Welcome to the Betz Family Winery

Since our first vintage in 1997 we've had a single goal of crafting compelling wines with individual character, wines that reflect the vineyards the grapes come from and our dedication to them.  With each vintage we understand the land more, tweak our cellar operations and enjoy the realization of our goal.

Washington's Columbia Valley has conditions unlike anywhere else in the US: long days, cool nights, northern latitude, low fertility soils.  The 30,000+ acres of wine grapes and 600+ wineries now attest to the reality of the promises made here decades ago.  Washington and its wines are no longer curiosities, but have taken their place alongside the distinguished vineyards and wines of the world.

We've been fortunate to be part of this evolution, starting in the Washington wine community in 1975.  Our "research" here and in nearly every vineyard region in the US and Europe since then keeps us coming back to the natural character of Washington wines. They're a blend of the best elements of the new and old worlds: full, ripe fruit, yet textured for food and structured for longevity. We hope you enjoy them.

The Betz Family
Recent Betz Family Winery News & Events

Wine Enthusiast Magazine
August 2010
WASHINGTON
CABERNETS & BLENDS
 
97 points
Betz Family 2007 Père de Famille Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley) 
"Sweet, purefruit—black currants and black cherry and blackberry—is packed tight, concentrated and polished, ...  Dense, dusty, complex, complicated, this wine is sophisticated beyond description. Cellar Selection"
 
93 points
Betz Family 2007 Clos de Betz Red Wine (Columbia Valley (WA)
"Bob Betz continues to refine his Bordeauxblends. This new Clos de Betz is much more forward
than the monumental Père de Famille and sports ripe, dark, round, appealing fruit flavors of luscious raspberry and cassis, swathed in beaucoup de barrel. Toasty oak dissolves into polished
tannins, finishing with black tea, licorice, smokeand charcoal. Editors’ Choice."


March 15, 2010

"Bigger, beefier, bolder and simply breathtaking is the Betz Family 2007 Père de Famille Cabernet Sauvignon.  ... packed tight here, concentrated and polished, ... you quickly run out of descriptors."

 

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