years in business

Acres of Scion

Acres of rootstock

clonal selections

cu ft cold storage

sq ft green houses

Our mission

Family owned and operated, Inland Desert Nursery supplies the cleanest and healthiest grape vines available to growers across North America. We also provide an extraordinarily high level of knowledgeable service to customers. Our success depends on helping growers develop sustainable, high-quality vineyards.

We are committed to supplying the cleanest and healthiest grapevines available to growers across North America.

Welcome to INLAND DESERT NURSERY

Inland Desert is a family-owned and operated grapevine nursery, vineyard and organic cherry orchard. The Judkins family has provided high quality vines to growers across North America for over 40 years. 

Sourcing clean, healthy plants and choosing the right variety, clone and rootstock is key to building profitable, sustainable vineyards. Our experience farming and passion for growing clean, healthy plants gives us a unique advantage in growing the highest quality vines available.

Kevin & Andrea Judkins and their sons, Paxton, Sage and Parker

“Patient investment in quality and the long term view pay off for years and years – not just for a season.”

—Tom Judkins, Founder

Tom Judkins

Our founder, Tom Judkins, first propagated grape cuttings in his high school FFA class in Prosser, Washington. Decades before the wine industry blossomed in Washington State, Tom cared for Concord and Niagara starts in his parents’ backyard. With the support of Dr. Walter Clore, the “Father of Washington’s Viticulture”, Tom pioneered the establishment of the first certified wine grape Mother Blocks in Washington State.

Over forty years later, Tom’s vision, work ethic, and commitment to growers are the hallmarks of Inland Desert Nursery. Our family business takes pride in helping you plant successful vineyards with the cleanest material available. Our recent mother-block expansions, in accordance with Washington State Department of Agriculture standards, offer growers access to a wide portfolio of clean plant material.

Inland Desert Nursery is home to more than 150 acres of recently planted and aggressively maintained WSDA registered rootstock and scion Mother Blocks. We’re dedicated to propagating dormant, field grown, and green-potted vines from these clean sources.

TOM JUDKINS

Leadership

KEVIN JUDKINS
OWNER/CEO

ROBERT COOK
COO/CFO

ARACELY SANCHEZ
GENERAL MANAGER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

MIZAEL MENDOZA
GENERAL MANAGER OF PRODUCTION

RYAN WELLS
SALES DIRECTOR

BRIAN JESSEN
SALES MANAGER

KYLE FERRERA
MOTHERBLOCK & VINEYARD MANAGER

EMILY COVINGTON
CA SALES REPRESENTATIVE

RIGOBERTO MORENO
LEAD FOREMAN

SUSY LOPEZ
A/P & OFFICE LEAD

J. ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ
FIELD NURSERY LEAD

HALEY TEBBE
CLEAN VINE MANAGEMENT LEAD

JENNY SAENZ
CUSTOMER SERVICE LEAD

ROSA MAGAÑA
CUSTOMER SUPPORT LEAD

J. PEPE DIAZ
GRAFTING LEAD

LUPITA SANTOS
OPERATIONS SUPPORT LEAD

JUAN SALGADO
VINEYARD LEAD

JANNET OREGEL
HR SUPPORT & TIMEKEEPER LEAD

DAVID RIVERA
WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS LEAD

GABINO JIMENEZ
IRRIGATION LEAD

MARIA GUTIERREZ
DATA INVENTORY MANAGEMENT LEAD

ARMANDO HERNANDEZ
CHERRY ORCHARD LEAD

JOSE MENDOZA
SHOP & EQUIPMENT LEAD