Andrew Will Involuntary Commitment 2018 Columbia Valley

Cabernet Franc 61%, Cabernet Sauvignon 22%, Merlot 17%.

Involuntary Commitment is Andrew Will’s new project in Washington State that is “committed” to producing premium wine from top Vineyards from the Columbia Valley. A region that until the 1980’s was part of a “dry-state” which only produced grape jelly.

The wines are fermented in stainless steel tanks with all native yeasts and are aged in 100% neutral French oak barrels.

Andrew Will Winery was started in 1989 and is owned by Annie and Chris Camarda.

The winery was launched out of a love for wine that Chris had developed while working in the restaurant trade for almost 20 years. Named after the Camardas’ son Will and nephew Andrew, Andrew Will has been a major contributor to the success and notoriety in recent years of Washington State wines.
 
Initially, the winery consisted of 900 square feet of rented industrial space in Seattle. In 1994, the Camardas moved to Vashon Island, a short ferry ride from Seattle, where they built the present winery. The fruit, however, comes from the mainland, across the Cascades in eastern Washington, where all the significant vineyards lie in the rain shadow of the mountains.