Welcome to Contrivance Wine & Mead Co.

Award-winning meadery just south of Seattle, WA

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2. A thing which is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose.

 

Come Visit Us

 


Got Mead? We are an award-winning family owned and operated Meadery conveniently located in Tukwila WA near the I405 and I5 interchange just south of Seattle. We hand-craft small batches of premium honey wine (mead) in many different flavors. We aim to have something for everyone. We have meads featuring sweetness levels ranging from dry to dessert wine. Our meadery has tasting flights ($10 per person, refundable with bottle purchase) and glass pours, and of course we encourage adopting bottles of your favorites for later.  We also have a mead subscription club where members get first access to new flavors and a 20% discount on all bottles! If you have never tried mead before you owe it to yourself to come visit us!


Small batch premium wine outside of Woodinville? Yes it’s possible! We specialize in red wine, but of course we make white wine too. We are located only a couple blocks from Total Wine in Tukwila, near Southcenter mall. With everything from barrel-aged reds to stainless fermented white wines, we love them all and think you will too. We are also known to put wine & mead into bourbon barrels for aging, with incredible results.

award winning mead and wine

@drinkcontrivance
  • A little break in this crazy fun holiday market while people watch the parade. It turned out to be a mostly clear day with lots of people and loads of fun. 

#puyallupfarmersmarket #holidays #christmasshopping #puyallup #holidaylights #holidayfun
  • Come on down to the tasting room. The Bah Honeybug is hot and the prices are too! Save 10-25% on your bottle purchases through the end of the year. Get some for gifts as well as yourself. Valid in store and on drinkcontrivance.com
#meadsale #honeybug #honeywine #meadery #holidays #shopsmall #smallbusiness
  • 🎄 Tasting room hours change for tomorrow!⛄️

Looking for some fun family events for tomorrow? Join us at the Maple Valley Holiday Market or the Puyallup Holiday Market. Lots of great vendors and gift ideas for everyone on your list.

Our Tukwila tasting room will be opening at 3:30pm.

#puyallupfarmersmarket #maplevalleyfarmersmarket #holidaymarket #mead #wine #giftideas #fundayout
  • Our tasting room will be closed for Black Friday so we can spend it with family. We suggest you do the same! We’ll be open as usual on Saturday.
  • 🦃 🍂Come on down to the tasting room today to get the perfect mead to pair with turkey, ham, potatoes, pumpkin pie, or extended family members. 🥃🍷

Bah Honeybug is a delightful mead made with mulling spices and cranberry. It's bound to be the hit of the party.

#thanksgivingmead #givethanks #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #mulledwine #mulledmead #cranberrymead #tistheseason
  • Mead Club orders are now ready for pickup! 

Did you miss out on our amazing Mead Club...want to join so you can get some great deals? We have a few spaces available. 

www.drinkcontrivance.com/contrivance-mead-club

 #meadclub #holidaymead #fallvibes #steampunk #itstheseason #washingtonmeadery #drinkmead #goodstuff #seattlesouthside #holidaycheer #ThankfulThursday
  • Our tasting room will be closed Saturday (11/4). If you feel the need for mead, please come visit us at the Des Moines Holiday Farmer's Market or the Enumclaw Wine Walk!
  • Happy Halloween!
  • ‼️IT'S BACK‼️

Just in time for the last Maple Valley Farmers' Market too. 

Bah Honeybug is a delightful mulled spice mead that is delicious warmed and enjoyed on a crisp fall or winter day.  Some call it "holiday in a glass" and they aren't wrong. 

Come get a bottle for a gift or just for yourself. This amazing mead won't last long. 

Find us this Saturday at the following events. 
Maple Valley Farmers' Market 9am to 2pm and the Issaquah Fall Wine Walk from 6pm to 9pm. 

#maplevalleyfarmersmarket #issaquahwinewalk #maplevalley #issaquah #spicedmead #holidaymead #itsback #steampunk #fallcolors #fallvibes #itstheseason
A little break in this crazy fun holiday market while people watch the parade. It turned out to be a mostly clear day with lots of people and loads of fun. 

#puyallupfarmersmarket #holidays #christmasshopping #puyallup #holidaylights #holidayfun
A little break in this crazy fun holiday market while people watch the parade. It turned out to be a mostly clear day with lots of people and loads of fun. #puyallupfarmersmarket #holidays #christmasshopping #puyallup #holidaylights #holidayfun
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Come on down to the tasting room. The Bah Honeybug is hot and the prices are too! Save 10-25% on your bottle purchases through the end of the year. Get some for gifts as well as yourself. Valid in store and on drinkcontrivance.com
#meadsale #honeybug #honeywine #meadery #holidays #shopsmall #smallbusiness
Come on down to the tasting room. The Bah Honeybug is hot and the prices are too! Save 10-25% on your bottle purchases through the end of the year. Get some for gifts as well as yourself. Valid in store and on drinkcontrivance.com #meadsale #honeybug #honeywine #meadery #holidays #shopsmall #smallbusiness
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🎄 Tasting room hours change for tomorrow!⛄️

Looking for some fun family events for tomorrow? Join us at the Maple Valley Holiday Market or the Puyallup Holiday Market. Lots of great vendors and gift ideas for everyone on your list.

Our Tukwila tasting room will be opening at 3:30pm.

#puyallupfarmersmarket #maplevalleyfarmersmarket #holidaymarket #mead #wine #giftideas #fundayout
🎄 Tasting room hours change for tomorrow!⛄️ Looking for some fun family events for tomorrow? Join us at the Maple Valley Holiday Market or the Puyallup Holiday Market. Lots of great vendors and gift ideas for everyone on your list. Our Tukwila tasting room will be opening at 3:30pm. #puyallupfarmersmarket #maplevalleyfarmersmarket #holidaymarket #mead #wine #giftideas #fundayout
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Our tasting room will be closed for Black Friday so we can spend it with family. We suggest you do the same! We’ll be open as usual on Saturday.
Our tasting room will be closed for Black Friday so we can spend it with family. We suggest you do the same! We’ll be open as usual on Saturday.
2 weeks ago
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🦃 🍂Come on down to the tasting room today to get the perfect mead to pair with turkey, ham, potatoes, pumpkin pie, or extended family members. 🥃🍷

Bah Honeybug is a delightful mead made with mulling spices and cranberry. It's bound to be the hit of the party.

#thanksgivingmead #givethanks #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #mulledwine #mulledmead #cranberrymead #tistheseason
🦃 🍂Come on down to the tasting room today to get the perfect mead to pair with turkey, ham, potatoes, pumpkin pie, or extended family members. 🥃🍷 Bah Honeybug is a delightful mead made with mulling spices and cranberry. It's bound to be the hit of the party. #thanksgivingmead #givethanks #shoplocal #supportsmallbusiness #mulledwine #mulledmead #cranberrymead #tistheseason
2 weeks ago
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5/9
Mead Club orders are now ready for pickup! 

Did you miss out on our amazing Mead Club...want to join so you can get some great deals? We have a few spaces available. 

www.drinkcontrivance.com/contrivance-mead-club

 #meadclub #holidaymead #fallvibes #steampunk #itstheseason #washingtonmeadery #drinkmead #goodstuff #seattlesouthside #holidaycheer #ThankfulThursday
Mead Club orders are now ready for pickup! Did you miss out on our amazing Mead Club...want to join so you can get some great deals? We have a few spaces available. www.drinkcontrivance.com/contrivance-mead-club #meadclub #holidaymead #fallvibes #steampunk #itstheseason #washingtonmeadery #drinkmead #goodstuff #seattlesouthside #holidaycheer #ThankfulThursday
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Our tasting room will be closed Saturday (11/4). If you feel the need for mead, please come visit us at the Des Moines Holiday Farmer's Market or the Enumclaw Wine Walk!
Our tasting room will be closed Saturday (11/4). If you feel the need for mead, please come visit us at the Des Moines Holiday Farmer's Market or the Enumclaw Wine Walk!
1 month ago
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Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
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‼️IT'S BACK‼️

Just in time for the last Maple Valley Farmers' Market too. 

Bah Honeybug is a delightful mulled spice mead that is delicious warmed and enjoyed on a crisp fall or winter day.  Some call it "holiday in a glass" and they aren't wrong. 

Come get a bottle for a gift or just for yourself. This amazing mead won't last long. 

Find us this Saturday at the following events. 
Maple Valley Farmers' Market 9am to 2pm and the Issaquah Fall Wine Walk from 6pm to 9pm. 

#maplevalleyfarmersmarket #issaquahwinewalk #maplevalley #issaquah #spicedmead #holidaymead #itsback #steampunk #fallcolors #fallvibes #itstheseason
‼️IT'S BACK‼️ Just in time for the last Maple Valley Farmers' Market too. Bah Honeybug is a delightful mulled spice mead that is delicious warmed and enjoyed on a crisp fall or winter day. Some call it "holiday in a glass" and they aren't wrong. Come get a bottle for a gift or just for yourself. This amazing mead won't last long. Find us this Saturday at the following events. Maple Valley Farmers' Market 9am to 2pm and the Issaquah Fall Wine Walk from 6pm to 9pm. #maplevalleyfarmersmarket #issaquahwinewalk #maplevalley #issaquah #spicedmead #holidaymead #itsback #steampunk #fallcolors #fallvibes #itstheseason
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