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Too Flush Crush: COVID And Over Planting Mean Too Many Northwest Wine Grapes Hanging Out

By Anna King August 27, 2020

Cabernet sauvignon hangs on Red Mountain, almost ready to pick. Many wine grape growers worry there are too many grapes this year for the market.

Across the Northwest, there are too many wine grapes and not enough demand. It started with an overly optimistic industry planting too much. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. Now, vineyard managers and wineries are being forced to think creatively to cope with 2020’s bumper crop. Read More

Cracking The Tab On Summer: Northwest Wine Brands Increasingly Pour Into Cans

By Anna King June 10, 2019

Pallets of 14 Hands canned wines are ready to ship at Columbia Crest winery near Paterson, Wash.

Just in the last year, the wine-in-can category has grown by more than 100 percent across the nation, measured by volume of units sold. The third largest winery in the nation is Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, based in Woodinville, Wash. Now, it’s pouring huge amounts of juice into aluminum cans under its 14 Hands brand. Read More

The ‘Beerification’ Of Northwest Wine: Putting It In Less-Fussy Cans

By Anna King September 18, 2018

Stores like this busy Whole Foods in Portland, Ore., have started shuffling bottles around on shelves and in coolers to make room for wine in cans. CREDIT: ANNA KING/N3

Some winemakers are calling it the “beerification” of wine. Many Northwest winemakers are trying to make wine a little less fussy by putting it in aluminum cans. Continue Reading The ‘Beerification’ Of Northwest Wine: Putting It In Less-Fussy Read More