Wine in reusable growlers? Ore. Senate says cheers
Wine in reusable growlers? Ore. Senate says cheers
Mar 29, 2013 6(AP) — Fans of Oregon craft beer can bring a reusable container known as a "growler" to their local brewery and fill up, and the Oregon wine industry wants in on that kind of trade. The state Senate raised a glass to the idea Thursday, voting unanimously to let wineries, restaurants, grocery stores and wine shops dispense wine in consumer-supplied growlers of up to two gallons. The measure now goes to Gov. John Kitzhaber.
Winemakers say they're always looking for new ways to market the products of a growing Oregon business, adding that growlers save a lot of glass and cork."It is really environmentally friendly, and it's also promoting wine as a daily commodity that can be enjoyed with meals and shouldn't be thought of as something extraordinarily special every time," said Wynne Peterson-Nedry, the second-generation winemaker at Chehalem Winery in Newberg.
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