Trothe wines are sourced exclusively from Andrews Family Vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills. This is ground our great-grandfather broke from sagebrush, ground we have farmed for generations, ground we know. Our faith in this land runs deep, and we trust that if we hold our work to uncommon standards, we will produce uncommon results.
Our Wine
We hand select our grapes in small lots from the blocks, rows, and individual vines that exemplify the quality of our vineyard and the distinctive character of the vintage.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Classically elegant, vibrant, and built to last, Trothe Cabernet Sauvignon embodies the spirit of Horse Heaven Hills and exemplifies the highly acclaimed wines coming from the region. We wholeheartedly believe in the dazzling potential of this land, and we aim to create its purest expression of place.
We hand-select the Cabernet Sauvignon fruit from blocks, rows, and individual vines that highlight the terroir and each vintage’s distinctive character. With this micro-cru approach, we celebrate Horse Heaven Hills and its ability to reap extraordinary fruit that translates into exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon.
2020 Cabernet Sauvignon – 96 PTS Decanter
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc has the remarkable ability to capture the essence of a site and relay its nuances through a wide range of wine styles. While the Horse Heaven Hills is generally known for its red varietals, we know that its Sauvignon Blanc is something special. Employing the same micro-cru approach we use across the Trothe lineup, our Sauvignon Blanc is hand selected from individual vines and rows that highlight the terroir of Andrews Family Vineyards.
2022 Sauvignon Blanc - 96 PTS Wine Advocate
Trothe Limited
Trothe Limited represents a balance of fortuitous conditions and meticulous craft. Each year, we seek varieties and blocks especially blessed by Mother Nature during the growing season. With a gentle hand, we shape the interplay between vine, earth, and time into wine that captures the true character of the grape, the vintage, and the limitless potential of our land.
2020 Bordeaux Blend - 95 PTS NW Wine Report
Syrah
Syrah is a wine of the world—it can be cultivated in diverse climates and crafted with varied techniques and styles. We first planted Syrah vines after vintners from Australia discovered that Andrews Family Vineyards’ unique terroir was ideal for Syrah, a claim that was later validated by renowned vintners from the Northern Rhône Valley who helped us hone our methods to cultivate this noble grape.
Today, we follow a unique and tailored approach in the vineyard: creating a larger shade canopy for the fruit to maintain lively acidity and elegance akin to Northern Rhône Syrah, without compromising the weight and texture unique to Washington State and Horse Heaven Hills.
2021 Syrah - 95+ PTS WINE ADVOCATE
2017 Vintage
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2016 Vintage
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Accolades
Cabernet Sauvignon
A partnership founded on four generations of family farming and 29 vintages of making wine in Washington has produced one of the northwestern state’s most exciting new wines in years: Trothe.”
Decanter, May 2023
Tasting their first releases, Trothe makes no compromises when crafting world-class wine and is standing at the plate, pointing at the centerfield fence, ready to swing away.”
Anthony Mueller, Robert Parker Wine Advocate May 11, 2023
The results from 2020 are magical. [The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon] is exquisitely proportioned, with mesmerizing balance.”
Sean Sullivan, Northwest Wine Report
…the profoundly impressive wines from Trothe continue to take my breath away.”
Anthony Mueller, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, March 21, 2024.
This New Washington Cabernet Shows the State Can Compete With the World’s Best Wines.”
Robb Report, June 2021
This stately new project…comes with the structure, dark purple fruit and classic Horse Heaven Hills minerality to stand the test of time."
Eric Degerman, Seattle Times
Rarely have I tasted a wine that so instantly transported me to a three-dimensional place as the Trothe 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon did."
Richard Bradley, editor at Worth Magazine
The results...have been spectacular. In just a few vintages, Trothe has established itself as one of the finest expressions of Cabernet Sauvignon in Washington.”
Sean Sullivan, Northwest Wine Report March 18, 2024.
…Trothe more than stands among the best of the best Cabernet Sauvignons of the world.”
Aakanksha Agarwal, Sip Magazine
Andrews Family Vineyards has contributed fruit to nine Wine Spectator Top 100 wines, including Washington’s only Wine Spectator Number One Wine in the World.
Our Team
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The Andrews Family (L–R): Jade Andrews, Mike Andrews, Jeff Andrews, and Jani Andrews
Trothe is a family partnership. Our goal is to create wines that showcase the unique terroir and exceptional potential of the land we farm together.
Todd Chapman
Vineyard Manager
Todd has been immersed Washington’s wine community for the past 20 years. He helped develop and manage Destiny Ridge Vineyards for Alexandria Nicole, and he spent several vintages working for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, in both winery and vineyard. In that time, he discovered that his true passion lies in the vines, so he transitioned to a viticulturalist position for Ste. Michelle and took assignment in the Horse Heaven Hills. He joined Andrews Family Vineyards in 2018 with the belief that Horse Heaven is the best place in the world to grow wine grapes. He strives to bring balance to the vineyard, to capitalize on each vintage’s unique nature, and to allow the grapes to express the character of the ground from which they come.
Raymon McKee
Winemaker
Ray has worked as a winemaker in Washington for 27 vintages. He grew up working his parents’ vineyard and winery in the Yakima Valley, and has an intimate knowledge of vineyards across the state. His passion for wine has led him around the world and ultimately back home. He was formerly the red winemaker for Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Canoe Ridge Estate, and he has worked for numerous Washington wineries, including Heaven’s Cave Cellars, Covey Run Winery and Columbia Winery. He sees unique potential to create world-class wines from Washington grapes. His approach to winemaking is detailed, conscientious, and anchored in the simple belief that the best fruit yields the best wine.
Ian Sellereite
Enologist
Ian developed an initial interest in wine while working in a wildland firefighting career. In 2012 he hung up his dungarees, and enrolled in the Washington State University V&E program. His interest quickly developed into a passion for both viticulture and winemaking. In 2015, he took a role with Tapteil as a vineyard and winery assistant. It was there that Ian began to fully appreciate the deep, quality relationship between grape growing practices and winemaking. After Tapteil, Ian worked at Shaw Vineyards, focusing on viticulture, then at Double Canyon, where he took on a role in large scale winemaking. A stroke of good fortune brought Ray McKee and Ian together around 2019. Together they crafted early Trothe vintages, while splitting time with another winery. As Andrews Family Vineyards completed its own winery in 2021, asking Ian to join the team full-time was a natural progression. His vineyard and winemaking experiences have created the perfect compliment to Ray in the winery and Todd in the vineyard.
Our History
1920–1940
George Smith (Jeff and Jade’s great-grandfather) makes a name for himself in the Horse Heaven Hills by breaking more than 100,000 acres of land from sagebrush.
1941
Wanting to put down their own stake, George and his wife, Mabel, purchase 7,800 acres of some of the driest and least farmable land in the Horse Heaven Hills.
1942–1948
Almost immediately, the United States Navy seizes the land to use as a bombing range during World War II. When the land is finally returned in 1945, George sets to work growing a meager dryland wheat crop.
1949
George and Mabel’s daughter Louise joins the homestead with her husband, Bob Andrews. Bob convinces George to take a huge risk in drilling for water, and in the late 50s, they find it.
1958–1972
Fueled by the discovery of water, the family expands the farm’s infrastructure, growing traditional crops and raising cattle.
1973
Bob and Louise’s son, Mike Andrews, graduates from Washington State University and joins the family operation, with a passion for registered Hereford cattle.
1978
The beef industry faces hard times, but Mike is committed to his cattle. The family decides to split the operation, and Mike takes the ground his brothers don’t want—land that would come to include Andrews Family Vineyards.
1994
Mike plants his first 20 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and begins steadily growing his vineyard.
2006
Mike’s son Jeff joins the family business, with a focus on modernizing and growing the vineyard operation. His younger sibling Jade would join soon after, helping build out information technology to support the operation.
2006–2018
The entire property is transitioned to wine grapes, totaling 1300 acres and including 26 varieties. Andrews Family Vineyards has contributed fruit to nine Wine Spectator Top 100 wines, including Washington’s only Wine Spectator Number One Wine in the World.
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