Bob Sage of Plain Cellars

Bob Sage grew up in a red wine drinking family, with a father who first made cherry wine Bob endured and then grape wine that inspired him to make his own.  His first wine was his daughter’s wedding wine, a Cabernet/Syrah blend that each guest took home for toasting the couple on their first anniversary.  Some years later when profits from a face care brush product provided extra cash, Bob and his wife Roxanne built a winery and tasting room facility on their retirement land in Plain, Washington 13 miles north of Leavenworth.  The secluded mountain community not far from Lake Wenatchee offers a wealth of outdoor activities, including river floating, Nordic sports, hiking, fishing, camping, and mushroom picking.  The winery provides personalized weekend tastings with events every other weekend in summer that include music and food from “A Taste of Plain”.  Plain Cellars also has a tasting room and patio on the charming Front St. in downtown Leavenworth.

Plain Cellars is a family effort with everyone pitching in to pour in the tasting room, help with construction, and create unique labels.  Each year Bob produces two white wines, a rosé, 8 reds, and one port style dessert wine.  There is a nice mix of single varietal and blended wines mostly in the Bordeaux and Rhone styles.  The Calypso Rosé is different from many rosé wines in that it is a Sangiovese and Grenache blend.  Other Plain Cellars wines not often seen in Washington include a very popular Petite Sirah and a Port style dessert wine made with several Portuguese grape varieties.  Listen here to learn more about an inspiring story and award winning wines.

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