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Fast-forward to September 2001, when Bob, who had majored
in entrepreneurial studies and worked in the software industry
realized that his current career wasn't meant to be his final
one. He quit his job, traveled the world, and went out to start
a winery. With a business plan in hand and trusted winemaker
friends to call upon, Bob started his first winery in 2002. A
few years later, in 2005, Robert Ramsay Cellars was founded,
and Bob credits the help of great winemakers—some of
whom he met by chance in the vineyards—as one of the most
important reasons for his success. "I never screwed up too
badly," he jokes, but the lessons he learned have, without a
doubt, contributed to the portfolio of traditional-style wines
for which Robert Ramsay Cellars has become known. With an
eye out for the perfect conditions to make a once-in-a-lifetime
wine, Bob focuses on making exemplary wine that makes wine
connoisseurs and beginning wine lovers alike exclaim, "I want
more of that!"
Moderately priced—some would say underpriced for their
quality—and always food-friendly, Robert Ramsay Cellars
TOP: The iconic Chapel at Red Willow Vineyard.
RIGHT: Some of the oldest Syrah plantings in Washington state come
from the Red Willow Vineyard.
Photograph by Richard Duval
