Who We Are

Kathryn House McClaskey

Kathryn House McClaskey is the enologist, viticulturist, and wine educator behind House of Wine. She holds a Masters of Science degree in Horticulture from Washington State University with special emphasis in Viticulture and Enology. Prior to moving to Boise in 2010, Kat worked throughout Washington State including time spent in Walla Walla, Washington with Seven Hills Vineyard and Pepper Bridge Winery and four years with Betz Family Winery in Woodinville, Washington, where she was the Assistant Winemaker from 2006 to 2010.  During this time, Kat was also the instructor for the Viticulture and Wine Chemistry courses at the Northwest Wine Academy, where she furthered her love of adult education.

In 2010, Kat left Washington to explore the Idaho wine country and here, she has found her home. She created House of Wine to fill demand for precise analytical testing, wine production consulting, and wine education. Since 2010 she has worked alongside winemakers and groups teaching numerous seminars enabling growers and producers to increase grape and wine quality.

A perpetual student, Kat continues her pursuit of learning and is a student in the most prestigious (and challenging!) wine education program in the world: Master of Wine.  She holds an Advanced Certificate from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, is Idaho’s only certified Italian Wine Professional (IWP), and holder of an advanced Rioja DOCa certification.   She has been fortunate to judge several wine competitions including The Sunset International Wine Competition, The Great Northwest Wine Competition, and the Idaho Wine Competition.   She feels fortunate to have the opportunity to combine her love of teaching and learning with the science and production of wine.