Quilceda Creek Winery information

Quilceda Creek Winery
Location	Snohomish, Washington, USA
Appellation	Columbia Valley AVA
Founded	1978[1]
First vintage	1979[1]
Key people	Alex Golitzin, Founder; Jeanette Golitzin, Founder; Paul Golitzin, President & Director of Winemaking
Cases/yr	< 12,000
Known for	Cabernet Sauvignon
Varietals	Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Distribution	International
Tasting	By appointment
Website	quilcedacreek.com

Quilceda Creek Winery is a boutique winery in Snohomish, Washington specializing in premium Cabernet Sauvignon wine. The winery is named for a nearby creek in Snohomish County. Although the winery facility is located west of the Cascade Range, the winery sources all of its grapes from its four estate vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA and Red Mountain AVA. Quilceda Creek Winery has earned some of the highest reviews and awards of any winery in the United States and was the first American wine from outside of California to earn a perfect 100-point score from wine critic Robert Parker's publication The Wine Advocate. Since its founding in 1978, Quilceda Creek has received an additional seven 100-point scores from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, one 100-point score from Decanter (Magazine) and two 100-point scores from acclaimed wine blog OwenBargreen.com. In addition to critics' praise, one of the highest honors for Quilceda Creek happened when President Barack Obama chose to serve their 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley at a White House dinner to President Hu Jintao of China in 2011.