Cayuse Vineyards

The winery

Founded

1996 winery site, 1997 wallawallasomm

The two sources disagree; both are shown rather than one picked.

Wines poured

Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Red Blends, Rosé, Syrah, Tempranillo, Viognier

People

• Christophe Baron winemaker
  quoted from the source

  the winemaker associated with Cayuse Vineyards is Christophe Baron

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• Christophe Baron founder
  quoted from the source

  the brash, young French Vigneron visited the then little-known town called Walla Walla, and fell in love with a few acres of seemingly useless, stone-covered farmland

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Where the fruit comes from

Estate vineyards

• Cailloux Vineyard Milton Freewater, 10 acres
  quoted from the source

  Christophe's first Walla Walla Valley vineyard, this 10-acre plot was our first vineyard planted in the stones of Milton Freewater in 1997

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• Coccinelle Vineyard 4.5 acres
  quoted from the source

  this 4.5-acre was first planted in 1998

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• En Cerise Vineyard 10 acres
  quoted from the source

  this 10-acre vineyard planted in 1998 was a cherry orchard in its former life

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• En Chamberlin Vineyard 10 acres
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  2000 saw the planting of 10 more stony acres

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• Armada Vineyard 7 acres
  quoted from the source

  this 7-acre vineyard, created in 2001

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Appellations

• Walla Walla Valley
  unverified quote

  biodynamically farmed winery operating within the Walla Walla Valley appellation

  extracted from profiles, source

Wines

24 wines, 56 vintages on record. Sources: the winery’s own webstore (as of 2026-07-30), The Thief’s sales records (2018–2026-09-14), The Thief’s shelf (in stock now).

Show 6 more bottlings across 4 more wines

Wine	Vintage	Score	Source	Availability
Wallah Wallah Special #6 (	2014	—	The Thief's records	back catalog
Wallah Wallah Special Series	—	—	winery webstore (as of 2026-07-30)	on the winery's site
Widowmaker Cab Sauv	2016	—	The Thief's records	—
Widowmaker Cab Sauv	2014	—	The Thief's records	—
Widowmaker Cabernet-Sauvignon	2023	—	The Thief's shelf	in stock at The Thief
Widowmaker Cabernet-Sauvignon	—	—	winery webstore (as of 2026-07-30)	on the winery's site