Andrew Will Winery was founded in 1989. The winery, located on
Vashon Island, was started by Chris Camarda and is named after Camarda’s nephew Andrew and son Will.
Camarda began at Andrew Will making a series of single vineyard, single varietal wines. Over time, he shifted his focus to blended, single vineyard wines. Camarda, an audiophile, likens his single varietal wines and his single vineyard wines to the differences between “mono and stereo.”
Andrew Will is one of several wineries located on Vashon Island. Other wineries on the island include
Vashon Winery and
Palouse Winery. While physically close to Seattle, Vashon Island seems a world apart. One takes a short ferry ride from the city and feels transported to another land. The pace of life is different, the look of the area even. Vashon even has
its own hum – literally. While there has been much speculation as to the source, my bet is on Andrew Will, which continues to hum along making some of Washington’s best wines.
Our June Virtual Tasting is tonight from 7-8pm Pacific Time! The wine will be the 2008 Saviah Cellars The Jack.
