Willis Hall Winery
Who’s not interested in sampling wine produced from the “Best New Winemaker in Washington?” Willis Hall Winery is located in Marysville in the Puget Sound Region and is open to the public by appointment only. Owner/winemaker John Bell is one of the many Boeing Wine Club success stories and retired from Boeing in 2004 to devote his full attention to producing ultra-premium hand-crafted wines including Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Viognier, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Orange Muscat, Sangiovese, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir, Grenache, Zinfandel. Grapes for Willis Hall premium wines are hand harvested from world-class vineyards in the Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley, Red Mountain, and Walla Walla Valley American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in eastern Washington as well as the Willamette Valley AVA in northwestern Oregon.
According to John Bell, "Passion drives the winemaking at Willis Hall – passion to produce consistently exceptional wines, passion to produce wines that express the very best that can be coaxed from the grapes, passion to make every vintage better than preceding ones.” Evidently, he has succeeded to impress those in the know by being named Best New Winemaker in Washington by Seattle Magazine in 2006.
Willis Hall premium wines are available at select wine shops and restaurants as well as on-line through their Wine Club. See www.willishall.com for further information.