BRIAN RUDIN - winemaker & GENERAL MANAGER
A graduate of Western Washington University and the Institute of Enology & Viticulture in Walla Walla, Brian has more than 17 years of experience in the Washington wine industry. He moved to Walla Walla in 2006 to pursue his growing passion for winemaking. Brian first became a certified sommelier and started his career in winemaking at L’Ecole No 41. Throughout the years, Brian worked as a production manager for Alder Ridge Vineyard and Zefina Winery, and then as a winemaker for Cadaretta and Buried Cane Vineyards. Prior to his role at Echolands, he spent nine years as the winemaker for Duckhorn Wine Company, where he helped launch Duckhorn’s Red Mountain label, Canvasback.
An avid mountaineer, hiker and skier, Brian grew up in the farming community of Wenatchee, Washington with a love of the Cascade Mountains. He and his wife Ashley Trout, a fellow winemaker in the Walla Walla Valley, hope to teach their shared love of winegrowing to their two kids one day.