Chateau Ste. Michelle is back under private ownership

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WOODINVILLE —There could be a change afoot at Chateau Ste. Michelle, which attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year and is now in its third month of new ownership.

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The Wyckoff family, which runs an agricultural business in the Yakima Valley that sells grapes to Chateau Ste. Michelle first announced in a press release on Dec. 4 that it had purchased the state’s largest wine producer from Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm in New York City.

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“We look forward to working with the Ste. Michelle team to build on its leadership, invest in winemaking quality, and champion Washington’s wine grape growers and Washington wine to consumers across the country,” said Wyckoff, CEO of Wyckoff Farms.

He has not telegraphed what changes could occur; the ownership is too new, said Chateau Ste. Michelle spokesperson Lynda Eller.

https://www.heraldnet.com/business/chateau-ste-michelle-is-back-under-private-ownership/

[RainCaster]

1. How about the concert schedule?

That's my favorite part of the winery.

[Enter stage left]

2. We don't consider ourselves as wine experts, even though we've been drinking wine for almost 60 years...

But the St. Michelle Indian Wells Cabernet Sauvignon or their Merlot are two of our "go to wines" when we see them.

So many excellent wines, so little time!