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July 12, 2023

L'Ecole No 41, one of the founding wineries of Washington's Walla Walla Valley, appointed Ryan Pennington as chief operating officer. Pennington joins L'Ecole No 41 after 10 years at Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the largest wine producer in the Pacific Northwest, where he was most recently vice president, communications & corporate affairs. Prior to Ste. Michelle, Pennington served for five years as communications director for the Washington Wine Commission. Pennington has also served on several industry boards including the Washington Wine Commission; the Washington Wine Institute, the public policy arm of the Washington wine industry; the Northwest Wine Coalition, the joint international marketing organization for Washington and Oregon wines; and WineAmerica, the national association of American wineries. Housed in the historic Frenchtown schoolhouse depicted on its label, L'Ecole No 41 was founded in 1983, and celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Marty Clubb is a co-owner, and is managing winemaker for L'Ecole No 41. In addition to Clubb, his wife, Megan Clubb, and their children, Riley Clubb and Rebecca Olson, are also co-owners and serve on the L'Ecole No 41 Board of Directors.