Marty Clubb

The Path

Washington wine has long been shaped by people who can hold both the cellar and the region in view. As First President at Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance, Marty Clubb took on a role that set early standards for stewardship, coordination, and patience in a growing appellation. Since 1989, he has held the position of Managing Winemaker and co-owner at L’Ecole № 41, where his name has been attached to the kind of continuity that comes from staying with a house across decades. The broader work of winegrowing has also sat inside Clubb’s career, not beside it. As Managing Partner of Seven Hills Vineyard and Managing Partner of SeVein vineyard development, he has remained tied to the land that feeds the bottle. His director roles at Washington Wine Institute and WineAmerica place him in industry-level advocacy, while his advisory role at Walla Walla Community College Center for Enology and Viticulture connects that experience to training and education. The result is a career built across vineyard, institution, and trade.

The Work Today

The 1989 post continues. At L’Ecole № 41, Marty Clubb’s title still describes a working balance of cellar responsibility and ownership. In a trade that measures consistency over harvests and years, that kind of long-running appointment carries weight. The role has not been presented as a break from the work, but as the work itself: measured, ongoing, and tied to the daily discipline of making wine. His other positions show the same pattern of reach without drift. Seven Hills Vineyard and SeVein vineyard development keep Clubb connected to vineyard planning and development; Washington Wine Institute and WineAmerica place him in policy and industry conversation; and the Walla Walla Community College Center for Enology and Viticulture advisory role keeps that experience linked to the classroom. It is a portfolio that stays close to the practical side of wine while also supporting the structures around it.

In Their Words The line reads plainly, and that plainness suits the work. Marty Clubb frames time as something to be worked with, not around. The remark carries the outlook of someone who has stayed inside a craft long enough to understand that continuity is built by showing up for what comes next.

Acclaim

Marty's honors include Lifetime Achievement Award. That award fits a career defined by duration and institutional memory. For Marty Clubb, the recognition tracks not just years in wine, but years spent shaping the region’s working framework—through winemaking, vineyard development, advocacy, and educational support.