Chateau Ste. Michelle

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Coordinates: 47°43′43.74″N 122°9′0.42″W / 47.7288167°N 122.1501167°W / 47.7288167; -122.1501167
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Chateau Ste. Michelle
Gewurztraminer
DistributionInternational
TastingOpen to the public
Websiteste-michelle.com

Chateau Ste. Michelle is a

Wine Enthusiast magazine's 2004 American Winery of the Year.[3] It was owned by Altria (formerly known as Phillip Morris),[4] and then sold to the private equity firm Sycamore Partners in 2021.[5]

History

Chateau Ste. Michelle is the oldest winery in Washington state. It was founded as the American Wine Company, a 1954

lumber baron Frederick Stimson, who used it as a hunting retreat and rural working farm called the Hollywood Farm.[6] Chateau Ste. Michelle acquired the property in 1976;[7] it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[8]

Over the years, many Washington winemakers have gotten their start working for Chateau Ste. Michelle, these include

Kay Simon of Chinook Wines, which she co-founded with her husband Clay Mackey who also worked as a vineyard manager for Chateau Ste. Michelle.[9]

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates was sold to

single-family homes, a hotel, a new music venue, and stores. The redevelopment would require a revised zoning designation, which remains industrial use, from the city government.[7]

Wines

The grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville wine country.

Chateau Ste. Michelle produces over 600,000 cases of Riesling wine per year.[10] The winery owns several estate vineyards in Eastern Washington including the Canoe Ridge vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA, the Cold Creek vineyard and Indian Wells vineyards in the Columbia Valley AVA.[11]

With the 2022 harvest, Chateau Ste. Michelle moved its white wine production from Woodinville to its facilities in eastern Washington to reduce freight trips and use of diesel fuel.[12]

Activities

On the grounds of the winery is an

amphitheater where outdoor concerts are performed in the summer.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Perdue, Andy (August 5, 2018). "The Best of Both Worlds". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Degerman, Eric; Perdue, Andy (November 13, 2019). "Alexandria Nicole Cellars wows at Great Northwest Invite". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Turcic, Kerrie (September 13, 2007). "Raise a glass: Chateau Ste. Michelle celebrates 30 years in Woodinville". King County Journal. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  4. ^ Perdue, Andy (November 2, 2017). "How 2 events 50 years ago poured life into Washington's wine industry - 2017 Wine Issue". The Seattle Times. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "Marlboro Maker Altria to Sell Wine Business for $1.2 Billion". Bloomberg. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "On Wine: 30 years of Chateau Ste. Michelle". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. September 6, 2006.
  7. ^ a b Beekman, Daniel (February 2, 2024). "Chateau Ste. Michelle wants to redevelop with hotel, stores, housing". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  8. ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hollywood Farm. National Park Service. Retrieved February 4, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  9. ^ Harvey Steiman, "Washington An Open Secret", The Wine Spectator, December 15, 2010
  10. ^ A. King "Bonny Doon has crush on Washington Riesling" p. 26 Wine Press Northwest Spring 2007
  11. ISBN 0-9792698-0-6
  12. ^ Tracy, Gerald (June 22, 2022). "Chateau Ste. Michelle moves white wine production, considers Woodinville property sale". KOMO. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  13. ^ Clark, Brian (June 13, 1997). "The days of wine & music". The Olympian. p. 52.

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