The Big Taste

Presented by the University Sunrise Rotary Club

Saturday, April 19, 2025

4:00 pm - 8:00 pm 

Lots of space with lots to taste! THE BIG TASTE is being held at the historic Sandpoint Naval Air Station "Hangar 30" in Magnuson Park! 

Join us for this fun event where wine/beer/cider/spirits enthusiasts get to discover and taste new releases from your local favorites as well as debuts from the newest NW Wineries, Distilleries, Cideries & Breweries!

Purchase bottles of your favorites before you leave and save! This is THE place to be on the cutting edge of who the rising stars are in our area!  

Delicious noshes are available for purchase from LOCAL FOOD TRUCKS Bumbu Truck and Ezzi Eats and live music from the Ranken File band!

Tickets: $50
  • Includes 10 tasting tickets and a glass
  • Advanced ticket prices rise to $50 on March 1

Purchase tickets now

2025 Featured Participants:

  • 2BAR Spirits
  • Bizarre Brewing
  • Cairdeas Cellars
  • Copper Cat Distillery
  • Dineen Vineyards
  • Elevation Cellars
  • Fast Penny Spirits
  • Fremont Brewing
  • French Ciders & Spirits
  • Georgetown Brewing Company
  • Hyatt Vineyards
  • J.Bookwalter Wines
  • James Bay Distillers
  • Julian Margot Winery
  • Klickitat Canyon Winery
  • Logan Brewing Company
  • Madrona Distillery
  • Mastrogiannis Distillery & Winery
  • Naches Heights Vineyard
  • Narratif Wines
  • Nota Bene Cellars
  • Pinball Cider
  • Rain Shadows
  • Ravenna Brewing
  • Republic of Cider
  • Single Hill Brewing
  • Swede Hill Distilling
  • Treveri Cellars
  • T2 Cellars
  • Vibe Cellars
  • Wandering Wolf Cellars
  • Whidbey Island Distillery
  • Wild Roots Spirits & Broken Top Mountain Whiskey
  • Wilridge Vineyard, Winery & Distillery
  • Wohlfert Craft Distilling
  • Zzaphoria Spirits

2025 Non-Alcohol Selections are being curated by The NA Sommelier Juanita Unger.  Featuring:

  • Go Brewing
  • Noughty Zero Alcohol Wines
  • Alpenglow Cocktail Co. Mixers

2025 Sponsors

This event benefits Outdoors for All, which provides adaptive and therapeutic recreation for children and adults with disabilities, as well as We Heart Seattle, an action-based, boots-on-the-ground movement that organizes trash cleanups in our public spaces and offers resources to those in need.

This special fundraising event is benefitting the University Sunrise Rotary.

This is a 21+ event. Tickets are non-refundable. No pets, please.

The Big Taste

Date / time Sat, April 19, 2025 Doors open: 4:00 pm Event begins: 4:00 pm Buy Tickets

Purchase Tickets

General Admission | $50.00
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Taxes are included in ticket price