Patrons of Maryhill Winery ’s Vancouver waterfront tasting room might be surprised to learn how much energy it takes to produce their favorite pinot noir, Sauvignon blanc or cabernet. Now that energy is coming from the sun rather than from fossil fuels.

Joining the numerous wind farms that dot Klickitat County’s landscape is Maryhill Winery’s new 100-kilowatt solar array, enough energy to power about 20 households for a year.

While grapes are still harvested by hand, modern wine-making relies less on traditional human-powered skills and more on high-tech innovations that require electricity. These include automated sensors in vineyards to measure soil moisture and vine health, drones to monitor crops, and high-tech machinery in cellars and barrel rooms to monitor and control temperat

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