Timeline

1907

Our great-grandfather and founder, H. Lloyd Miller, pioneered to the northwest settling in Sunnyside, WA

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1920

Our family estate is founded in the heart of the Yakima Valley.

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1934

H. Lloyd Miller met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt about the Yakima Valley’s need for the Roza Irrigation Canal, and the president signed off on the project the following year.

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1941-1944

Our family property was leased to the Olympia Air Transport Corporation, and a flight school was established onsite. Hundreds of Army Air Corps pilots trained here during World War II.

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1946

H. Lloyd Miller converted the site of the WWII airbase into his farm headquarters. This marked the beginning of Airport Ranch.

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1951

With the leadership of H. Lloyd Miller, most of the Roza Irrigation Canal reached completion, opening approximately 72,000 acres of farmland to cultivation.

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1968

Our grandfather, Donald Miller, planted our first wine grapes consisting of Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and Cabernet Sauvignon.

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1971

Don Miller planted our first commercial wine grapes, making Airport Ranch one of the original commercial growers of wine grapes in Washington State.

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2005

Our father, Michael Miller, founded Airfield Estates Winery.

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2007

Airfield wines made their first public debut when we opened Airfield Estates Winery in Prosser, WA.

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2010

A second tasting room was opened in Woodinville, WA.

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2014

We opened our new production facility on the farm capable of crushing up to 1,200 tons of grapes.

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2021

A third tasting room was opened in Vancouver, WA.