Despite its northerly latitude, the Cascade Mountains to the west protect vineyards here from the cold rainy Pacific weather, allowing for warm, dry summers which slowly ripen the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec grapes in this blend, producing a wine with ripe red and black fruit notes and soft tannins. This winery is an all-American story: two brothers bought their grandfathers’ farm after planting it with their uncle in 2006, and sell grapes to some of Washington’s top wineries in addition to bottling their own wines.