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Walter Dacon Wines | Shelton, WA 98584 |
www.walterdaconwines.com
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50 SE Skookum Inlet RoadX Shelton, WA 98584 (360) 426-5913 Fax : 360 426-0523 Email: winemaker@walterdaconwines.com
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Lloyd and Ann began home winemaking in 2000. They had enjoyed experimenting with different wines for many years and wanted to give their own ideas a try. Their first attempts turned out so well that their friends began encouraging them to think in the direction of starting their own winery. Shortly after they made the leap and begin taking serious winemaking classes at UC Davis. For the next few years they studied everything they could about making wines and opening a winery. In 2003 the State of WA and the Federal Government granted the Anderson's a permit to open Walter Dacon Wines. Their first crush in the fall of 03, with friends and family gathered around, was the beginning celebration of their first vintages. Their inaugural wines were put in the barrels by November and while they aged, work began on the tasting room. By May of 2005, the tasting room was open and all of the 2003 vintages made their debut. It was then that C'est Syrah Belle, C'est Syrah Beaux and C'est Syrah Magnifique, had their grand entrance onto the Washington wine scene. By the next year Wine Spectator had rated their Belle 89 pts, the Beaux 88 pts and their Magnifique received an amazing 91 pts, the winery was off and running. The tasting room was a hit from the beginning, with the meticulously restored, vintage circulation desk from the Fremont Library in Seattle Wa, circa 1917, to the expertly hand crafted art that hangs above the tasting bar. The portrait of Lloyd's grandfather, Walter Dacon hangs proudly over the entire winery. Today guests, volunteers and winetasters from all over the world come to Walter Dacon to "Experience the Rhone", as they drive through the one-of-a-kind wrought iron gate created by local and national artist Nancy Moore, the guests at Walter Dacon feel that they have arrived at one of the Northwest's most charming boutique wineries. When you decide to visit the majestic Olympic Peninsula, stopping by Walter Dacon is a "must destination". Close to the beautiful shores of Hood Canal (the only fiord in the lower 48) and minutes away from hiking, kayaking and 5 star accommodations, Walter Dacon and it's fabulous wines and tasting room, create a true wine lovers experience.
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After earning a degree in Silviculture at the University of California, Berkeley in 1974, Lloyd made a career of nurturing and sustaining the timberlands of Washington State. In 2002 he followed his passion for fine wine and began studying Enology and Viticulture at UC Davis and at Chemeketa College in Salem, Oregon. Today, he continues to be a seeker of elegance and finesse in his winemaking style. Seattle Wine Awards 2009 Video |
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2013 Grenache
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Regular as of 10/10 |
Tastings by Appointment "Tasting room hours Wednesday through Sunday by appointment only.[" |
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2013 Mourvedre
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Regular as of 10/10 |
Tastings by Appointment "Tasting room hours Wednesday through Sunday by appointment only.[" |
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2013 Sangiovese
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Regular as of 10/10 |
Tastings by Appointment "Tasting room hours Wednesday through Sunday by appointment only.[" |
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2014 C'est Syrah Belle
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Regular as of 10/10 |
Tastings by Appointment "Tasting room hours Wednesday through Sunday by appointment only.[" |
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2017 C'est Syrah Beaux
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Regular as of 10/10 |
Tastings by Appointment "Tasting room hours Wednesday through Sunday by appointment only.[" |
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2013 Skookum Red
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Regular as of 10/10 |
Tastings by Appointment "Tasting room hours Wednesday through Sunday by appointment only.[" |
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NV Private Tasting for 10 w/Gourmet Hors d'Oeuvres
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Regular as of 10/10 |
Tastings by Appointment "Tasting room hours Wednesday through Sunday by appointment only.[" |
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2019 Skookum White
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Regular as of 10/10 |
Tastings by Appointment "Tasting room hours Wednesday through Sunday by appointment only.[" |
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