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  • May 15th 2012 Issue
  • Story by Melissa Hansen
  • Sustainable program for wineries launched

    Winerywise was developed to help Washington State wineries improve their practices.

    Wine bottle corks are repurposed as mulch, an example of sustainable practices implemented at Snoqualmie Vineyards winery. Photo courtesy of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Winerywise, the free, online guide to ­sustainable winemaking and winery practices developed for Washington State’s wine industry, is ready for use. Educational outreach sessions are planned for the coming months to show wineries how the interactive program works, says Joy Andersen, winemaker at Snoqualmie Winery, Prosser. Andersen, who chaired the grassroots committee that developed Winerywise, helped unveil the program during a special session of the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers annual meeting. Andersen has been […]

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