Bainbridge Vineyards re-opened as a cooperative effort in 2013. Many of our co-owners now have their own farms in Kitsap County. Today, we are still a woman- led business.
Betsey Wittick
Grape grower, Wine Maker, teacher
Betsey holds a Masters degree in Horticulture from Cornell University, and began growing grapes and making wine with the Bentryns in 1989. She utilizes draft horses as part of our whole systems approach in the vineyard. As winemaker and viticulturalist at Bainbridge Vineyards, and as proprietor of small-scale vegetable operation Laughing Crow Farm, Betsey is committed to seeing local food production remain a viable livelihood and important asset to our community.
Stephanie Von Tacky
Co-Owner
Stephanie is our matriarch and in house French speaker! She has studied abroad in France, owned a cheese shop in California, and is a long time Bainbridge community member. You may remember her as one of the chefs from the beginnings of the Streamliner Diner. A woman who loves the earth and hearing about others fascinating experiences, you can occasionally find her in the vineyard or the tasting room!
Gretchen + Sarah
vineyard leads
Sarah and Gretchen are the go-to team for all things vineyard-related. Besides working on the farm, you can meet Sarah in our tasting room (usually on Fridays) or at the Poulsbo Farmer’s Market during the season. Gretchen also keeps busy as our farm’s volunteer coordinator extraordinaire.
Karina Duchastel
Wine Club Manager
Originally from Quebec City, Karina has spent the last 20+ years living in the Seattle area (in Poulsbo since 2021). An engineer by profession, she discovered her passion for the wine industry while working at Matthews Winery in Woodinville. Karina's favorite aspect of her job is building relationships with the Wine Club members.
Jill
Tasting room Crew
Jill was born and raised in Poulsbo, and after years of living in Seattle and on the East Coast, moved back to Kitsap in 2020. Jill is passionate about sustainability and community building, which is what led her to working at BV. Jill’s favorite thing about working in the tasting room is getting to connect with people and hear their stories while they enjoy the winery.
Our co-owners
Include the farmers from Around The Table Farm, Winter Creek Farm, and Full Tilth Farm.
Our Supporters
We could not be more thankful for the community of long time supporters we have at our farm. Much of our success comes from our hard-working seasonal employees, interns, and friends of the vineyard. Notable people include Polly Longworth, Megan Gordinier, Mike Fitzgerald, Cristina McGinnis Widman and Sara Bean.