Today we have some big news out of the Tri-Cities. Cameron Parry has been hired as Director of Winemaking and Viticulture. Parry joins the winery’s senior leadership team and will oversee all grape growing and winemaking activities for the 50,000-case, Richland-based winery. He also will have a hand in winery operations and the company’s go-to-market strategies.

For years I have admired the wines that he made for Groth, one of Napa’s gems. The wines were well-structured and rich, as Cameron made an incredible range of wines from deep and inky Cabernet to bright and beautifully textured Sauvignon Blanc. Prior to that he was making beautiful wines for Chateau Montelena. Wishing Cameron the best and congratulations to J. Bookwalter for hiring one of the Pacific Northwest’s great winemaking talents.