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Leonetti Cellar Walla Walla Washington's first winery, founded in 1977 by the Figgins Family.

As harvest begins to wind down, we couldn’t have asked for a more spectacular sunrise for this morning’s pick at Serra P...
10/14/2026

As harvest begins to wind down, we couldn’t have asked for a more spectacular sunrise for this morning’s pick at Serra Pedace Vineyard.

10/09/2026

A bird’s-eye view of Leonetti Estate Vineyard, Loess.

10/01/2026

Time to press.

Here, Cabernet Sauvignon is being separated from the skins and seeds that have given it its deep color, structure, and tannin. What emerges is a young w**e beginning to reveal its character.

W**emaker Román tastes along the way, following the w**e’s evolution at every step.

09/22/2026

Our vineyard team works diligently to hand-pick the best clusters. Here, they take a moment to admire the fruits of their labor after harvesting Merlot from Loess Estate Vineyard.

09/17/2026

Hand-sorting is an important step of quality control, allowing the w**emaking team to manually remove any grape clusters or materials (like leaves) that they don’t want going into the fermentation.

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09/14/2026

Grapes are harvested just once each year, making the moment of picking the culmination of an entire growing season.

Harvesting by hand allows our vineyard and w**emaking team to pick individual blocks at just the moment we believe all the elements come into balance: flavor, acidity, and tannin.

09/10/2026

Let harvest commence! 🔔

Gary has rung the harvest bell, signifing our first day of harvest for the 2026 vintage. The first grapes harvested were Merlot from Loess vineyard.

09/02/2026

When Gary Figgins started Leonetti Cellar in 1977, his goal was simple: make a little money to send the kids, Chris and Amy, to college.

Needless to say, he didn’t know where this side project would lead.

The traditional egg shape of an amphora creates a natural continuous current inside the vessel. This movement keeps the ...
08/26/2026

The traditional egg shape of an amphora creates a natural continuous current inside the vessel. This movement keeps the lees (spent yeast cells) moving, adding complexity to the finished w**e.

Call it the 1983 version of going viral.When W**e & Spirits named Leonetti Cellar's 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon "Best Cabern...
08/21/2026

Call it the 1983 version of going viral.

When W**e & Spirits named Leonetti Cellar's 1978 Cabernet Sauvignon "Best Cabernet Sauvignon in America", word spread quickly.

This launched Leonetti onto the national stage and became an important moment in the rise of Washington w**e.

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1278 Berney Drive
Walla Walla, WA
99362

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