After 30 years in the Washington wine industry, Rob Griffin is finally putting down roots. Griffin started making wines at Preston Vineyards in 1977. He sealed his reputation with his first vintage, which earned him a Best of Show medal for his 1977 Chardonnay at the Seattle Enological Society’s Northwest Wine Festival. In 1984, the year he launched his own Barnard Griffin label, he moved to Hogue Cellars as winemaker and general manager. Since 1996, when his Richland tasting room was built, Griffin has devoted all his energies to Barnard Griffin Winery. That’s a long career span by any standards, […]