A Woodinville-based winery has expanded its Red Mountain footprint with the acquisition of a 15-acre vineyard.

Tinte Estates LLC bought E&E Shaw Vineyards, named after its original owners, Ed and Eve Shaw, longtime friends of Tinte Estates and Tinte Cellars co-owner, Teresa Spellman Gamble, who owns the winery with her husband Tim Gamble.

The property is off East Ambassador PR NE and includes a 2,400-square-foot home and 3,200-square-foot warehouse. The Red Mountain wine-growing region is located between West Richland and Benton City.

The $3.2 million sale closed Dec. 16.

The vineyards, adjacent to Kiona, Ciel du Cheval and Ambassador vineyards, among others, were planted over two decades ago by Eve Shaw’s brother, the late Fred Artz, a legendary grape grower on Red Mountain who helped manage Klipsun Vineyard for more than 20 years.

During Artz’s time there, Klipsun gained a reputation for quality on the world wine scene, was named one of the “Top 25 Vineyards in the World” by Wine & Spirits magazine and gained recognition as one of Washington’s “First Growth” vineyards in wine circles. Artz was held in high regard by the wine industry and received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 by the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers; he died in 2015.

Notable winemakers from both sides of the Cascades have produced award-winning wines from this vineyard’s fruit for decades.

The new addition to Tinte Estates includes 12 acres shared by the three major Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

Tinte Estates’ crop of wine grapes from its vineyards on Red Mountain will continue to be sold by contract as well as become featured in other wines produced by Tinte Cellars.

Vineyards don’t become available on Red Mountain very often and with nearly 60% of the region now under vines, there is very little space or opportunity for future plantings, Tinte Estates said in a news release.

Vineyards on Red Mountain have been sold in recent years to companies based in British Columbia, Napa Valley and Chicago.

Tinte Cellars said it does not have plans to open a tasting room on Red Mountain in the near future.

“We will introduce our wines and our mission at pop-ups and vineyard tastings throughout the year, as well as at our established Washington tasting room locations in Woodinville and Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood,” Tinte Estates said in a statement.

In 2020, Tinte became a modest part of Red Mountain’s wine growers with the acquisition of Corvus Vineyard, which included a 2,040-square-foot home at 32807 N. Vineyard View PR NE.

Tinte’s owners bought the 3-acre property for $685,000, according to Benton County property records.

The owners turned the four-bedroom house, called Tinte Red Mountain Retreat, into a short-term vacation rental home; it lists for $321 a night on VRBO.