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3 Sleight of Hand Cellars WALLA WALLA One would be hard-pressed to find a winery that didn't take winemaking seriously, but at Sleight of Hand Cellars, serious wine without serious attitudes is more than a slogan, it's a way of life. With wine names like The Enchantress, The Spellbinder, and Psychedelic Syrah, and with turntables and LP's in each tasting room, the winery is full of fun and a few surprises. Founded in 2007 by Trey Busch and Jerry and Sandy Solomon, Sleight of Hand Cellars stands out in the industry with its world-class wines, iconic label art, and "cut-loose," over-the-top tasting room experience. Named one of "The Next Generation" wineries of Washington State and one of "The Next Cult Wineries" by Seattle Magazine, along with being rated as having the most-fun tasting room in Washington State by multiple publications, Sleight of Hand is a winery for the modern age. Using a combination of estate and non-estate vineyards from some of the best sites in the state, the winemaking team of Jerry Solomon, Trey Busch, and Keith Johnson crafts wines that get better every year, causing industry experts like the Wine Advocate to gush: "While I've always loved the wines from these guys, they've hit a new level recently, and the wines are now up there with the crème de la crème of the state (and beyond)." Since the winery's founding, Busch and the Solomons have seen their dream grow from a small rented storefront location to a full-blown tasting room and production facility, and then the expansion to a tasting room in the SODO FACING PAGE: Ziggy Stardust Syrah Block at Elevation Vineyard, located in the foothills of the Blue Mountains in the far, SE corner of the Walla Walla Valley. . Photograph by Trey Busch ABOVE: Our winemaking team at Sleight of Hand, Keith Johnson, Jerry Solomon, and Trey Busch. Photograph by Amy Allen

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