Serge Laville

Coming Up

At Spring Valley Vineyard in Walla Walla Valley, Washington, USA, the work unfolded over two distinct roles: assistant from 2002–2004, then winemaker from 2004–2023. That progression points to a career built through long exposure to one site, where the craft is less about reset than about accumulating knowledge season after season. Serge Laville’s time there suggests the sort of winemaking that depends on close reading of the vineyard and steady control in the cellar, with each vintage adding to the next. That experience now carries into Reali Family Vineyard, where Serge Laville has served as founding winemaker since 2024. The move extends the same body of work into a new estate in Walla Walla Valley, United States. He has said it is “an area that I’m used to working” and that “It’s very similar to Spring Valley,” which frames the role in practical terms: a known region, a familiar set of conditions, and a new property still taking shape.

Where They Are Now

At Reali Family Vineyard in Walla Walla Valley, United States, Serge Laville is applying the knowledge built over two decades at Spring Valley Vineyard to a house that is just beginning to define itself. The job requires shaping without oversteering: establishing direction while letting the site remain legible in the glass.

Signature

Laville’s signature wines include 2016 Spring Valley ‘Fredrick’ Red Wine, 2016 Spring Valley ‘Uriah’ Red Wine, 2016 Spring Valley ‘Nina Lee’ Syrah, and 2016 Spring Valley ‘Katherine Corkrum’ Cabernet Franc. They show the range of his work at Spring Valley and the consistency required to make a set of named wines over time within one estate.

In Their Words “This is, for me, a rare opportunity to do the last chapter of my winemaking career.” “It’s an area that I’m used to working. It’s very similar to Spring Valley.”