WALLA WALLA - Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) named Casey McClellan, co-founder of Seven Hills Winery, as interim director for the Institute of Enology and Viticulture.

McClellan will oversee operations, support students, and draw on his knowledge of the wine industry to help guide the program. It is expected that his appointment will last a few months while an exhaustive search is conducted for the next director.

McClellan was raised in Walla Walla. The McClellan family has farmed in the Columbia Basin since the 1880s. While in college, McClellan planted the Old Block Merlot at SHW Estat...