Watchdog Winery

Watchdog Winery is a family-owned operation in Sćilíp (Dixon), Montana, along the Flathead River, run by Alyssa and Ben. The winery takes its name from Hilo, the German Shepherd who joined them on the drive west from Virginia, where Alyssa worked as a trauma nurse and Ben served as a flight paramedic and police officer. After traveling to Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand in 2014 and working in a vineyard, they returned to Montana and planted Flathead River Vineyard in 2017. Today the one-acre site grows cold-hardy grapes including Itasca, La Crescent, La'Acadie Blanc, Crimson Pearl, and Frontenac on ancient Glacial Lake Missoula soils of gravel, sand, and silt. They craft small-batch wines by hand, supplementing their estate fruit with grapes from Walla Walla, Washington. The winery is not open to the public, but tastings and vineyard tours are available by appointment.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.