Dungeness Crab Festival and Wine Tour
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Third Annual Tour of Wineries & Poker Run to Coincide with Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival
October 9 & 10, 2010
Just when it seemed the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival couldn’t get any better, the Olympic Peninsula Wineries and Seven Cedars Casino are stirring-up the pot with a new kind of fun! The second annual self-guided Tour of Wineries & Poker Run will take place on Saturday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Anyone age 21 and over is welcome to participate in the Run. The best five-card poker hand at the end of the weekend will win a wine and poker theme gift basket.
How the Tour of Wineries and Poker Run Works
Begin the run at any of the North Olympic Peninsula’s six artisan wineries located in Port Townsend and Port Angeles Washington; at Seven Cedars Casino in Sequim: or at the Crab Festival’s Wine Garden located on Port Angeles City Pier. Enjoy some award-winning locally made wine and pick-up your Poker Run Card, complete with instructions and a map.
Each winery you visit, in addition to Seven Cedars Casino and the Crab Fest Wine Garden, offers the opportunity to draw a card and have your personal Poker Run card stamped. Visit all eight locations and you’ve got eight opportunities to draw for the best potential poker hand, but the number of stops you make is completely up to you. A minimum of five stops required for validation. Visit FairWinds Winery and Sorensen Cellars in Port Townsend and receive a wild card to help complete your hand.
Each venue will have an official depository for completed cards, and will accept cards until close. The wineries will be open from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and the Crab Festival Wine Garden from 10 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Seven Cedars Casino opens at 10 a.m. every day, and will offer the last chance to drop-off completed Poker Run cards at 7 p.m. on Sunday.
At the end of the weekend, all Poker Run cards will be gathered and transferred to the casino where the winning hand will be determined. The winner will be notified by phone and email.
The Poker Run is free of charge. Wine tasting will be available at all six Olympic Peninsula Wineries throughout the day, and customary tasting fees will apply. Stop by the wine & beer garden near on City Pier near Crab Central and sample wines from all six wineries in a single location. Seven Cedars Casino offers evening entertainment including live music.
For further information call 800-785-5495.
Please Note:
Due to the limited facilities at our small wineries, groups of more than 15 cannot be accommodated during event weekends.
Please call 1-800-785-5495 to schedule a special group tour for another time.
The Olympic Peninsula Wineries encourage responsible wine touring and recommend that you have a designated driver in your group.