Aquilini Family Wines has discontinued production of its wine brands in Washington. The move came abruptly in the middle of harvest.
Last month, Aquilini informed two custom crush facilities it works with that the company would not be processing additional fruit for the 2025 vintage. At that point, the company had the majority of its fruit – hundreds of tons – still hanging on the vine.
Since entering the Washington wine industry in 2013, Aquilini has created numerous brands. They include Aquilini, A56, Be Human, Chasing Rain, Dixie & Bass, Già Bella, Roaming Dog, and 10,000 Hours. The brands have had national distribution.
It appears that these wines will now be discontinued. Aquilini declined to comment for this article, stating that its plans were still evolving.
The move by Aquilini was apparently unexpected. As recently as last month,
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What an absolute mess, and I suspect that this story is far from over.
Over expansion? When the land was for sale, it should have been sold to the established wineries on Red Mountain. They would have bought small parcels and slowly developed the land.