Historic Milestones

HISTORIC MILESTONES

1870 1871 1875–1919 1912 to Missionaries and French Experimental plantings Hollywood Farm is established northeast of Seattle by lumber fur traders bring vinifera of vinifera and labrusca baron Frederick Stimson. Today, Chateau Ste. Michelle is 1959 (European) plants to (native) grape varieties located on the estate. eastern Washington and appear throughout the teach Native Americans Yakima Valley. how to irrigate the Yakima Valley.

1934–1935 1951 1954 Prohibition era ends. Two Seattle wine NAWICO begins Pommerelle and NAWICO merge to become companies are established: NAWICO planting vinifera American Wine Growers, forming the (National Wine Company) and Pommerelle. grapes in the Columbia largest winery in the state. They produce mostly fruit wines. Valley. First variety planted is Grenache.

1960 1965 1967 1972–1973 to American Wine Growers American Wine Growers Ste. Michelle plants plants first White Riesling in launches “Ste. Michelle” wines 500 acres at Cold Creek 1989 the Yakima Valley at Hahn under the direction of legendary Vineyard in eastern Hill Vineyard. California winemaker and Washington, which consultant André Tchelistcheff. doubled the state’s wine grape acreage at the Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, time. The vineyard is Sémillon and Grenache Rosé are one of the oldest and produced. most iconic vineyards in Washington today.

1976 1978 1984 Chateau Ste. Michelle’s “chateau” opens for The Stimson estate and Chateau Ste. Michelle launches its outdoor winemaking and visitor tours in Woodinville. gardens are listed on the Summer Concert Series. Over the years, Label changes from Ste. Michelle Vintners to National Register the series features top artists including Chateau Ste. Michelle. of Historical Places. Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, John Legend, Harry Connick Jr., and many more.

1990 1991 1994 1995 to Canoe Ridge Estate Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Chateau Ste. Michelle Vineyard is planted. Canoe Ridge Estate partners with Marchese 1999 red wine facility opens Piero Antinori, famed Italian for harvest. winemaker, to release the first vintage ofCol Solare, an internationally-styled red wine from the Columbia Valley.

1996 1999 Artist Series, a Bordeaux- Chateau Ste. Michelle teams style blend celebrating up with Ernst Loosen, famed the collaboration between German winemaker, to artesian winemaking and produce Eroica, a high-end fine art debuts. Riesling from Washington, and Single Berry Select, an The inaugural 1993 vintage ultra-premium dessert wine features internationally (trockenbeerenauslese). renowned glass artist Eroica is named to Wine Dale Chihuly. Spectator’s “Top 100” for its first five vintages.

2000 2004 2015 to Wine Enthusiast magazine Ste. Michelle forms a Washington State University dedicates the names Chateau Ste. Michelle collaboration with Rhône Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Wine Science Present “American Winery of the winemakers Michel Gassier Center, a state-of-the art research and Year 2004.” and Philippe Cambie to teaching institution for the Washington help elevate Syrah from grape and wine industries. Washington with Tenet Wines.

The flagship wine from Tenet receives 95 points from The Wine Advocate, June 2015 in its first 2013 vintage.

2016 2017 Chateau Ste. Michelle Washington state is is named “Top 100 Top 100 the second largest Winery of the Year” for American wine producer the 22nd time by Wine and home to more than & Spirits Magazine, 1,000 wineries and 50,000

more than any other 2016 acres of wine grapes. American winery.