Long Shadows

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Long Shadows Vintners was founded in 2002 by Washington wine visionary Allen Shoup, who was President and CEO of Chateau Ste. Michelle from 1984-2000 forged internationally acclaimed winemaking partnerships with Piero Antinori (Col Solare) and Dr. Ernst Loosen (Eroica Riesling).  Long Shadows Vintners now builds upon those successes by bringing an elite cadre of the world’s most celebrated winemakers from the finest wine regions around the globe to Washington in order to create world class wines that showcase the viticultural excellence of Washington State’s Columbia Valley. Each celebrated vintner partners individually with Shoup and resident winemaker Gilles Nicault on a distinct winemaking program to produce a single “best of type” wine under a unique label.  These include: Pedestal Merlot by Michel Rolland (international consultant and owner of Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol); Sequel Syrah by John Duval (formerly of Penfold’s Grange, South Australia); Poet’s Leap Riesling by Armin Diel (Schlossgut Diel, Nahe, Germany); Pirouette by Agustin Huneeus (Quintessa, Napa Valley) and Philippe Melka (Bryant Family, Napa Valley); Chester-Kidder by Allen Shoup and Gilles Nicault (former winemaker at Woodward Canyon, Walla Walla Valley); and Feather by Randy Dunn (Dunn Vineyards, Napa Valley, formerly of Caymus), and Saggi by Ambrogio and Giovanni Folonari (A. & G. Folonari Tenute). Long Shadows is named in tribute to the stature of this select group of individuals, who continue to shape the wine industry with their benchmark wines and wineries.

 

 

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Allen Shoup family
Allen Shoup family
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Website longshadows.com/
Address P.O. Box 33670, Seattle, 98133-0670
Wine Maker ◆(DIRECTOR OF WINEMAKING & VITICULTURE) Gilles Nicault ◆(FEATHER WINEMAKER) Randy Dunn  ◆(SEQUEL WINEMAKER) John Duval ◆(PEDESTAL WINEMAKER) Michel Rolland ◆(PIROUETTE WINEMAKER) Philippe Melka  ◆(PIROUETTE) Agustin Huneeus, Sr. ◆(POET'S LEAP WINEMAKING INSPIRATION) Armin Diel ◆(SAGGI WINEMAKING INSPIRATION) Ambrogio & Giovanni Folonari   
Country America
Region Washington
Appellation Columbia Valley, Horse Heaven Hills, Yakima Valley, Walla Walla Valley, Wahluke Slope
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P.O. Box 33670, Seattle, 98133-0670

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