George-Anne Robertson of Yellowhawk Sparkling House
George-Anne Robertson engaged in a variety of pursuits before settling on sparkling wine, including restaurant and hotel management, Japanese language study, raising a family, body building and personal training, fitness videos, teaching yoga and spin classes, and more. In 2014 she decided to become a sommelier, but soon discovered her interests weren’t in line with that course of study. She was more interested in the science of wine, and so enrolled in the Walla Walla Community College’s Enology and Viticulture Program. It was there that she developed a passion for making sparkling wine that only grows more intense with each and every bubble.
After graduating from the program during the height of the pandemic, George-Anne was on her way to Japan to take a job as a sparkling winemaker, confident that she had followed all the visa regulations. She landed, only to find out that Japan had changed the visa rules. She had to return to the US immediately. It was January 2021, and she had no idea what she was going to do with her life, when she got a call about a job as sparkling winemaker at a new resort in Walla Walla. She has been the winemaker at the Yellowhawk Resort and Sparkling House ever since. Visitors to the resort will find food items to go with George-Anne’s wines that are made in both the forced carbonation and traditional method styles. Whether you like white, rosé, or red bubbles, you will find a wine at Yellowhawk to appeal to your palate. You can also engage in a hands-on experience with George-Anne to learn about the disgorgement and dosage processes involved in the traditional method of making sparkling wine.
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