Den Hoed Wine Estates

Andreas Den Hoed was born in Holland on June 10, 1933, the oldest of 11 children, and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1948. In 1949 the family started a small farm in New Egypt, New Jersey, with 40 cows. Andreas, his father, and his younger brother then purchased a 360-acre farm north of Grandview in the Yakima Valley, and the family was milking cows there by the end of January 1955. Marie Christina Kranendonk, born in Holland on September 23, 1933, set sail for the United States in February 1955, and she and Andreas married on July 18, 1956; they had six children. The Den Hoed family planted their first vineyard in 1956. Andreas later raised mint and expanded his vineyard acreage almost every year, and in 1988 he made two of his sons, Bill and Andy, partners in a new project. After several years of searching, in 1997 they purchased a 550-acre parcel of land bordering the Columbia River in the Wallula Gap.

• Andreas Den Hoed: born in Holland on June 10, 1933; immigrated with his family in 1948
• Marie Den Hoed: born in Holland on September 23, 1933; married Andreas on July 18, 1956
• 1956: the Den Hoed family planted their first vineyard
• 1988: Bill and Andy became partners with their father in a new project, mostly planted to vineyards

Wallula Vineyard sits high above the Columbia River south of Kennewick. Its south-facing slopes vary from 2% up to 30% grade, and the property's 9-mile perimeter includes nearly 3.5 miles of Columbia River shoreline. The land climbs from 320 feet above sea level at the river's edge to a peak elevation of 1367 feet; the winery describes the lower elevations as ideal for ultra-premium reds and the upper elevations as suited to high quality whites. According to the winery, the Missoula floods of the last ice age deposited Shano silt loam soils on the site and carved the basalt-rimmed canyon walls atop which the vineyards are planted. Wine Spectator reported in 2008 that the property lies in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA and that Long Shadows Vintners had been buying Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah from the vineyard since Long Shadows' first vintage, 2002.

• South-facing slopes of 2% to 30% grade; 9-mile perimeter with nearly 3.5 miles of Columbia River shoreline
• Elevation from 320 feet at the river's edge to 1367 feet at the peak
• Soils: Shano silt loam deposited by the Missoula floods, per the winery
• Appellation: Horse Heaven Hills, as listed on the 2014 Marie's View technical sheet

The winery's Proprietors page names brothers Bill and Andy Den Hoed and Allen Shoup. According to the site, Bill and Andy have 1500 acres under their care. Shoup, who died in 2022, was CEO of Stimson Lane, the company that included Chateau Ste. Michelle, and started his own project, Long Shadows, after retiring from Ste. Michelle in 2000, according to Wine Spectator. Andreas is crafted by Gilles Nicault, who left the University of Avignon with a degree in Viticulture and Enology, worked at Staton Hills Winery in the Yakima Valley in 1994 and Woodward Canyon in 1996, and joined Allen Shoup's Long Shadows team, according to the winery. Marie's View was made under Rob Newsom, whom the winery describes as the Louisiana-born founder of Boudreaux Cellars, inspired and tutored by Leonetti Cellar's Gary Figgins.

• Proprietors named by the winery: Bill Den Hoed, Andy Den Hoed, and Allen Shoup (d. 2022)
• Bill and Andy Den Hoed: 1500 acres under their care, per the winery
• Gilles Nicault (Andreas): University of Avignon degree in Viticulture and Enology; part of Allen Shoup's Long Shadows team
• Rob Newsom (Marie's View): Louisiana-born founder of Boudreaux Cellars, per the winery

Andreas is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon crafted by Gilles Nicault. The winery's library listings describe Andreas vintages through 2018 as showcasing the Wallula Vineyard, while the 2018 and 2019 technical sheets list the Mach One Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills, with fruit from Block R1. Both were aged 30 months in French oak barrels, 90% new; the 2019 comes from a 1.6-acre block and was released on December 1, 2023; the winery's shop lists it at $80 a bottle. Marie's View was made under Rob Newsom; library listings through the 2011 vintage describe it as a red blend, and Newsom writes on the 2014 technical sheet that the 2012 and 2013 were the first two vintages of Marie's View as 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2014 came from Blocks 10 and 18 at Wallula and was pressed on a wooden basket press. The earliest vintage in the library listings is the 2005 Marie's View. Christina is a Chardonnay named for Marie Christina Den Hoed; the 2018 was made entirely from Clone 95 fruit from the Kenny Hill estate vineyard in the Mill Creek area of the Walla Walla Valley, after the 2017 was sourced from Wallula for one vintage.

• Andreas: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon by Gilles Nicault; 30 months in French oak, 90% new (2018 and 2019)
• Marie's View: by Rob Newsom; red blend in earlier vintages, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from 2012 and 2013 onward
• Christina: 100% Chardonnay; the 2018 is from Kenny Hill, Walla Walla Valley

Kenny Hill Vineyard is a sloped, south-facing 70-acre parcel purchased in the summer of 2008 as a joint venture between Andy and Bill Den Hoed and the Blair and Dunham families of Dunham Cellars. It lies 4 miles east of the Walla Walla airport up the Mill Creek drainage in the Blue Mountain foothills, at an elevation of 1450 feet. The first half of the vineyard was planted in the spring of 2010, and the first crop was delivered in the fall of 2012. The winery names Ken Hart, winemaker and owner of Tulpen Cellars, as its Kenny Hill vineyard manager.

• 70-acre south-facing parcel purchased in summer 2008 with the Blair and Dunham families of Dunham Cellars
• Elevation 1450 feet in the Blue Mountain foothills, up the Mill Creek drainage
• First half planted spring 2010; first crop fall 2012

Primary sources (producer's own site and its linked online wine shop): https://www.denhoedwines.com/our-story/, https://www.denhoedwines.com/our-story/andreas/, https://www.denhoedwines.com/our-story/marie/, https://www.denhoedwines.com/our-story/proprietors/, https://www.denhoedwines.com/our-story/wallula-vineyard/, https://www.denhoedwines.com/our-story/winemaker/, http://denhoedwines.orderport.net/wines/Current-Releases, http://denhoedwines.orderport.net/wines/Library-Wines, https://denhoedwines.orderport.net/wines/library-wines/page/1, https://denhoedwines.orderport.net/wines/library-wines/page/2, https://denhoedwines.orderport.net/product-details/0102/2019-andreas, https://denhoedwines.orderport.net/product-details/0061/2014-maries-view, https://denhoedwines.orderport.net/product-details/0093/2018-christina, https://denhoedwines.orderport.net/product-details/0099/2018-andreas. Secondary sources: https://www.winespectator.com/articles/washington-winegrowing-family-sells-top-vineyard-4038, https://www.winespectator.com/articles/allen-shoup-pioneer-of-washington-wines-dies. People and roles are as listed on the producer's site when fetched on 2026-09-23. Last verified 2026-09-23.