DeLille Cellars

We are delighted to announce Jason Gorski's promotion to Vice President of Winemaking! Over his 13 years at DeLille, Gorski's commitment to excellence and relentless pursuit of improvement have helped cement DeLille as a benchmark producer of world-class wine from Washington State. Read the whole story here: https://lnkd.in/g-YaK23h

Today, we’re announcing a thrilling new chapter for DeLille Cellars: We’ve signed a lease agreement for a soon-to-be-built tasting room and restaurant in Seattle’s University Village Shopping Center. After over 30 years of success crafting acclaimed wines and hospitality experiences in Woodinville, we are excited to bring our unique blend of wine, food, and hospitality to Seattle. Coming Summer 2025! Get the whole story from Sean P. Sullivan here: https://lnkd.in/gPRHvQge

We're thrilled to announce a new partnership with Olsen Vineyards through 2033! Five newly planted acres have been dedicated to growing highly sought-after Sémillon grapes and will be ready for harvesting in 2026. This agreement effectively creates an estate vineyard for DeLille Cellars to protect and perfect the quality of Chaleur Blanc for years to come. Crafting a white Bordeaux-style blend was unheard of in Washington when DeLille Cellars first created Chaleur Blanc in 1995. A blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, the wine is fermented sur lie in French oak barrels, imparting a memorable “crème brulee” finish. Served at the White House over three administrations and rivaling its French counterpart in quality and exceptional value, Chaleur Blanc has become one of DeLille’s most influential blends. Chaleur Blanc is highly acclaimed, with consistent scores of 90+ from Wine Spectator, James Suckling, Vinous and Dr. Owen Bargreen. Bargreen said after sampling the most recent release “2022 is bright, energetic and on its release date, possesses wonderful tension. More prominent than recent vintages, classic Sauvignon Blanc notes of gooseberry lead on the nose, followed by whiffs of green apple, apricot and white flowers. The finish is round and defined by its length and enticing freshness. 94 points”. The Olsen family farm, founded by brothers Dick and Larry, have been growing grapes in the Yakima Valley since 1980. In addition to wine grapes, they grow other crops such as hops, apples, cherries, concord juice grapes and organic blueberries in the Northeast area of Prosser near Rattlesnake Mountain. The vineyard has produced a wide variety of grapes planted in a collection of diverse sites, but it is particularly ideal for its contribution to amazing white wines due to the cooler temperatures at some of the higher elevation sites(~1,300 feet). The Olsen Vineyards are in the East end of the Yakima Valley from North of Prosser and Benton City and are still managed within the family. Dick and Larry’s sons, Martin and Leif currently manage the family farm.

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Meet Kaitlyn, Matilda, Sophie, Page, Sarah and Mari from DeLille Cellars. This is a fun blog post full of great stories and valuable advice for women who want to get into winemaking. We are so proud to have them all on our team! https://lnkd.in/gyUttJ3P

Last week, our Director of Winemaking and Viticulture - Jason Gorski, had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Owen Bargreen at DeLille. Here's a feature from his always informative and fun-to-read blog with his observations, latest tasting notes and scores for 24 wines. https://lnkd.in/gvN2ZCZE

We'd like to thank Camp Korey for hosting us during our 2024 Day of Service! Our full-time staff had a blast cleaning the grounds, building greenhouses, planting seedbeds and much more. Camp Korey provides empowering, year-round programs for children and their families living with life-altering medical conditions that are 100% adaptable and 100% free of charge. We, at DeLille, are so thankful for the opportunity to give back to such an exceptional cause.

Meet Nancy Stoll, DeLille Cellars' Tasting Room Manager extraordinaire. Woodinville Wine Country just did this brief write up on her, sharing her perspectives on her career in Hospitality and insights about providing great service. She's even more delightful in person! https://lnkd.in/gn5thEgh

We were recently blessed with a visit from Claire Nesbitt, Associate Editor and Jim Gordon, Executive Editor from JamesSuckling.com. Our Winemaker, Nick Bernstein sat with them and is featured in a short video within this great article "2024 Annual Report - Washington". We're honored that they scored 23 out of 23 of our wines 90+. Cheers! https://lnkd.in/eaiCcha7

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