Customer Stories
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Dossier Wine
Dossier utilizes the talents of Billo Naravane, one of Washington’s great winemakers. For many years I have written about the beautiful wines of Rasa Vineyards, Billo’s winery. Dossier has the same attention to detail in each bottle, with serious intension and precision throughout the lineup
Rivaura
We have been very fortunate to work with Billo Naravane MW. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of viticulture and winemaking. He helped us to select specific clones of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Syrah for our vineyard, clones that would be best suited for our specific microclimates. Billo has also streamlined our viticulture practices to maximize grape quality. He is an extremely gifted winemaker and has crafted a line of wines for Rivaura that showcase elegance, finesse, balance, and fruit purity. We are incredibly proud of our wines. Without Billo, Rivaura would not be amongst the very best wineries in the Pacific Northwest.
                                      – Reece Hewett (Founder) and Ron Hewett, Jr. (Founder)
Echo Ridge
Billo Naravane MW has been with us from the very beginning. He provides expert-level guidance on all things viticulture to ensure that the fruit from Firethorn Vineyard is at optimal maturity for all of our customers. Additionally, at our winery, Echo Ridge Cellars, Billo crafts world class wines that showcase the unique terroir of Firethorn Vineyard. He is an extremely talented winemaker and is fully dedicated to excellence. He is also very fun and easy to work with. We can give Billo our highest recommendation without reservation.
– Jay and Kim Bales (Owners of Firethorn Vineyard and Echo Ridge Cellars)
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RR Poet
Any story of our journey at RR Poet cannot be told without a nod of grateful acknowledgment to our outstanding winemaker, Billo Naravane, MW. I am, frankly, lucky to know Billo. And I’ve been equally lucky to have him helming the winemaking behind our wines. Not only is he a generous and insightful human being, but he is also a phenomenal winemaker. Billo has a knack for expressing the true terroir of a place, simultaneously crafting wines that are exquisitely balanced and approachable in their youth, while maintaining our vineyard’s inherent power and structure to ensure the wines will age gracefully for many years. It’s a fine and deceptively difficult line to walk. Nothing is ever out of place in wines crafted with Billo’s deft touch. And, thankfully, that is never truer than in the wines of RR Poet.
                                               – Jeremy Porter (Founder)