Get your fill of NW wines and cheeses

The Olympic Peninsula Wineries' inaugural Northwest Wine and Cheese Tour is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 18 and 19. Each of the seven wineries will host a different Northwest specialty creamery and pair handcrafted wines with a selection of artisan cheeses.

Participating cheese makers include Wild Harvest Farms (Chimacum), Mount Townsend Creamery (Port Town­send), Gotherberg Farms (Bow), Fairaview Farm (Sequim), Estrella Family Creamery (Montesano) and Beechers Handmade Cheeses (Seattle).

Tickets are $25 and include a special commemorative wine glass, complimentary wine tasting and samples of Northwest artisan cheeses. Purchase tickets at www.olympic peninsulawineries.org/nwwinecheese.php (recommended) or at one of the wineries.

Maps to the wineries are available at www.olympicpeninsula wineries.org.

Participating wineries are:

* FairWinds Winery, 1984 Hastings Ave. W., Port Townsend; 360-385-6899; www.fairwindswinery.com.

* Sorensen Cellars, 274 S. Otto St., Port Townsend; 360-379-6416; www.sorensencellars.com.

* Lost Mountain Winery, 3174 Lost Mountain Road, Sequim; 360-683-5229; www.lostmountain.com.

* Olympic Cellars, 255410 U.S. 101 E., Port Angeles; 360-452-0160; www.olympiccellars.com.

* Black Diamond Winery, 2976 Black Diamond Road, Port Angeles; 360-457-0748; www.black diamondwinery.com.

* Camaraderie Cellars, 334 Benson Road, Port Angeles; 360-417-3564; www.camaraderiecellars.com.

* Harbinger Winery, 2358 U.S. 101 W., Port Angeles; 360-452-4262; www.harbingerwinery.com.

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