Deprecated: Function set_magic_quotes_runtime() is deprecated in /users/home/mrdale/domains/tastingroomyakima.com/web/public/textpattern/lib/txplib_db.php on line 14
The Tasting Room, Yakima: Harlequin Wine Cellars : Wines of Washington
Wilridge Vineyard Cowiche Creek

Harlequin Wine Cellars

Winemaking at Harlequin is very hands-on and intensive. Reds are fermented in small, one-ton fermentors and punched down by hand.

Harlequin was founded in 1999 by Robert Goodfriend and his wife, Elizabeth Cook. The small, family owned winery located near Seattle in Renton, works with the best vineyards and growers in Washington and Oregon State to create luscious, sexy wines from designated individual vineyard rows specifically assigned to Harlequin.

Robert maintains complete control over yield, canopy management, irrigation and picking decisions. Winemaking at Harlequin is very hands-on and intensive. Reds are fermented in small, one-ton fermentors and punched down by hand. Ageing occurs in the best oak from the best coopers.