With grapes harvested from his vineyards perched on Underwood Mountain above the Columbia River, Michael aims to make high altitude, high acid, low alcohol, old world style wines that are true to their terroir.

His analog approach has roots in music, that he performs with his wife, Grace, and recorded when he ran a music studio before jumping into the wine world.

“A lot of what I do in wine, I learned through recording,” he told Wine Enthusiast. “Learning how to not mess with things and trying to keep an honesty to what you’re starting with, whether it’s a vineyard or a song.”

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