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TOP: Another view of the decor in the Great Room at Quilceda Creek.
ABOVE: Stylistic art and sculpture beautifully accessorize the Great Room
at Quilceda Creek.
Photograph by John Kaplan Photography
of his last name from Galitzine to Golitzin after immigrating to the
US following WWII. From the beginning, the grapes have been
sensational, prompting the winery to release its first vineyard-
designated Galitzine Cabernet Sauvignon in 2004.
In 2006, Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s Wine Advocate wrote, "There isn't a
Cabernet producer with this winery's track record for consistency,"
and bestowed two perfect 100-point ratings on both the 2002 and
2003 vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon. Two years later, the winery
received another 100 point rating from Mr. Parker's publication for
the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon and again for the 2007 Cabernet
Sauvignon. Wine Advocate followed these ratings with two more
perfect scores for both the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2014
Cabernet Sauvignon, Galitzine Vineyard in 2017. Wine Spectator
weighed in too, naming Quilceda Creek to its prestigious annual
"Top Ten Wines in the World" list three times in the last decade
(2003 #2, 2010 #10 and 2012 #2). Most recently, Wine Advocate
named Quilceda Creek "Best Washington State Winery 2017" at
its Extraordinary Winery Awards for the Americas gala. The honor
is presented to one winery in each major wine region of the world
that "stands qualitatively above all others," according to Wine
Advocate editor-in-chief Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW.
