At Betz Family Winery, we have a guiding philosophy; there is no substitute for quality. We live in a constant state of possibility and our best wines are always still to come. Each bottle is a celebration of our Washington wine community, we call home.

1974 Bob and Cathy Betz complete their year of “training” in vineyards of France, Italy and Germany.

1975 Bob starts his 28 year career at Chateau St. Michelle the preeminent wine company in Washington.

1984 Bob is appointed Vice President Winemaking Research at Chateau St. Michelle.

1997 Bob and Cathy crush their first vintage of Betz Family wines with 150 cases. The wines are made in the warehouse district of Woodinville, with help from their volunteer friends.

1998 Bob receives his Master of Wine degree, one of only 278 MW’s in the world. The exam has a 12% pass rate. Bob receives the Robert Mondavi Award for the highest scores in all theory exams and the Villa Maria Award for the highest scores in the viticultural exam.

2005 Bob and Cathy build a state of the art winery in Woodinville, Washington.

2007 Bob is named as Sunset Magazine’s Winemaker of the Year.

2008 The Betz Family Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 is named Washington’s Number One Wine of the Year by the Seattle Times wine critic, Paul Gregutt.

2011 Bob and Cathy sell Betz Family Winery to Steve and Bridgit Griessel with Bob remaining as the winery’s patriarch, mentor and Winemaker.

2012 2009 Pere de Famille, Cabernet Sauvignon is named Washington red wine of the year by Seattle Magazine.

2014 2010 Pere de Famille is ranked #6 in the World in Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections. 2012 Le Parrain, Cabernet Sauvignon rated 99 points by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.

2015 Betz Family purchases the Old Stone Vineyard in the Rocks of Milton Freewater and 40 acres on SeVein in Walla Walla.

2016 Louis Skinner is promoted to Winemaker and Bob Betz becomes our Consulting Winemaker.