Fireside Dinner & Music Series

In the early 1980s, Harold and Marcia Mielke began a venture that would transform the inventor’s estate into our region’s premier destination winery. After purchasing a winery in California, they relocated operations to Spokane Valley to take advantage of the budding Washington wine industry, establishing Arbor Crest Wine Cellars as the state’s 29th winery (a number that has since grown to over 980). To serve as the winery’s new headquarters, they acquired the idyllic Riblet Estate, which had been designated as a national historic landmark in 1979. The inventor's former workshop now accommodates the Winery's administrative offices.

 

The legacy of a creative inventor lives on as Kristina and Jim continue to grow the winery from a strong foundation of family values and a keen sense of stewardship for their community gem. The Cliff House Estate has become the Inland Northwest's premier destination for exceptional wine experiences, private gatherings, business events, art festivals, year-round music and outdoor concerts, anniversary celebrations, weddings and more — welcoming close to 65,000 visitors to the Estate annually, from all over the world.