Port Gardner Bay Winery

Have you heard of Howard Mack? Or Sandy Carter? Me neither, but a very beautiful woman I know invited me to see them play at Port Gardner Bay Winery last Saturday. I picked up the beautiful woman and drove to downtown Everett. During the day, Everett was hosting an art walk, so many of the streets were closed off. Fortunately, the winery on Rucker was easy to find and there was plenty of parking on the nearby streets. The beautiful woman held my hand while we walked in. Her friends had reserved a table right up front where we settled in and chatted with Howard. He was well dressed right down to his unique shoes. He promised to put on a good show and recommended the pizza.A woman came by and explained that when we knew what we wanted, we could order at the bar in the back. We decided to get some drinks and wait for the rest of our group before getting food. There were a number of wines on the list from the winery, but we were not in a wine mood, so I had a beer and the beautiful woman had a cider.The friends showed up and we went through all the usual negotiations to find a pizza that everyone would like. The beautiful woman's favorite pizza is Hawaian style, but she was shy about ordering such a controversial pie. The solution was obvious - we got a half and half Hawaian and sausage. The smell of pizza hit us a bit before our pie hit the table. There was a hint of burned bread in the smell, but our pizza was fine. It was just the right size for four people and was generously covered with toppings. The beautiful woman and I quickly polished off warm pineapple and ham while the friends ate up their half. Everyone pronounced their half delicious.Howard Mack stated that the music would be an eclectic mix and proved himself right. Sandy provided some jazz guitar riffs on a few songs and steel guitar for the rest. Both of the guys did a good job on everything from Buck Owens to Neil Young. They hit all the right notes for the somewhat older crowd. One thing they did that you don't see much is that they invited a couple of folks from the crowd up to do guest vocals. The show went on for around 2 and a half action packed hours.I would like to report about prices, but the friends of the beautiful woman picked up the check. From what I saw on the menu, everything was quite reasonable even after making a donation to the musician's tip jar.

Super casual place with lots of friendly folks. Came for a live music night. Offer wine, beer, sodas. Have free popcorn and there were table offerings of some chex mix and candy. Pizza is available to purchase-they have a wood fired oven in the back, and it's pretty good. We stayed longer than we planned because the music was good, people were friendly, and drinks affordable. We will be back.

Friendly folks, generous pours, good music, very friendly patrons, it's like a big neighborhood party. Everybody laughing and having a good time. Will go back soon.

Had the weirdest experience here. Had never tried this place but found it on Yelp so my husband and I thought we would pop on in for a glass of wine. We pulled up to the storefront on a Friday night about 5pm. Wasn't sure if it was open so we walked up to the door. It was locked and there was a woman sleeping in a couch under the front window. WTH? Is this place out of business?

This was an amazing winery! The wine is superb and the owners are very kind. We had my 13 year old daughter and the Owner brought out donuts, crackers, and skittles to appease her while my mom and I enjoyed tasting. Please support this wonderful establishment!

My husband and I stopped by the Port Gardner Bay Winery for the first time and had a great time. The owners are terrific!!! So warm and Christmasy inside & the wines were amazing!!!I hope those of you that live nearby can meet us there! Construction is a rough time for our retailers.

Performed at the Thursday evening open mic. Fun. A great sense of community. Lovely, warm atmosphere. Host of the open mic, Chris, really made me feel welcome. Plan to return with friends.

What a local find! The owners are so inviting and friendly, the wine is good and priced reasonably, the entertainment is amazing! This is definitely a place we will make the drive again from Ballard to Everett and bring friends along to enjoy the music and atmosphere.

My other half saw this place after finding parking nearby for a Silvertips game and thought it was worth checking out. We stopped by on a Saturday afternoon/evening, sampled their wines and were satisfied with our experience.There is a small decorated tasting room area which is next to a larger open garage space. They apparently open the garage door when the weather is nice but since it was ~40 degrees out, it remained shut. There is a fireplace with some couches for lounging around and chatting with friends or strangers as well as open space for a band and room to dance if the mood strikes. It's casual and cozy.Since they were out of several wines, our wine flight consisted of everything they had: one Riesling and several reds. Wine can also be purchased by the glass or bottle. The owner gives a generous pour so you don't walk away wondering why you had two small sips of each wine. They don't have a kitchen but the owner does provide salami/cheese/cracker plates and some bread with olive oil and vinegar on the house. We enjoyed their wines and ended up purchasing a bottle of Riesling and Merlot. The owner was friendly and provided good service. He was helpful with any questions we had about the wine and even showed us the cellar space where the barreled wine was stored. We enjoyed our experience and look forward to returning when the weather is warmer.

I had an excellent experience at the PGB Winery. My boyfriend and I stumbled upon this place thanks to Yelp. I have nothing but good things to say about both the service and the wine. For starters, everyone there was very friendly. It felt like a family inviting us to share their delicious wine. The wine kept coming with the tasting, and the company was just as great. I personally think the atmosphere of a place helps to define their repuation, and this place is probably one of the best places I have been since moving to the West Coast. Second, the wine. Every single wine we tried was absolutely delicious. It was very hard to only choose 2 bottles to take home with us. We did a red wine flight where we were able to choose 6 out of about ~10 reds to try. Don't worry, they have whites as well, we just were in a red mood. Every wine we tried was very good. How anyone could have rated this bad, I don't know. The wine was great, and everyone we encountered knew their stuff, which was nice never having WA wine before. There was cheese/salami/crackers served with the wine, which I didn't touch very much because I was so focused on the wine, but it was nice that they had something to go along with while you drink.Honestly, the wine may speak volumes for itself, but the people made it that much better. They welcomed us and made our first experience exploring Everett and the WA wine world even better than we had expected.We will be back here, no questions about that! A precious gem in the heart of Everett!