The heat, the smoke, the pandemic, rising costs. It's not an easy time to make wine in the PNW. - Publication Date |
- Jul 27, 2022
- Episode Duration |
- 00:16:21
In 2020, wineries in the Pacific Northwest had to rethink how they did business... Because of the pandemic, they couldn't keep their tasting rooms open.
Wildfire smoke got into grapes and changed the way their wines tasted, and often not for the better. The supply chain wineries relied on started faltering. And, of course, our summers are getting hotter and drier.
So, what does it look like to run a winery when so many elements you rely on are rapidly changing?