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MARCH NEWS Oregon Pushes for Growlers Bill would allow consumers to fill bottles at non-winery locations S alem, Ore.���This winter Oregon vintners aim to change state laws that will win consumers the right to refill their own wine bottles at sites other than wineries. Current legislation allows wineries to refill bottles for customers at the cellar door, but consumers don���t have the same right to top up a bottle from a keg at a restaurant. House Bill 2443, which received first reading in the legislature Jan. 14 and is now with the legislature���s Business and Labor committee, aims to change that. The bill proposes allowing consumers to receive wine (as well as beer and cider) in ���securely covered containers��� no larger than 2 gallons. Right now, only containers filled at the winery (with verified fill levels, a factory-seal and approved labeling) may be refilled. ���It���s responding to a growing consumer trend, and it���s something that���s more environmentally friendly,��� said Jana McKamey, government affairs and member-relations manager for halfpghorz.pdf the Oregon Winegrowers1 10/12/11 2:17 PM Association. Harry Peterson-Nedry favors Oregon House Bill 2443, which would allow consumers to fill ���securely covered containers��� with wine. Harry Peterson-Nedry, founder, winemaker and managing partner of Chehalem winery in Newberg, Ore., has used kegs since 2010 and now supplies them to about 10 restaurants in Portland, Ore., and distributes them to at least two states. Chehalem also refills 1-liter growlers for customers. We���re ���seriously ramping that sort of production up,��� he told Wines & Vines of the kegs. Sales in kegs and growlers account for no more than 5% of the 18,000-20,000 cases Chehalem pro- winesandvines.com duces annually, but if Learn more: Search keywords customers were able ���Oregon growlers.��� to refill growlers from kegs at locations other than the winery, the opportunities for Chehalem and its customers would increase significantly. ���If they live, for example, 30 miles away in Portland or Salem or somewhere else, it���s not real convenient for them to come to the winery and fill up a growler.��� ���Peter Mitham Variety and Consistency. Two very important reasons to create Barrel Profiling. We understand a winemaker���s inherent need for a wide variety of barrels that provide consistent results. Over the years we have spent time listening to our customers and partnering with them to provide the barrels they want to produce award winning wines. C M Y CM MY CY CMY OF BARREL PROFILING Quite simply, Barrel Profiling was developed to bring you the variety and consistency your wines deserve. This state-of-the-art technology ensures advanced control over the toasting of every single barrel we make. By combining this technology with oak meticulously sourced from our own mills, we produce a barrel that you can depend on time and time again. To learn more about THE INSIDE STORY, visit www.worldcooperage.com. K 707.255.5900 PRESENTED BY COOPERAGES 1912 NAPA facebook.com/worldcooperage Win es & Vin es M A RC H 20 13 17