Stories from grape to glass.

Winery Life

Looking down a vineyard row, with golden wheat fields in the background and a worker in the distance picking grapes

09.08.2019

Our 2019 harvest has started!

Our 2019 Harvest has started, and we are thrilled with its potential. Recently we traveled out to the vineyards to capture a bit of the early morning magic. Enjoy and look for more photos soon....

A group of people seated at a long table outside with a blonde women laughing on the other side of the table

09.13.2017

The Matthews (Not-So-Secret) Formula

At Matthews, our formula has always been pretty simple: Food + Wine + People = Community.It was with this formula in mind three years ago that we set out to re-imagine our Woodinville wine tasting experience.Visiting Mat...

A bottle of the 2014 Reserve Claret in a dining table with plates of food being passed around it

08.22.2017

Announcing the 2014 Reserve Claret

Finally, it’s here – the Reserve Claret.This special wine is the product of a new winemaking process, complete with a new label and new level of expectation. Let’s take a minute to introduce it to you....

Looking down gravel path in the farm with flowers blooming on each side

04.10.2017

Where Washington wine meets Woodinville farming

Spring is here! It’s a season of renewal and of new beginnings. At Matthews, we’re renewing the many wonderful things that we launched over the past several years - our unique CSA program, our truly farm-to-table dinners...

A 3 pack of Claret bottles with a males hand lifting the far right bottle out of the box

03.12.2017

The Claret Comes of Age

The 2014 Claret: a new vintage, a new winery, and a new labelThe 2013 Matthews Claret recently received high international recognition being named No. 27 on Wine Spectator’s prestigious list of Top 100 wines in the world...

A bottle of 2013 Claret on the marble bar top with a full glass and cheese board

12.06.2016

2013 Matthews Claret named 27th best wine in the world by Wine Spectator

The wine world is awash with competitions, awards and ‘Best Of’ lists, but one honor that every winery covets is to be named to the Wine Spectator’s prestigious annual list of top 100 wines in the world.It’s a tough task...

2013 vintage bottles of Merlot, Cab Sauv and Reserve lined up next to a Matthews box

09.12.2016

A Milestone Vintage for Matthews

On Saturday, September 10th, we released our 2013 Merlot, 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2013 Reserve. The scores we have received on these wines have been some of the best we've ever had as a winery, including 94 pts on t...

Otis Family photo including, Jeff, Alexa, Cliff, Diane, Bryan, Jeff and Katie

08.14.2016

A New Adventure Begins.

These are exciting times for us at Matthews Winery.We were recently awarded the highest scores in our brand’s storied history for our portfolio of Matthews wines. The scores, all from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, range...