Cavu Cellars

The winery

Founded

2008

Facility

own winery

People

• Jim Waite owner
  quoted from the source

  CAVU Cellars is a family-owned and operated winery founded by Jim Waite, Karen Waite (née Viale), and their son Joel Waite

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• Karen Waite owner
  quoted from the source

  CAVU Cellars is a family-owned and operated winery founded by Jim Waite, Karen Waite (née Viale), and their son Joel Waite

  extracted from profiles, source

• Joel Waite winemaker
  quoted from the source

  their son Joel Waite, who also serves as the winemaker

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• Karen Viale owner
  quoted from the source

  Jim and Karen grew up in the great outdoors of Alaska

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• Joel Waite winemaker|owner
  unverified quote

  son, Joel (who is also the wine maker) are the co-owners

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Where the fruit comes from

Purchased fruit

• Seven Hills Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon; Petit Verdot; Malbec
  quoted from the source

  The Big Stud is a blend of 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Petit Verdot, and 19% Malbec all from Seven Hills Vineyard

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• XL Vineyard Merlot, adjacent to Seven Hills
  quoted from the source

  22% Merlot from XL Vineyard adjacent to Seven Hills

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Appellations

Not held yet — no appellation named on the winery site.

Wines

8 wines, 8 vintages on record. Sources: the winery’s own webstore (as of 2026-09-16), The Thief’s sales records (2021–2026-09-14).