Tasting Room Construction Update: December 2025
If you’ve driven by lately or seen a few behind-the-scenes photos, you know things are very much in motion at our Gig Harbor tasting room—and at this point, it’s starting to look and feel like a real place.
From Rough Work to Real Progress
The early phases of construction focused on the unglamorous but essential work: cutting into the concrete, trenching the floors, and installing underground plumbing and rough-ins. That phase looked like organized chaos - holes in the ground, exposed pipes, and markings everywhere, but it laid the foundation for everything that followed.
Once that work was complete, the space quickly moved from “construction site” to something recognizable. Framing defined the layout, walls went up, and the flow of the room began to take shape.
Finishes Going In
Now we’re in one of the most satisfying phases of the build. Finishes are nearly all installed, and the tasting room is finally showing its personality. Flooring, wall treatments, lighting, and the bar are coming together, turning plans and drawings into a space you can actually imagine enjoying a glass of wine in.
The transformation from raw build-out to finished room has been dramatic—and rewarding to watch.
Kitchen Progress and Final Details
Behind the scenes, work continues in the kitchen and support areas. Equipment is getting installed, finish details are getting completed, shelving is going up, bringing us closer to a fully functional space that supports everything happening out front.
There are still details to refine and inspections ahead, but we’re firmly in the home stretch.
More to Come
As the final pieces fall into place, we’ll continue posting updates and photos as we move toward opening. Thanks for following along—we can’t wait to show you what’s next.
Here are a few photos of construction:
The outside is starting to match the vision — signage is up and the Gig Harbor tasting room is officially taking shape.
The not-so-glamorous middle phase — ceilings open, walls exposed, and everything in motion as infrastructure gets put in place.
Design details in real life: bar dimensions, lighting locations, and a lot of pencil marks as plans turn into reality.
Yes, we dug a hole in the floor. Underground plumbing and grease interceptor installation — essential work that disappears once everything is finished.
From concrete cuts to cork finishes — the bar coming together, complete with cork sourced from the same Portuguese producers who make wine corks.