WineGirl Wines

About

Share in a little of the limelight at this unique, up-and-coming winery. Our winemaker is one of Washington state’s brightest new female stars to rise upon the wine scene. When winemaker Angela Jacobs and crew aren’t stomping grapes, blending wine, or hand bottling; our tasting room is open for you to experience our serious wines with friendly attitude. Come experience the future of bad-ass wines.

Location Description

We can't wait to meet you at our winery on the North Shore of Lake Chelan in beautiful Manson, Washington.

Features

  • Serious wines, Friendly attitude.

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Winemaker

Angela Jacobs, an ambitious winemaker and entrepreneur who played a little roller derby in her spare time, now owns and operates WineGirl Wines of Lake Chelan. Angela’s path to becoming a bad-a** winemaker, began in 1998 when she tried her first Pinot Noir while working a part-time job in college. After that, every waking moment was dedicated to the rhythm of pursuing fine wine, from her German language study-abroad touring the vineyards of Austria, Greece and Italy to her undergraduate project entitled the “Wine Levels of Hell” inspired by an Italian class on Dante’s Divine Comedy.

After graduating from the University of Washington in 2003 with degrees in Biochemistry and Cell & Molecular Biology with minors in Chemistry and Botany, she began a world tour following the fall grape harvests and learning winemaking skills from renowned winemakers. She returned to the Pacific Northwest for a job as a Laboratory Manager in the Willamette Valley. There, she developed a state-of-the-art, quality control laboratory and managed several harvest interns. But haunted by the need to produce her own wines under her own label designs, she returned to the Seattle area and made some phone calls to purchase 2 tons of ultra-premium wine grapes from Red Mountain, Washington.

Because one can’t live off of wine alone, she continued her scientific pursuits with a short stint at a Seattle pharmaceutical company in the formulations department studying stability, shelf-life, and degradation of chemical compounds purposed for FDA studies. Meanwhile, Angela licensed her first winery in Seattle where she produced her debut vintages of WineGirl Wines including Viognier, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Searching for more leadership skills, she entered the MBA program at the Foster School of Business in 2008. Graduating in 2010 with an MBA in marketing and entrepreneurship, she started commercial production and distribution of her award-winning wines in Lake Chelan, Washington.

When not in the tasting room or in the winery, she can be found enjoying the sun, riding her Harley, spinning donuts on her forklift, training for marathons, practicing yoga, or spending time with her furry kid Quincy.

Practices & Techniques

Cleanliness is next to Godliness. And then some. Angela prefers to let the grape express itself. She views her responsibility as winemaker is to guide the grapes into the wine they will become without serious manipulation. My goal is not to make a grocery store wine, but to tell the story of the vineyard and the season from which it came. A serious wine taster should be able to identify a wine by it’s taste. A vertical of five Chardonnays from the same vineyard, should not all taste the same.

Estate Vineyards / AVA

We source fruit from vineyards in the following regions of our state. Check back for more information on the vineyards with whom we work.

-Columbia Valley

-Lake Chelan

-Rattlesnake Hills

-Yakima Valley

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Hours

Saturday:12 - 5pm Sundays:12 - 5pm

Address

222 E Wapato Way
Manson, Washington 98831
United States

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