About Gorman Winery
Our Story
Chris Gorman fell into the wine business after graduating from university in 1991. Apparently too affected to climb out, he made the best of it. Cutting his teeth on world class Barolo and Barbaresco, he spent 3 years working for a small Italian importer and never looked back.
For the next decade, as a main stay in the Seattle wine trade, Chris was lucky to represent some of the finest wines in the world. He traveled extensively in the wine areas of Italy, Spain and Germany. His is a simple philosophy: to make wine, it is imperative to understand it. Those early years found him producing small batch wines, using premium grapes and creating some of Washington’s most engaging wines.
Gorman Winery was founded in 2002 in Woodinville, WA., producing mainly Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. In 2006 we added Chardonnay to our production. We are always evolving and experimenting with a process that will deliver unapologetically delicious wines. That is our goal.
Meet The Staff
Chris Gorman
Owner & Director of Winemaking
Chris@GormanWinery.com
Chris has 33 years in the wine industry, twenty-four of those in wine production. He was named a "Top 10 Rising Stars in American Winemaking" early in his career by the Wine Spectator. He has produced several Top 100 wines of the year for both the Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast publications.
Briah Gillespie
Winemaker, WSET3
Briah@GormanWinery.com
Briah has been a force in the Western Washington wine scene since 2016. She graduated from the Northwest Wine Academy for Winemaking & Enology and obtained her WSET3. Working production and harvest for several wineries in the area, she joined Gorman in 2019. Her dedication to quality winemaking earned her the position of Winemaker for the 2024 Harvest.
Ram Majlessi
Director of Sales
Ram@GormanWinery.com
He's cool.