Mike Miller opened Airfield Estates Winery in 2007 and is joined by son Marcus as winemaker and daughter Lori as marketing director. Washington State grower-winery owner Mike Miller says he learned some hard lessons in the early 1980s, a time when farmers were particularly hard hit by economic recessions due to falling crop prices, declining agricultural exports, and double-digit interest rates and inflation. In 1978, Miller had 15 acres of wine grapes. A year later, after contracting with Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, he expanded to 100 acres. But as grape acreage across the state was spreading, the winemaking infrastructure wasn’t […]