Quilceda Creek

Quilceda Creek is one of Washington State’s benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon producers, founded in 1978 by Alex and Jeannette Golitzin in Snohomish. The winery’s first commercial vintage was 1979, making it among the state’s older post-Prohibition estates. Alex Golitzin, nephew of legendary Napa winemaker André Tchelistcheff, drew on his uncle’s influence and an early focus on Cabernet to shape Quilceda Creek’s style. Since the early 1990s, Alex’s son Paul Golitzin has led winemaking and viticulture, pushing quality to…