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A winter's day at Red Willow Vineyard, Yakima Valley, source of some of our favorite Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah |

The foundation of our wines: perfectly ripened grapes |

The vines start to "shut down" after harvest |

It takes plenty of hands to sort all the grapes |

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Transferring grapes to bins by gravity
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Lab analysis verifies everything is just right |
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Daily tests during fermentation |

Transfering wine from barrels to bottling tanks |

Pump-Over on Syrah, thick and purple |

Quality assurance on the bottling line |

Winemaker in training |

A rare January snow frames our winery and valley in Woodinville Wine Country just outside Seattle |
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