Sleeping Dog Wines





We will be around just about every weekend this summer. Enjoy the warm, long days, taste some wine, and relax in the shade of our trees. Give us a call at 509-460-2886 and we'll make sure Aurora and her human companions are here to greet you. Our local Bistro, Bella, can provide a full meal or snacks to enjoy with our spectacular views and wines. Call ahead and have it waiting to pick up on the way - (509) 588-3354. ~Or bring your own!

 

Our favorite canine, Aurora, was recently featured on the KNDU-TV evening news Click her photo at right to open the link to the story and video. She is so cute.

 

Curious about how a really small winery operates? Click HERE to view Dan McCool's interview and video on You Tube.

To view PHOTOS of Sleeping Dog World, click: News from the Nose

Link to RECIPES

Awards & Commendations

Sleeping Dog Wines was voted by consumers as the Best of Beverage at the 2009 Taste of the Tri Cities.

Comments from customers and friends

"This has some of the brightest fruit we've tasted in a Merlot..." ~Leschi Food Mart, Seattle.

"I am not much of a wine connoisseur...the Merlot was such a treat for me. I could actually TASTE the fruit instead of read the label or the review to see what I should be tasting,..." ~Janet Warner, Majic Kennels

"Just opened the Malbec last night. Wow. What a wine...structured and robust...could be from extended skin contact, but I'm not a winemaker..." ~Andrew Stover, Sommelier, OYA Restaurant & Lounge, Washington D.C.

"Excellent"- Wine Press Northwest, Winter 2007/08

"Her name is Aurora.  Winery dog is her game.  And she’s got a sweet disposition.  That is how this dessert drink by Larry Oates, a winemaker in Benton City, Wash., got its name.  And it’s a wine worth fetching.  A sniff brings in hints of crème brulee topping, bananas, pears, apple and mandarin oranges.  Lap up the sweet apple entry (8% residual sugar), apricots and more oranges, as well as cinnamon and vanilla.  Enjoy this with French Vanilla ice cream as well as a fruit plate."

 

2009 Malbec Rose

SILVER - 2010 Northwest Wine Summit

"Outstanding" - 2010 Seattle Wine awards

2006 SYRAH

BRONZE- Seattle Wine Awards

2006 MALBEC

SILVER - 2009 Denver International Wine Competition

SILVER- 2010 West Coast Wine Competition

BRONZE - 2010 Northwest Wine Summit

"Outstanding" - 2010 Seattle Wine awards

2005 SYRAH

SILVER - 2008 West Coast Wine Competition

2005 MERLOT

"Outstanding" - 2010 Seattle Wine awards

2004 SYRAH

BRONZE -   2008 Capital Wine and Food Festival, Lacey, Washington

BRONZE - 2008 Washington State Wine Competition

"Bing cherries, stewed plums, crushed filberts, and dark chocolate are flushed out in a medium body that finishes with remarkably rich chocolate." Wine Press Northwest, Summer 2008

2008 MALBEC ROSE

GOLD - 2008 Capital Food & Wine Festival, Lacey, Washington

SILVER - 2008 West Coast Wine Competition

2007 MALBEC ROSE

BRONZE - 2008 Washington Wine Competition

2006 SWEET AURORA

SILVER - 2007 Mason County Fair
BRONZE - 2007 Washington State Wine Competition
BRONZE - 2007 Tri-Cities Wine Festival

2004 SAUVIGNON BLANC

Voted BEST by the public and media at the WAVE Washington
Arriving Vintners Event held at Hedges Winery on Red Mountain.

"It's a winner with oysters AND mussels!" ~Chuck Hill Wines Northwest Wines of the Week.

2003 MERLOT

1st Place Merlot - 2006 Camas Wine, Art and Music Festival Consumer Judging

2003 SYRAH

2nd Place Syrah - 2006 Camas Wine, Art and Music Festival Consumer Judging

BRONZE   2006 Washington State Wine Competition

2002 MERLOT

BRONZE - 2005 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. This was our first release so we were pretty proud to be recognized by the prestigious competition for this big, bold red.