A good business plan will help avoid the pitfalls of trial and error in designing and building a winery, says Norm McKibben, partner in Pepper Bridge ­Winery, Walla Walla, and co-owner of several vineyards. McKibben made his remarks during the annual meeting of the ­Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers. The plan must be realistic, and he urged anyone thinking of starting a winery to seek professional advice early in the process. First of all, set production goals for the first ten years, to help determine the size of the winery. The next step is to determine whether to build […]