There are several ways to make sparkling wine, but the Traditional Method is, well, the most traditional and time-intensive. It also requires a completely different set of equipment than does still (AKA regular) wine.

Buenos Aires-born Guillermo Munoz came to his wine career by way of heritage and innate curiosity. Raised in a family steeped in agriculture—his father, uncle, and grandfather are all agronomists—Guillermo grew up with an understanding and appreciation of terroir.

From the Midwest to the Northwest (and back again) Many of you know the Capital Call Vintners origin story: Iowa farm boy/entrepreneur meets Oregon viticulturist/visionary and they bond over their

Creating and executing the vision for Capital Call Vintners’ new Walla Walla tasting room has been a delightful challenge for local designer Melanie Jaques.

“I am so grateful that I get to do something every day that I love, and I get paid for it,” says Josh Maloney, winemaker. “How lucky am I?”

Some people take a winding path to wine. Not Nick Mackay.

Growing up in Benton City, in the heart of the Red Mountain AVA, he was right smack in the middle of Washington’s wine country.

“Red Mountain was the cool new AVA when I was growing up,” he says.

Alan Busacca, Ph.D., aka Doctor Dirt, is one of the experts on the Capital Call Vintners team, bringing over 40 years of soil science, geology, and viticulture experience­­­, including 25 years on the faculty at Washington State University.

When you think about Italian wine grapes, the mind turns to warm afternoons sipping Chianti in Tuscany or glasses of chilled Pinot Grigio in the foothills of the Italian Alps. You don’t think inky dark Nero d’Avola in Oregon’s Columbia Gorge.