Elizabeth Spencer Wines

About Winery and Wines

Elizabeth Pressler and Spencer Graham began enjoying wine together in 1992, making wine together in 1997, established the bonded winery, Elizabeth Spencer, in 1998, and began selling these wines together in 2000. Previous to running their own winery, both Elizabeth and Spencer enjoyed long and successful careers in the wine industry.

Spencer establishes and nurtures these long-lasting relationships with our grape growers on the basis of mutual respect and trust, overall goodwill and an agreement about how the vineyards are to be farmed and the land protected and respected. Spencer has a bit of the old school in him as he prefers agreements made on “one’s word” and sealed with a “firm handshake,” and we back this up by paying our growers fairly and on time. winemakingToday both Spencer and Winemaker Sarah Vandendriessche spend a good deal of time in the vineyards throughout the year, and especially during the growing season, to discuss and oversee farming practices with growers and to assure that only the finest, best quality fruit makes it to the winery. They work closely with growers on best practices and goals for grape quality, grape maturity and harvest dates. We enjoy solid professional relationships with our growers and, over time, Spencer and Elizabeth have become close friends with these remarkable vineyard partners.