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August 2018 WINES&VINES 19 WINE INDUSTRY NEWS RICHARD DUVAL S parkman Cellars and DeLille Cellars joined forces with Seattle's iconic Teatro Zinzanni circus-acrobatic dinner theatre, and an as-yet-unnamed restau- rant entity to transform the for- mer Redhook brewery into a wine and food venue. Not only does the building share the same street as Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, but also sidles alongside the Sammamish River Trail, Tolt Pipeline Eques- trian Trail, and the Burke Gilman bike trail, Seattle's most-used bike trail. "Guests will be able to get to us by kayak, by horseback trail, by bike — the sky's the limit," Chris Sparkman said. DeLille Cellars will feature 9,000 square feet of retail and event space, 5,000 square feet of office space and 16,000 square feet of winemaking space in the southwest quadrant, plus a three- story retail tower with multi-level lounge offering panoramic roof- top deck views of Woodinville and Mount Rainier for wine club members. The winery also plans to offer elevated tasting and tour experiences that will include food and wine pairings, blending seminars and library wine retro- spectives. The new winery and production area is slated to open in late winter 2019. Sparkman's new location is in the former Redhook bottling line section, comprising 30,000- square-feet at the east end of the premises. Sparkman, the son of an architect, knows his way around a blueprint. The new win- ery leans towards rustic with an urban vibe, and will include vaulted ceilings, wrap-around patio with indoor and outdoor fireplaces and space for produc- tion and special events. "We anticipate building out in phases," Sparkman said, "but plan to keep the tasting room fairly intimate at 1,200 feet, with over- flow capacity into the event space, which will have overflow capacity into production." He said the hope is to open the first phase in December 2018, in time for the holidays. When completed, the ex- panded Sparkman Cellars will boast one of the larger event spaces in the area. "I've been talk- ing to a lot of event and wedding planners. People are tired of mauve event spaces," Sparkman said. "This hopefully offers them some different alternatives. We anticipate some galas there." —LM Archer Washington Wineries Move to Former Brewery Kelly and Chris Sparkman (left), founders of Sparkman Cellars, meet with exec- utive winemaker Chris Upchurch and CEO Tom Dugan (right) of DeLille Cellars at the site of the former Redhook brewery.