Pend d'Oreille Winery Offers Refillable Magnums | Arts & Culture

Fill 'er up, please!

On a recent visit to Sandpoint, Idaho it was discovered that Pend d'Oreille Winery has a magic spigot from which a never-ending flow of wine pours. That may be a tad-bit dramatic... yet they still have an awesome offer of refillable magnums of wine.

The idea came from co-proprietor Julie Meyer, who was tired of seeing empty bottles of wine go to waste (there is no market for recycled glass in Sandpoint, so the city is forced to reintegrate the glass into solid waste for disposal at a landfill in Eastern Oregon).

The 1.5 litre bottles, or more affectionately known as "Magnums" by wine-os, can be purchased for $27 at first. Then, a refill only costs $17.50.

Denise Alveari, the winery's PR person, says Pend d'Oreille is the first in Idaho - if not the Northwest - to do this.

The winery offers refills of their house Bistro Rouge Red Table Wine or a white wine, which they happened to be out of when I was in town.

Also note-worthy! Pend d'Oreille Winery is having their "Blend Your Own Bistro" party on April 21st, the day before Earth Day. YOU get to be the winemaker for the day and taste all the different varietals that make up the blend and decide on your favorites. You get to make up a blend of your own, tweak it as needed, then take that blend home in your bottle. They ask that you bring your own bottle - of course - or it wouldn't be very "Mother Naturely" of you.

Visit Pend d'Oreille Winery's website for more information.