{"id":34,"name":"Foundry Vineyards","image_url":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gps-cs-s/AC9h4no1q-zjj8YI4MUu7yi2YS84Kkr71N2Cy55SgPM6F3BaanYY8i2veQShGG8OoEpAY-4LsKFBmZLekJjqGF2Ehh0nlYGuWV8PBoteM2LoBVUbPNAQOv1TdQH8h1cIgTlve5XWovo=w408-h306-k-no","district":"Downtown","hours":"Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 10 am - 4pm","hours_type":"limited","dog_friendly":true,"red_wine":true,"white_wine":true,"bubbles":true,"brewery":false,"woman_owned":false,"year_established":2003,"winemaker":"Jay Anderson","website":"http://www.foundryvineyards.com/","phone":"(509) 529-0736","address":"1111 Abadie St, Walla Walla, WA 99362","description":"Foundry Vineyards focuses on low‑intervention organic wines; certified organic grapes from estate and partner vineyards become limited, expressive bottlings","lat":46.0631717,"lng":-118.3565451,"appt_url":"https://www.foundryvineyards.com/book-online","walk_in":false,"tasting_fee":"$25 per person, waived with purchase of 2 bottles","explorer_tags":[],"profile":"# Foundry Vineyards — Knowledge Profile\n\n## Founding Story\n\nFoundry Vineyards was founded by Mark Anderson, a Walla Walla native who also established the Walla Walla Foundry in 1980 alongside his wife Patty. The Walla Walla Foundry grew into one of the premier fine-art bronze casting facilities in the United States, earning recognition from outlets including the New York Times and attracting collaborations with world-renowned artists. The winery and its associated gallery grew naturally from that deep connection to contemporary art, with the founding vision encapsulated in the phrase \"a creative blend of art + wine.\" The gallery at Foundry Vineyards opened in 2010. Mark Anderson passed away on November 13, 2019, and the family continues to operate under his founding vision of uniting art and wine. Today, the winery is co-managed and co-curated by his children Lisa and Jay Anderson, who are committed to honoring his legacy.\n\n## Winemaker\n\nJay Anderson serves as winemaker and Creative Director at Foundry Vineyards. A Walla Walla native, his background is unusually multidisciplinary. He began his studies at the Seattle Art Institute in culinary arts, then earned degrees in Interdisciplinary Visual Art and Art History from the University of Washington, before completing a Master of Fine Arts at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. While in New York, he worked as a studio assistant to painter and photographer Marilyn Minter. Jay returned to Walla Walla in 2012 to work with his family at both the Walla Walla Foundry and Foundry Vineyards, and began making wine in 2016. He launched Pét Project, a sister label dedicated to pétillant naturel sparkling wines, in 2018, and has since become recognized as one of the leading voices in the natural wine movement in the United States and an acknowledged expert in pét-nat production.\n\nJay's winemaking philosophy is rooted in organic viticulture, minimal intervention, and a deep respect for vineyard expression. His culinary training informs the way he builds wines for the table — prioritizing brightness, texture, food-friendliness, and balance over power or a formulaic house style. He approaches winemaking with a detail-driven, craft-oriented mindset that mirrors his artistic practice. Outside the winery, Jay is a practicing visual artist, an avid cook and gardener, and is married to Kelsee Anderson; the couple has two sons, Jackson and Lucas.\n\n## Vineyard Sources\n\nFoundry Vineyards sources fruit from certified organic and organically farmed vineyards across Washington State, with a particular emphasis on sites farmed without pesticides or herbicides. Most vineyard partners are certified organic or biodynamic. The winery emphasizes long-term relationships, consistent quality, and farming practices that support healthy vines and naturally balanced fruit.\n\nTheir estate site, **Stonemarker Vineyard**, is located along Caldwell Creek in the southeastern portion of the Walla Walla Valley AVA, at just under 1,000 feet elevation. The vineyard encompasses 3.5 acres planted primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot on a south-facing slope, which provides ideal sun exposure for ripeness and depth of flavor. Soils are classic Walla Walla silty loam. Originally planted in 1998, Stonemarker transitioned to organic viticulture in 2017, incorporating regenerative practices to improve soil health and ecology and eliminating all chemical fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides. The vineyard received its USDA Organic Certification in 2020 and at the time was the only certified organic vineyard in the Walla Walla Valley AVA — and remains one of only two certified organic vineyards in the AVA.\n\n## Winemaking Philosophy and Approach\n\nFoundry Vineyards produces approximately 2,500 cases per year, a scale the team describes as intentionally small to keep work hands-on and detail-driven. Rather than pursuing a single house style, the winery allows the vineyard site and vintage to lead winemaking decisions. The stated goals are wines that feel honest, food-friendly, and balanced — expressing ripeness without heaviness, with good natural acidity and flavor development that does not rely on corrective intervention.\n\nIn the cellar, the approach is low-intervention but not passive. Gentle handling is used throughout élevage, and fermentation choices are made to preserve freshness, texture, and nuance. Some wines may be left unfiltered or unfined depending on the vintage. Sulfur, when used, is applied selectively and thoughtfully, with an eye toward stability and longevity rather than altering character. The winery also pursues sustainable packaging practices, favoring lighter-weight glass, eliminating foil capsules, and selecting quality closures for consistency and age-worthiness.\n\n## Signature Wines and Labels\n\nFoundry Vineyards focuses on small-lot wines from estate and partner vineyards, with Stonemarker Vineyard red Bordeaux varieties — Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot — forming a cornerstone of the portfolio. The sister label, **Pét Project**, launched in 2018 and is dedicated entirely to pétillant naturel sparkling wines made using the ancestral method. Pét-nats are bottled while still finishing fermentation, capturing residual CO₂ as the natural sparkle. The resulting wines are described as youthful, vivid in aromatics, with a softer mousse and a food-friendly character — bright, textured, and alive.\n\n## Winery Character and Identity\n\nFoundry Vineyards occupies a genuinely distinctive position in the Walla Walla wine community by integrating fine art, low-intervention winemaking, and a strong sense of social and environmental responsibility into a unified identity. The tasting room in Walla Walla hosts a gallery that holds quarterly contemporary art exhibitions, co-curated by Lisa and Jay Anderson, and has featured internationally recognized artists including Deborah Butterfield, Ai Weiwei, Chuck Close, and Kiki Smith. Art openings typically occur in February, May, August, and November.\n\nThe winery's community commitments extend further: the Walla Walla tasting room hosts a monthly blood drive impacting approximately 900 lives per year, and Foundry supports the Mark A. Anderson Enology and Viticulture Opportunity Fund, which funds scholarships and student activities within the Enology and Viticulture program at Walla Walla Community College. The winery also launched a \"With Purpose\" package in 2020 that donates a portion of sales to causes including the NAACP, American Red Cross Wildfire Relief, YWCA, The Trevor Project, Planned Parenthood, and BMAC. The overarching ethos — shaped by Mark Anderson's founding vision and carried forward by his family — is one of craft, curiosity, community, and the belief that art and wine belong together.","somm_notes":[{"title":"Patti's notes on Foundry","content":"If you love the idea of sipping great wine while taking in an art show, this is your spot. 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