14/08/2023
WINE HOST BIO
Sandor Faludi, Owner/Winemaker
Prohibition Cellars, Woodinville, WA
I was born and raised in Hungary, in the middle of a wine region where almost every family had a little vineyard and made their own wine. My grandfather was a winemaker and viticulturist, so from a young age I was helping out around the family vineyard and winery. Though winemaking was part of my family history, my family never actually drank wine (except on special occasions). It was only later on, after meeting my wife Sabrina, that I got exposed to another part of wine culture. Today, it is what makes our dinners special, inspires our travels, and introduces us to great people.
In 2008, I decided to study winemaking and viticulture in Villány, one of the most famous wine regions in Hungary. After working for a few wineries, my wife and I decided to move to California where I learned even more about vineyard management and winemaking working for wineries in both Napa and Sonoma.
We moved to Washington in 2016 after taking a short trip to discover the wines of the region. Amazed by the wines we tasted, moved to Woodinville, Washington later that year. We started Prohibition Cellars at home in our garage in 2017, later moving to Woodinville’s iconic Warehouse District in 2019. We opened our tasting room on January 16, 2020, the 100th anniversary of Prohibition. Today, we produce approximately 2,200 cases, focusing on creating distinctive, terroir driven wine, working with some of the most exceptional vineyards in the state.
