Russell Creek Winery was founded in 1998 in the southeast corner of the State of Washington on a small farm nestled on the banks of the so-named creek flowing from the Blue Mountains. Starting out with a hand-operated winepress and five-gallon carboys, founder Larry Krivoshein crafted full-bodied Premium Red Wines. The original Diggers label gives a tongue-in-cheek nod to Larry’s background as a funeral home director showing Washington State with a shovel sunk into the ground near Walla Walla, while the Canadian, American and Soviet flags flying across the top indicate his unique cultural background.

In the fall of 1998 Russell Creek Winery became the 14^th winery bonded in the Walla Walla Valley. As it grew, Russell Creek joined several other early wineries in locating at the Walla Walla airport revitalizing once-derelict Air Force training facilities from the Second World War. Today, this area is home to 30 Walla Walla wineries. In the fall of 2008, the Crosby family purchased the winery maintaining Larry as winemaker, but allowing him more time to continue his nickname of Diggers, only now on the golf course instead.

Throughout the changes over Russell Creek’s history, one thing has not changed: the commitment to full-bodied, casually elegant wines. The hand-operated winepress still sits in the corner of the winery and the carboys have earned a new place in the aging process holding topping wine (to replace the wine that evaporates and keep the barrels full), still remaining a part of our limited handcrafted production of award-winning wines with focus on quality and value.