About Gård Vintners

Gård, meaning "farm" or "estate" in many of the Scandinavian languages, is a tribute to our family's Scandinavian heritage

The Lawrence family, founders of Gård Vintners, has been farming the Royal Slope, near Royal City, Wash., in Washington's Columbia Valley for over 40 years.

Brothers Hervey "Sandy" Lawrence and John Lawrence, along with John's son Josh Lawrence, were proud to launch Gård Vintners, a product of Lawrence Cellars, in 2006 to capture the quality of our estate vineyard in the glass.

We currently grow Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Pinot Gris, and Roussane in our estate vineyard. Our 2006 Dry Riesling was released in December 2007, and our red wines will begin releasing later in 2008.

We are proud to partner with Robert Smasne, our winemaker extraordinaire, who consistently scores in the 90s with many of the wines he has made over the recent years.