SuLei has been woman-owned and operated since 2007. The name is a word created to express the partnership of the proprietors.
SuLei is also a synonym for Sulis Minerva, a Celtic Mother Goddess:
Provider of Healing Waters | She Who is Viewed | The Bright One
Elaine & Tanya found that they were spending all of their weekends, vacations and free time tasting, researching and exploring the wine world. It was the thirst for the ever evolving and illusive mystery of winemaking that brought them to the decision to make a life of this passionate pursuit. It is the belief that a good wine begins in the vineyard that led them to pursue this life in Walla Walla. In 2005, they left Portland, OR to make this dream a reality.
