About Us | Ducleaux Cellars

Life is chaotic, have fun

This is the story of The Brady Bunch, a woman who was bringing up two very lovely girls, all of them had hair, the youngest one in curls.

Here’s the story of a man named Chris, who was busy with three boys and a girl of his own, they were five people living all together, yet they were all alone.

Till the one day when the cute lady winked on Match.com at this fellow. And they knew it was much more than a hunch, that this crazy crew would somehow form a family.

Not quite as harmonious as the beloved Brady Bunch….yet a family full of love and fun. Chris and Toby would do it all over again.

"Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle"

-Paulo Coelho, Brida

Salute,

Chris & Toby

Toby Turlay, Chief Tasting Officer/Winemaker

Toby Turlay is the driving force behind Ducleaux Cellars. She is a mother/stepmother of 6 kids and a former medical device salesperson. Creating impeccable artisan wines has become her passion. Her claim to fame is that she dropped out of Navy flight school after three weeks because the whole concept of instant obedience was foreign to her. She is a true Maverick. A graduate of the renowned Walla Walla Community College Institute for Enology and Viticulture, she is an up and coming woman winemaker in the greater Walla Walla Valley

Chris Dukelow, Chief Bottle Washer/Cellar Rat

Chris is a start up junkie who thrives in early stage companies usually as the finance/operations leader. A CPA by training, he’s really a sales guy who loves to meet and interact with customers. Raised in Richland, returning to Eastern Washington often, visiting wineries and their winemakers, his passion for great Pacific Northwest wines has grown over the years. He has been making wine since 2011, worked for the famed Rasa Vineyard's Billo Naravane MW, and loves to climb around barrels doing the day to day tasks in a winery.