Winemaker Dennis Gross, with wife Kathy have been making wine and beer from their Olympic Peninsula home for over 30 years, just for fun. It wasn’t until 1998 that Dennis, a Chemistry teacher would begin to turn his hobby into something, serious. Sovereign Cellars, is named after the “Sovereign” a 40 foot wooden sailboat that the family had for 12 years. The boat was beautiful and elegant, just li
ke the wines they would be creating. Sovereign Cellars produces between 125 and 150 cases annually with grapes from all over Washington State including Alder Creek (Horse Heaven Hills), The Kiona Vineyard and throughout the Red Mountain, and Columbia Valley. Look for Sovereign to continue to produce great reds, mostly because they are Dennis’ favorites. They had 4 award winners at the Seattle Wine Awards. The 08 Sovereign Syrah and Cabernet won a Bronze and Gold, while the Finnigan’s Daughter Syrah and Claret won Gold and Double Gold. You can find Sovereign wines at various locations in the South Sound.
