Stems, leaves, seeds, shot berries, and other material end up in a dump truck to be later composted. Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery’s Joshua Maloney says they are already seeing quality differences in their wine since upgrades were made to the red wine grape crush pad at the Canoe Ridge Estate ­winery last year. Perhaps the only positive thing that came out of the freeze occurring on October 11, 2009, in Washington State, was the chance to compare wine produced identically except for handling and destemming before fermentation, said Maloney, red winemaker for Chateau Ste. Michelle. The Canoe Ridge facility, with […]