can make and private label your own special wine. The vineyard, located in North Clark County, grows pinot noir, pinot gris and chardonnay. The rich, alluvial soils and temperatures moderated by the East Fork of the Lewis River provide the outstanding characteristics of these estate wines. Open Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday noon to 7p.m. Group tours and special events welcome.

Award Mention - 2010 Tri-Cities Wine Festival - Bronze Medal, 2008 Pinot Noir

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Olequa Cellars

24218 NE 142nd Ave., Battle Ground, WA

360-666-8012

Olequa Cellars a small family-run vineyard and winery, named after the area's soil, which is excellent for growing grapes. Olequa delivers an array of fine red wines including marechal foch, syrah and leon millot, a red French-American wine. Riesling and chardonnay are among the whites that they offer. Tastings are offered by appointment only.

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Gouger Cellars

1812 Washington St., Vancouver, WA

360-909-4707

Gouger Cellars resides in a wine storage facility in downtown Vancouver. The storage facility provides the perfect temperatures for enologist and winemaker Gary Gouger to deliver his five signature blends. Gouger Cellars sources the finest grapes from California, Oregon and Washington. Open Friday - Sunday for tasting, and by appointment.

Award mentions - 2011 San Diego International Wine Competition - Platinum, Blend 903, Silver, Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 829, Silver, Syrah Blend 128; 2010 San Francisco International Wine Competition - Silver Medal, Blend 903 of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carbernet Franc, International Double Gold, Mine, Mine, Mine; 2011 Los Angeles International Wine Competition - Silver, 2009 zinfandel, Bronze, Blend 903, Bronze, Blend 829

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Heisen House Vineyards

28005 NE 172nd Ave., Battle Ground, WA

360-713-2359

Heisen House Vineyards is located at the historic Heisen House, an 1898 Victorian farmhouse on the national register of historic properties. The house is surrounded by five acres of gardens, vineyards, orchards and old-growth trees providing panoramic rural views. The winery is open Saturdays and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and is on the North Clark County Scenic Loop Drive.

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Benke Cellars

1804 NW 19th Street, Vancouver, WA

360-907-9525

Benke Cellars is a small family owned and operated winery located in the beautiful area of Southwest Washington. They source their grapes from the world-renowned wind surfing destination, the Columbia Gorge. The winery is open to the public once a year, at its annual release, and also have tastings by appoitnemt only. They believe in producing a high quality wine at an affordable price and feel their wine is best when shared among family and friends.

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Bader Winery

711 Grand Blvd., Vancouver, WA

360-750-1551

Bader Winery is a new kind of wine experience. They sell wine by the bottle for those of you thirsty today, and also give you the option of making your own "personal" batch of wine. Visit their "Bottle Sales" page for wines you can purchase today to enjoy, and their "Red Wine" and "White Wine" pages for wines you can make here.

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Burnt Bridge Cellars

1500 Broadway, Vancouver, WA

360-600-0120

Expected to open a tasting room at the current location in the spring of 2012, Burnt Bridge Cellars produces wines made from the best Washington grapes available, grown at the Upland Estates Vineyard on Snipes Mountain in the Yakima Valley, and at the Les Collines Vineyard south of Walla Walla

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