Ryan Patrick

Owner

Butch Millbrandt

Winemaker

Kendall Mix

Appellation

Columbia Valley

Distribution Area

Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania

Varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris), Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah (Shiraz)

Vineyard

From its beginnings as a family winery named after its grape-growing family founders’ two sons, to today’s incarnation as a Columbia Valley AVA star with a Leavenworth landmark tasting room, Ryan Patrick will continue to make approachable wines with a serious edge.

Intuitive winemaking is the art of letting the fruit speak for itself. It’s minimalist intervention combined with consistency of style. That’s the heart of the Ryan Patrick promise: artisanal winemaking where the grape is at the center. Many wineries use static recipes for their wines; instead, the winemaking team, headed by Kendall Mix, does daily fermentations with different yeast or temperatures to achieve a specific effect.

Batch-tinkering approaches have resulted in varietals and blends that have justifiably become famous for how they out-perform their price point.Ryan Patrick sources its wines from a variety of vineyards and AVAs, including Elephant Mountain Vineyard, Sagemoor Farms, Red Mountain AVA and Red Heaven Vineyard. This way, the winery can source the best grapes for, say, a ripe chardonnay, or the best Syrah grapes that need a warmer climate.

Vineyard sources: Red Heaven, Red Mountain, Bacchus/Sagemoor, Spanish Castle, Elephant Mountain, and Evergreen.

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About Ryan Patrick

Ryan Patrick Wines is a pioneer winegrower in one of Washington State’s newest American Viticultural Area (AVA), Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley. The state’s thirteenth AVA runs along a stretch of steep cliffs above the Columbia River and surrounds the town of Quincy, Washington.

A combination of unique growing conditions including a cooler climate, a thin soil layer and vineyard elevations of 1,200 – 1,400 feet contribute to the area’s unique characteristics. Premium fruit is sourced from a family of growers in other AVAs throughout the Columbia Valley, allowing Ryan Patrick access to varieties from the most suitable terroir.

In 1951, Sid Flanagan began farming native land near Quincy, Washington as part of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project. Forty years later in 1996, Sid’s son Terry, with wife Vivian, founded Ryan Patrick Vineyards naming the winery after their two sons, Ryan and Patrick. In 2011, Ryan Patrick Vineyards was purchased by the Millbrandt family, 3rd generation farmers, and Columbia Valley grape growers since the early 1990s.

Winemaker Kendall Mix works with hand-selected growers with sustainable practices to choose grapes that fit the quality and style that customers have come to love. From its beginnings as a family winery named after its grape-growing family founders’ two sons, to today’s incarnation as a Columbia Valley AVA star with a Leavenworth landmark tasting room, Ryan Patrick will continue to make approachable wines with a serious edge.

Photo: Butch Millbrandt, owner (left) and Kendall Mix, winemaker (right)