Westport Winery Earns Environmental Stewardship Award

Westport Winer founders, Blain and Kim Roberts. Photo Credit Marianne Pence
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Westport Winer founders, Blain and Kim Roberts.  Photo Credit Marianne Pence
Westport Winer founders, Blain and Kim Roberts. Photo Credit Marianne Pence

Westport Winery’s founders, Blain and Kim Roberts, accepted the 2014 Environmental Stewardship Award “For bringing national recognition to the Grays Harbor County Agricultural Industry” on September 27 at the Forty-Fourth Annual Farm City Dinner held in Montesano. This honor was presented by the Montesano Chamber of Commerce and WSU Extension.

The presentation cited the winery’s status as a Salmon Safe certified enterprise, their 7.5 KW solar array, and their significant community contributions. According to Stewardship Partners “Salmon-Safe certification guidelines require farms to: Maintain a buffer of trees and vegetation along the stream banks, control erosion by cover cropping bare soil, improve passage for migrating fish, apply natural methods to control weeds and farm pests, use efficient irrigation practices, control impacts from animal husbandry, protect wetlands, woodlands, and other natural areas, promote on-farm plant and wildlife diversity.”

The Roberts received the Pioneer Achievement Award from these organizations in 2008 for opening the first winery in the county.

Westport Winery and Vineyards By-the-Sea Gardens with the unique outdoor sculpture garden, lavender labyrinth, musical fence, 9-hole executive golf course, giant chess set, outdoor scrabble game, and grape maze, is located on the corner of Highway 105 and South Arbor Road halfway between Aberdeen and Westport. Westport Winery was named Best Northwest Wine Destination in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014.

Westport’s award-winning wines are exclusively available at the winery. The tasting room, gift shop, produce market, plant nursery and bakery are open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The restaurant is open for lunch daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and for dinner on Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information contact Westport Winery at 360-648-2224 or visit the website atwww.westportwinery.com.

Photo by Marianne Pence

 

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