The ENOLAB is an independent and confidential laboratory for enological testing and consulting. The laboratory is for both the professional and amateur winemaker.

The laboratory’s goal is to provide time sensitive analysis for the winemaker and to help elevate the quality of wines being produced in the Northwest

The ENOLAB is also a resource for fermentation and winemaking products including yeasts, nutrients and additives, enzymes and bacteria.

The laboratory is located in the Woodinville valley, 30 minutes from downtown Seattle, and servicing the Greater Northwest.

The ENOLAB is open Monday thru Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm during the year, with extended hours during crush (mid September thru mid November)

LABORATORY STAFF

The ENOLAB is staffed with trained enologists and winemakers with a combined winemaking experience of over 50 years, with most of it in Washington State.

Hillary Sjolund, Consulting Winemaker, started her career in wine as a harvest worker for Pine Ridge Winery in Napa Valley. While attending the University of California at Davis, she traveled to Chile for a southern hemisphere harvest. After graduating with a degree in Fermentation Science, she returned to Pine Ridge as the assistant winemaker under Stacy Clark, responsible for all cellar operations. Hillary is currently the head winemaker for DiStefano Winery in Woodinville, WA.

Mark Newton, General Manager & Consulting Winemaker, has a degree in engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara and 22 years of experience in winemaking in the State of Washington.