Statshot: Columbia Crush

Washington is the second-largest wine producing state in the nation, behind only California. Want to impress your guests this holiday season? Hit them with these Washington wine facts.

• 6-8 inches of annual rainfall in the Columbia Valley
• 17 average hours of summer sunlight
• 20 number of American Viticultural Areas, a specific region where grapes are grown for wine
• 80+ varieties of grapes
• 90% of wineries making fewer than 5,000 cases per year
• 400+ wine grape growers
• 1,050+ licensed wineries across the state
• 61,000+ acres of wine grapes
• 159,000 tons, 2023 grape harvest
• 17M cases of wine produced
• $9.51B annual in-state economic impact
• 272,000 tons, 2016 harvest, a state record

Source: Washington Wine Commission

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Big Number

$113M

Potential total compensation of new Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, including base salary, signing bonus, and other incentives depending on the company’s performance.

Source: Starbucks Corp.

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Quotable Quotes

“Going into it, we had an understanding it would be a challenge. OK, we’ll call it an opportunity. Running a restaurant from a staffing perspective is unique.”

Ryan Ritter, CEO of Poulsbo-based Town & Country Markets, on the grocer’s new in-market Field House restaurants. By year’s end, the grocer will have three restaurants across its six-store chain, with three more slated for next year.