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New Wines, New Faces: Mercer Estates
Two veteran Washington winegrowing families—including the familiar face of Mike Hogue—unite at a new winery in Horse Heaven Hills, making outstanding Cabernet and Merlot
Who: Mercer Estates is a new family-owned Washington winery from Mike Hogue, 63, who sold Hogue Cellars in 2001 , and his children, Barbara and Ron Harle, both 40; winemaker David Forsyth, 53, who left Hogue in 2007 after 23 years; and Bud and Rob Mercer, 69 and 40, respectively, father-and-son farmers who have grown grapes in Washington's Horse Heaven Hills since the 1970s.
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