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What is Integrity Wines?

Since 2010, Integrity Wines has been built around a single conviction: that the best wines come from people who take the long view.

We seek out growers who tend vines of significant age, rooted in distinct terroirs and microclimates, and who make wine through patience and restraint — low-intervention practices, strictly limited yields, and an unwavering commitment to letting each vintage speak for itself. The producers we work with share a dedication to natural, organic, and biodynamic farming, not as a marketing label, but as a genuine expression of respect for the land and its history.

The wines we bring to the table are precise, elegant, and alive — wines that carry the character of where they were grown and the hands that made them. Some come from estates that have farmed the same land for generations. Others come from emerging voices redefining what their regions can do. What they all have in common is a belief that wine is, above all, meant to be enjoyed.

I’ve been fortunate to travel to many remarkable places in pursuit of wine — and, just as importantly, the people and knowledge that surround it. That pursuit is what makes me happiest.

I didn’t come to the wine industry entirely by accident, but it wasn’t exactly a straight line either. After a lackluster college career, I moved to New Orleans to follow my future wife and landed a back waiter job at a wonderful restaurant with an extensive wine program. The owner believed in educating the staff, and our Saturday pre service tastings sparked something in me. I briefly considered culinary school — I’ve always loved food — but I realized I was most energized by talking with people, hearing their stories, and making connections.

As I moved up through the service ranks, my curiosity about wine kept growing. After relocating to Atlanta just after the 1996 Olympics, I met the owner of an Atlanta based distributor who convinced me to step over to the sales side. I kept tasting, kept traveling, kept learning.

Along the way, I earned credentials from both the Court of Master Sommeliers (Certified Sommelier) and the Society of Wine Educators (Certified Specialist of Wine). While I appreciated the sense of being “verified,” it was always the people and the places that truly motivated me. My career carried me through a supplier role, back into distribution as a fine wine specialist, and eventually to a prominent Oregon winery. Throughout it all, I met extraordinary winemakers and visited some of the world’s most storied wine regions.

That same pursuit — of great people and great wine — ultimately led me to Integrity Wines. As Director, I have the privilege of tasting, selecting, and sharing the stories of remarkable individuals, their land, and their history. It’s hard to imagine a more fulfilling way to spend a career.

— Pat Hiley