Craig and Vicki didn’t set out to build one of Washington’s most recognized wineries. They set out to share something they loved. In 1999, they saw what the southern tip of the Columbia Valley could become and decided to be the ones to prove it. What started as a family dream has grown into four tasting rooms, 5,000+ awards, and a Wine Spectator Top 100 Winery of the Year. They still taste every wine. They still know every vineyard. They still care about every bottle. Washington wine is one of the world’s great undiscovered stories, and Maryhill has spent 25 years making the case.
Richard has been making wine at Maryhill since 2009, and if you ask him about what’s in your glass, clear your schedule. Three-time Winemaker of the Year at the Indy International Wine Competition. Multiple Wine Spectator Top 25 wines. More than 5,000 awards and counting. None of that is what drives him. What drives him is the wine itself, where it came from, what the vintage gave him to work with, and whether the person drinking it can taste the difference. Spoiler: they can.
Mark has spent more than 30 years getting great wine in front of people who didn’t know they needed it yet. Since joining Maryhill in 2024, he has focused on expanding the reach of Washington wine across the Northwest, building relationships with restaurants and retailers who share the same belief: that this state produces some of the most compelling wine in the world, and more people deserve to know it. If you’ve spotted Maryhill somewhere new lately, there’s a good chance Mark had something to do with it.
Kimberly grew up in an Italian family where dinner wasn’t just a meal, it was an event, and the wine was always part of the conversation. After 25 years in corporate management, a few summers in Walla Walla deepened her love for wine and changed her direction entirely. Now she runs the Maryhill Wine Club with the same instinct she brought to every family table: make people feel like they belong here. If you’re already a member, you know exactly what that feels like. If you’re not yet, that’s what the Join button is for.
Anthony has been in hospitality since he was 17, which means he has spent more than 30 years learning what makes people feel genuinely welcome. He refined that instinct managing restaurants in Manhattan, from an Italian trattoria to a French bistro, before finding his way to the Pacific Northwest. He has been with Maryhill Vancouver for over four years and knows the wine list the way some people know a favorite record, front to back, with a story behind every track. He also forages for wild mushrooms, which means when he tells you what to pair with your glass, he means it.
Christine grew up cooking with her mother, who learned from Julia Child, and learning about wine from her father, who studied viticulture at UC Davis. That combination turned into a career that has covered nearly every corner of food and wine, from culinary school at the CIA to line cooking in Seattle, banquet work at the Ritz Carlton, tasting room management in the Willamette Valley, and teaching wine classes near Napa. She came to Maryhill Woodinville because the Hollywood Schoolhouse, a historic building centered around food, wine, and gathering, felt like the place where all of it finally came together. Ask her what to pair with your glass. She has thoughts.