Audrey House Appointed to State Wine Producers Council

Audrey House, with Chateau Aux Arc, stands in the tasting room at her vineyard.

Altus winery owner Audrey House will join the Arkansas Wine Producers Council after being chosen by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to replace Al Wiederkehr.

House, 43, has owned and operated Chateau Aux Arc since 1998.

Coincidentally, her vineyard is on a 36-acre parcel that she bought from Wiederkehr.

House will be the first woman winery owner and the second woman on the council. The seven-member council is chaired by Andrew Post of Post Winery in Altus.

House has long been an advocate for the Arkansas wine industry and helped get legislation passed to name Cynthiana as the state’s official grape and expand the wine-shipping laws.

She is also a member of the Arkansas Alternative Energy Commission, having been reappointed by Hutchinson in 2015.