The airy, light-filled tasting room at the Northwest Wine Academy would feel right at home in any of Seattle's swankier neighborhoods. Designed with a distinctly northwest aesthetic, the walls are partially lined with beautiful reclaimed redwood and the tasting counter is faced with scores of basalt rocks brought back from eastern Washington. Large rollup glass doors let in plenty of light, even on gray Northwest days.

Even more appealing is the fact that the tasting room is open free to the public for wine tastings three afternoons a week and one Saturday each month. It's hard to believe you're just steps away from the north parking lot on the campus of South Seattle College.

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