Woodinville

Wine country

Woodinville’s wine story starts in 1976. HistoryLink writes that Chateau Ste. Michelle opened on September 22, 1976, as Woodinville’s first winery, on the grounds of the historic Stimson estate in the Hollywood area. Lumber baron Frederick Stimson’s home there was completed in 1912, on the farm he named Hollywood Farm. The Stimson Manor and its grounds are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Redhook’s brewery opened nearby in 1994, and distilleries followed.

As of October 2026, Woodinville Wine Country counts more than 130 wineries across four winemaking districts in the Sammamish River Valley. Restaurants, hotels, breweries and shops are spread through those same districts. Its tasting passes offer discounted tastings at participating wineries, and the Woodinville Visitor Center is set up as a starting point for planning a day of tasting.

The river and the trail

The Sammamish River runs from Lake Sammamish at Redmond through Woodinville to Lake Washington at Kenmore. HistoryLink writes that the river was long home to a subgroup of the Duwamish Tribe who called themselves s-tsah-PAHBSH, meaning “willow people.” The city describes Wilmot Gateway Park as Woodinville’s first community park. It has a playground, a lawn and public art, and it connects to the Sammamish River Trail along the river. The park also hosts 5K races and the Celebrate Woodinville Summer Concert Series.

A city since 1993

Ira and Susan Woodin moved their family from Seattle in 1871 and became the first non-Native family to settle there, HistoryLink writes, and the town took their name. The area stayed rural for most of the next century. Several incorporation votes failed before one passed by 52 votes on May 19, 1992. Woodinville became a city on March 27, 1993, and celebrated with its annual All Fools Parade and Basset Bash dog show. Another landmark from the early days, the brick Hollywood Schoolhouse, was built in 1912. HistoryLink notes it served as a community clubhouse in the 1920s and 1930s and was remodeled in 1994 as an event facility. Woodinville began to expand more rapidly in the late 1970s, HistoryLink notes, and OFM’s estimates show the population still growing.

Living here

Woodinville pairs tasting rooms dating back to 1976 with a riverside trail and a park that hosts summer concerts. Chase Hedin is a Managing Broker who works out of Woodinville. If you’re weighing Woodinville against Redmond or Bothell, or planning to sell here, he can help you think it through. Start a conversation · What’s my home worth?