How Joshua Maloney is Making Fine Wine Accessible for Everyone

Lily Perry, an associate in our Walla Walla tasting room, has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Washington Wine Industry Foundation. Lily is a first-year student at Walla Walla Community College where she is studying for both a BS in Agricultural Systems and a two-year degree in Enology and Viticulture.

Steve Bruere remembers well the fateful phone call. Alan Busacca, his partner in Windhorse Vineyard, was on the line. The business needed a quick cash infusion. The two had spoken the day before. On that call, Steve had brought up the fact that harvest at their vineyard was running below expectations. The way things were looking, the vineyard was going to run in the red that year. “I don’t think we’re making any money,” he remembered telling his partner.

In the Vineyard with Andrew Schultz When we purchased the gorgeous Wheatfield Vines Vineyard in the Walla Walla AVA in

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.

Meet Doctor Dirt: Alan Busacca Alan Busacca, Ph.D., aka Doctor Dirt, is one of the experts on the Capital Call

Wine isn’t just for connoisseurs or collectors—it’s for anyone who enjoys good flavor, shared stories, or discovering something new! As a consultant with Capital Call Vintners, April Reddout shares why wine should be fun and friendly to all, and why tasting notes don’t need to be intimidating.