Michael Ruhland is the man behind the wine and food in our space; Blend is his vision and his labor of love. A chef at the Yellowstone Club for many years, his passion for creating wine pairing dinners led him to the realization he wanted to be creating his own wines and offering his own wine dinners. Originally from Memphis, he now considers himself a local after over twenty years working, fishing, cooking, hiking, and skiing in the Bozeman area. It’s apparent to everyone that Montana isn’t prime grape growing territory, but Michael didn’t want to leave the Bozeman area—he wanted to be able to offer the highest caliber wine right here in Montana. To that end, we source our grapes from Washington and work with a spectacular custom crush facility in Walla Walla to process the grapes there. Michael works hands-on with primary winemaker Matías Kúsulas to create our beautiful Valo Cellars wines. We then bring the juice back home to age and bottle at our Four Corners facility.