July 2024
MENTOR HIGHLIGHT:
PAUL BEVERIDGE Wilridge Vineyard, Winery, & Distillery Yakima, WA Paul Beveridge (yes, that's his real name) was a young environmental lawyer when he started Seattle's original winery Wilridge - in 1988. When Paul "retired" from his law firm in 2007 to plant a vineyard near Yakima and pursue his winemaking dream full time, it was
after vintage of award winning
natural that the vineyard would be
certified organic wines.
certified organic from the start. Says Paul, "I had two young children at the
Wilridge Vineyard is located in the
time and I wanted them to be able to
Naches Heights American
play in the vineyard without fear of toxic
Viticultural Area adjacent to the
chemicals." Since then, Paul and the
Cowiche Canyon nature preserve and
Wilridge team have produced vintage
has become a popular hiking,