“When Paul Golitzin took over as winemaker in 1992, his imaginative and prescient catapulted the wines to a unprecedented degree of high quality, leading to a few of the highest evaluations and awards of any vineyard in the US,” says Common Supervisor Scott Lloyd. “We proceed to try for high quality whereas on the identical time being humbled that our wines are persistently acknowledged by prime critics all through the world.”
“Our workforce operates on the motto that our subsequent classic is our greatest—we by no means relaxation on our laurels. We simply wrapped this years’ harvest and are ecstatic concerning the high quality of the 2022,” says President and Director of Winemaking Paul Golitzin. “With the addition of Mark Kaigas, who got here to our workforce as winemaker from Napa Valley’s Colgin Cellars this 12 months, we really feel assured that we’ll solely proceed to realize larger heights.”
2022 has been an thrilling 12 months for Quilceda Creek. Along with hiring Kaigas, the vineyard launched their first single winery, single clone bottlings: the “Galitzine” Clone 8 Cabernet Sauvignon ($225), “Palengat” Mach One Winery Clone 685 Cabernet Sauvignon ($225) and “Tchelistcheff” Mach One Winery Clone 412 Cabernet Sauvignon ($225) which can be found to non-public members solely. Additionally this 12 months, Quilceda Creek donated 100% of product sales from its first and solely ever deliberate launch of white wines to Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen to help in Ukrainian reduction efforts amounting to a surprising donation of over $300,000.
Quilceda Creek might be releasing wines from the 2020 classic over the course of subsequent 12 months. Two of the wines—Galitzine and Tchelistcheff—have already obtained good 100-point scores from critic Owen Bargreen.
About Quilceda Creek Vineyard
Quilceda Creek was established in 1978 by Alex and Jeannette Golitzin. The vineyard’s first classic was in 1979, making Quilceda Creek the twelfth oldest vineyard in Washington after prohibition. Alex Golitzin’s inspiration to start out the vineyard was nurtured by way of many visits to the Napa Valley in his youth, the place he hung out along with his maternal uncle, André Tchelistcheff, the legendary Napa Valley winemaker often known as the “Dean of American Winemaking.” Paul Golitzin joined his father as winemaker in 1992 and directs all points of winery administration and winemaking. With a gifted palate and a no-compromise dedication to high quality, Paul targeted the vineyard’s consideration on its best belongings: the vineyards of the Columbia Valley. Quilceda Creek wines are an expression of three vineyards: Champoux, Galitzine and Mach One.
