Upcoming events for our Annual Share members
Entertaining friends was a gateway drug into wine for us. We built the tasting room to pour wine, sure, but it was also a chance for us to build our dream entertaining space – somewhere to throw parties, fire up the grills on summer nights, set gorgeous tables for al fresco dinners, and curate special events for you, our Annual Share members. The summer event series is a chance to slow down, raise a glass and let us entertain you.
Thank you for your interest in our 2025 Annual Share event series. All of the Chef Spotlights and the Harvest Party have sold out. Please email info@altonwines.com to be added to waitlist if you have interest in attending any of these events. Thank you for the continued support!
For the 2025 season, each member will be allowed to purchase 2 tickets per event (member + 1 guest). Any groups of club members looking to attend a dinner together please reach out to us and we’ll do our best to get you all into the same event.
Alton Annual Share Spring Pickup – Alton & Hattaways @ No Boat Brewing Company
12:00pm – 2:00pm & 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Saturday, March 8th, 2025
Venue: No Boat Brewing, Snoqualmie, WA.
Come and taste all the new releases paired with hearty snacks by our friends Richard & Lindsay Hattaway. This is a casual, open house style party in the brewery. We highly recommend hanging out afterwards for a beer, we will be doing another collab with David (head brewer genius at No Boat) for your refreshment, too. Spring shipments will be there for you to take home.
For those of you who crave Richard’s cooking when you’re not in Walla Walla, check out their new website to try some recipes in your own kitchen: Flavor Field Guide
Tickets: $35 per person (limit 2 per Annual Share member); this includes tastes of a selection of the new releases as well as the paired snacks from Hattaways.
CHEF SPOTLIGHT – Byron Gomez of Brutø Denver
Top Chef season 18, 2024 Michelin Star, 2x James Beard Award Semifinalist, Food Network Hot List For Influential Chefs of 2025
***SOLD OUT***
Saturday, June 7th 2025
5:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Alton Tasting Room
After working with Byron last summer, we invited him back on the spot. His energy and love for life, good food, and people is contagious. Our favorite anecdote from last year’s trip was that he and his team flew with over fifty pounds of frozen sauces they had created at Bruto, who does that?! People dedicated to their flavors and craft. After training under the chef worlds all-stars at Eleven Madison Park, competing on Top Chef PDX during Covid, and working in Aspen, Byron’s current home is at Brutø Denver. Starting in 2023 he completely reimagined the menu of this Michelin star restaurant to be his own. Jesse had the chance to go dine at Brutø this winter and confirmed, his food is out of this world whether it’s created in a top tier kitchen or hung over the firepit at Alton. This year’s theme will be a play on Bruto, out of the kitchen.
Tickets: $150 per person (limit 2 per Annual Share member).
Ticket price includes wine during happy hour, your meal, and gratuity. Bottles will be available for purchase during dinner.
CHEF SPOTLIGHT: Dan Koommoo of Crafted Yakima
2023, 2024 James Beard Best Chef Northwest Finalist
***SOLD OUT***
Saturday, June 14th 2025
5:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Alton Tasting Room
Don’t let Dan Koommoo’s humble personality misguide you, he’s an absolute genius in the kitchen. The warmth, care, and joy that comes with this team blew us away last year. From feeding our crew to pitching in throughout the evening, it truly felt like co-hosting. We are thrilled to bring Crafted Yakima back to dazzle you again this summer. Dan is now a 2-time finalist for the James Beard best chef northwest and continues to gain notoriety, also being a featured chef at Taste Washington in March. This year’s dinner will feature local bounty and creative twists, in chef Dan’s signature style.
Tickets: $150 per person (limit 2 per Annual Share member).
Ticket price includes wine during happy hour, your meal, and gratuity. Bottles will be available for purchase during dinner.
CHEF SPOTLIGHT: Chad White, Trail Feast
Restauranteur, Entrepreneur, Community Activist, Top Chef Season 13
***SOLD OUT***
Saturday, July 5th 2025
5:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Alton Tasting Room
We’ve met some big personalities in the last few years but Chad’s is as warm, enthusiastic, and heartfelt as it gets. To say his culinary journey has been interesting is probably an understatement. From starting out as a chef in the US Navy to honing his skills in Mexico, competing on Top Chef, owning and operating multiple restaurants in Spokane, Chad isn’t one to shy away from a challenge. His latest culinary pursuit, Trail Feast, is a bespoke, rugged, outdoor dining and camping adventure for his guests. We can’t wait to welcome Chad back and see what new outdoor cooking tricks he’s learned cooking in the wild. Expect a meat forward menu and bold flavors from this dinner.
Tickets: $150 per person (limit 2 per Annual Share member).
Ticket price includes wine during happy hour, your meal, and gratuity. Bottles will be available for purchase during dinner.
July 12th: CHEF SPOTLIGHT: Brendan McGill, Seabird, Bainbridge Island
Bon Appetit 24 Best New Restaurants 2023, Seattle Met Best New Restaurant 2022, Dad, Forager, Entrepreneur
***SOLD OUT***
Saturday, July 12th 2025
5:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Alton Tasting Room
Brendan was born and raised in Alaska where, thanks to his upbringing, he was surrounded by wilderness and natural bounty. When he moved to Seattle to pursue a culinary career his appetite for discovery came with him. Ten years after the move Brendan opened Hitchcock, one of the OG farm-to-table restaurants in the PNW. Following that came a pair of cafe’s, pizzerias, a bakeshop, and an organic farm. You’d think this is enough to keep anyone busy, but alas, there was one more, Seabird opened in 2022 on Bainbridge Island and almost immediately garnered national recognition in Esquire, Bon Appetite and more. We had the pleasure of hosting Brendan last summer and were enamored with his overall vibe, crazy cool flavors, and how much fun we had working together. The creative streak runs deep with him, and the menu reflected just that. We’re thrilled to welcome Brendan back – and we’re really hoping he brings some of that amazing seafood, fresh from the Hood Canal. Expect an eclectic, seafood heavy menu with this dinner.
Tickets: $150 per person (limit 2 per Annual Share member).
Ticket price includes wine during happy hour, your meal, and gratuity. Bottles will be available for purchase during dinner.
CHEF SPOTLIGHT: Richard Hattaway, Hattaways on Alder
Chef, Entrepreneur, Recipe Developer, Watch Enthusiast, Dog Dad
***SOLD OUT***
Saturday, September 13th 2025
5:00pm – 9:00pm
Venue: Alton Tasting Room
Did you know Richard and Lindsay have worked in 3 restaurants together before Hattaways? Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, he the head chef, her the GM, was their last post before packing up and moving across the country and starting their own highly acclaimed restaurant here in Walla Walla in 2018. Amongst our friend group Richard has wowed us all with themed “old school steakhouse” dinners, and finally we decided, this should just be a Chef Spotlight. Get your fancy outfits ready, this event will feature a classic steakhouse menu with the creative, elevated touches we’ve come to expect from Richard. This will be a fantastic pairing with our newly released fall wines, and a chance to get dressed up!
Tickets: $150 per person (limit 2 per Annual Share member).
Ticket price includes wine during happy hour, your meal, and gratuity. Bottles will be available for purchase during dinner.
HARVEST PARTY: Maximillian Petty, Eden Hill, Seattle
Chef, Restauranteur, Entrepreneur, Proud Dad, Aspiring Golfer
Saturday, October 4th 2025
Time TBD
Venue: Alton Production Facility, Walla Walla.
REMINDER: This event is for 12 Bottle members who have already purchased large formats. Large formats are sold out.
Since opening Eden Hill at 26 years old, Max has flexed his creative muscles in many other inspired projects in the last few years including Big Max Burger Co., Kinglet (which many of you likely experienced first hand) and his ongoing pizza popup, Moonlight. A lover of whimsy and delight, his food delivers wow factor, beauty, and surprise. We have been lucky to work with Max many times over the last few years and knew his flavor of magic was the right one for this party where we want to ball out, and then some.
Tickets: Complimentary with Single Barrel Large Format purchase (limit 2 per Annual Share member).
Tickets include a taste of the current Large Format release, sample of the next years Single Barrel wine, pours from our favorite wines of the year, and snacks.