Col Solare Winery

Joe Aschbacher serves as Ste. Michelle Wine Estates National Director of Global Accounts, leading a Sales Team focused on Restaurant and Hotel chains across the Western United States.   He joined Ste. Michelle from Young’s Market Company in Seattle, Washington where he most recently served as Vice President, Sales directing the largest wine distributor in the state.
Joe just celebrated his 16th anniversary with Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and has held several sales positions including Business Development Manager NW and Director of Luxury Wine Sales, US.   During his role as Director of Luxury Wine Sales, Joe worked closely with the Col Solare brand team, Marketing and Sales to build distribution across the country.  Prior to his 25+ years in the wine industry, Joe worked in the hospitality industry in various management roles along the West Coast.  Joe is a graduate of Washington State University with B.A. in Hotel & Restaurant Management.

Col Solare is the partnership between two influential wine producers who are recognized leaders in their respective regions: Tuscany's Marchesi Antinori and Washington State's Chateau Ste. Michelle. 

From its inaugural 1995 vintage, Col Solare's mission has been to unite these two unique viticultural and winemaking cultures to produce a world-class Cabernet Sauvignon-based red wine from the very best Washington fruit.

With opening of a new winery and planting of the estate vineyard on Red Mountain in 2007, that vision has evolved to focus on showcasing the Cabernet Sauvignon of this unique AVA and, ultimately, the specific fruit of the Col Solare estate vineyard. While this vineyard is young, Col Solare's partners and winemaking team have high hopes that it will produce wines to be enjoyed for years to come.

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