Walla Walla Vintners was the appellation’s eighth winery, founded in 1995 by pioneering winemakers, Gordy Venneri and Myles Anderson. Over the next two decades, they built a reputation for elegant, ageworthy wines crafted in a labor-intensive traditional style, and served in a beautifully rustic setting in the shadow of the Blue Mountains. In 2016, Walla Walla Vintners was named “Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year” by Wine Press Northwest. Both Anderson and Venneri retired in 2017, passing the torch to the Haladay family to build on their legacy. Scott Haladay and long-time winemaker Bill vonMetzger are working to maintain tradition at Walla Walla Vintners while envisioning the winery’s next chapter.