Great wine begins on the vine; but is finished under the direction of a skilled and experienced winemaker. Anke Freimuth-Wildman, our winemaker, selects only the highest quality fruit to be used in our wine. Anke, a native German, grew up in the Mosel Valley, famous for its world class Riesling wines. Exposure at an early age to wine-growing and winemaking led her to study viticulture and enology at the prestigious Geisenheim Institute on the Rhein River. She has crafted wines in Germany, Switzerland, and since 1990 in Washington State.

 

Try some of the award-winning Steppe Cellars wines she has created and be sure to take a look at her notes on our wine page.