Growers Guild Red Blend
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, hearty beef stew
✨ Technical Specifications
The Growers Guild Red Blend is a tribute to the dedicated winegrowers of Washington State's Columbia Valley. Conceived by the winemaking team at Owen Roe, this wine celebrates the essential, collaborative relationship between viticulturists and winemakers. Sourced from select vineyards across the Columbia Valley, the wine showcases the region's signature terroir, where dramatic diurnal temperature shifts preserve natural acidity while fostering deep, concentrated fruit flavors. The wine is typically crafted using small-batch fermentation and aged in a combination of French and American oak barrels to deliver a plush, approachable, and structurally balanced profile that honors the hard work of the local agricultural community.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1999 by David and Angelica O'Reilly, Owen Roe is named in honor of the 17th-century Irish patriot Owen Roe O'Neill. Operating across the Pacific Northwest, the winery bridges Washington’s Yakima Valley and Oregon’s Willamette Valley, celebrating cool-climate microclimates, diverse volcanic and windblown loess soils, and dry, high-sunlight ripening conditions. Following a brief period under corporate ownership, the O'Reilly family repurchased the estate in 2024 to reassert their founding independent vision. The viticultural and cellar philosophy prioritizes rigorous low-yield vineyard management, hand harvesting, small-lot fermentations, and judicious use of French oak barrel aging to preserve varietal clarity and site-specific typicity. Sourcing from benchmark terroirs such as Red Willow and DuBrul, Owen Roe produces critically acclaimed single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Chardonnay alongside value-driven cuvées under their Sharecropper’s and Corvidae labels, delivering structured, cellar-worthy expressions marked by vibrant acidity and deep concentration.