Dineen Vineyards & Winery

Melissa Dineen and Brian Mackey of Dineen Vineyards and Winery Photos courtesy of Dineen Vineyards Although Pat Dineen pursued a career in banking, he had grown up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin.  A love of the land and farming life was in his DNA.  He and Lanie also loved wine, and visited many of the world’s wine regions.  When Pat retired from banking, the idea of planting a vineyard seemed very attractive.  The couple looked at property in California and Walla Walla before settling in 2001 on 12 acres in Zillah.  They purchased 80 more acres the next year and today Dineen Vineyards has roughly 100 acres of vines, all in the Zillah area.  In 2022, Pat and Lanie passed ownership of Dineen Vineyards on to their daughter Marissa, whose career in finance and time spent in Europe prepared her well for developing a wine brand.  Under her leadership, Dineen is becoming known for its wines as well as its excellent fruit.  Marissa Dineen is a force in th

by Marji Morgan · source ↗