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Supporters of the Northwest wine industry should celebrate the sale of A to Z Wineworks and Rex Hill to Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, in its first strategic acquisition under ownership by Sycamore Partners, has bought A to Z Wineworks. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded 20 years ago by Sam Tannahill, Cheryl Francis, and Deb Hatcher, A to Z sells more than 350,000 cases a year. “We could not have found

The future of Pacific Northwest wines – both Oregon and Washington – is bright.

A to Z Wineworks and sister brand REX HILL have been acquired by Washington winery Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.

US wine group Ste. Michelle Wine Estates has moved to expand its presence in Oregon with the acquisition of A to Z Wineworks.

A to Z chief executive Amy Prosenjak will head up Ste. Michelle’s Oregon Brands division.

Washington wine giant acquires A to Z Wineworks and Rex Hill, making it the dominant player in the Pacific Northwest

Photographing the craft and grit of winemaking Adrian Chittys work, in a Chehalem Cultural Center show, celebrates the unseen people who "work so very hard to get that wine in your glass" A couple of years ago, A to Z Wineworks received an email from someone named Adrian Chitty, who was having a “family adventure” in Bali and wanted to talk about embedding himself in the Newberg-based winery as part of an artistic residency. The proposal, according to Deb Hatcher, one of the winery’s fou...