Stemilt Creek Winery is owned by Kyle and Jan Mathison. The Mathison’s are fourth generation farmers on Stemilt Hill in Wenatchee. The family has grown fruit trees in the area since Thomas Cyle originally homesteaded in 1893. SCW has produced estate grown wine at their vineyard on Stemilt Hill since 2003.

Seth Cohen came to work with SCW as the winemaker and winery general manager in January of 2019, following the first vintage of AJWC wines and ciders. There was a natural alignment of core values and interests that led to strong cooperation between the two brands and a relocation of AJWC production to the SCW facilities on Stemilt Hill.

Archibald James Wine and Cider is operated by Seth Cohen and Bryan Noyd. Seth has been in the grape and wine industry for over 20 years starting in production and working his way through graduate studies in grape and wine chemistry before founding an academic program in Fermentation Sciences in North Carolina and returning to the industry in 2018. Seth is the winemaker, grape grower, and production manager for AJWC. Bryan was a NCW restaurant operator for 25 years before retiring in 2016 and is also involved with local real estate development. Bryan oversees the business operations and and sales for AJWC.