Growing relationships and profits

摘要

Walla Walla wine grape grower Sadie Drury was surprised at work in the vineyard one day in March when her bosses presented her with the Washington Winegrowers Association's Erick Hanson Memorial Winegrape Grower of the Year Award.It was an unconventional presentation — with no conference banquet due to the pandemic — for an unconventional honoree: At 38, Drury is the youngest grower of the year and the third female winner in the award's history. But 2020 was a fitting year to honor Drury, whose flexible and safety-first approach to farming through a pandemic resulted in a profitable season in a difficult year.