by Julia Anderson, Copyright 2013 -Seattle Business Monthly (This article is abstracted; read the full version here). For years, Chateau Ste. Michelle was the single giant towering over a vast array of much smaller wineries in Washington. But through steady and aggressive acquisition of wineries and vineyards, Seattle-based Precept Wine has created a wine empire …

Thanks to a combination of acquisitions and organic growth, Northwest winemaker Precept Wine expects to pass the 1-million-case mark in 2013, co-founder and CEO Andrew Browne tells Shanken News Daily. “A rising tide lifts all boats, and in the Northwest wine industry—whether it’s Idaho, Oregon or Washington—we’ve got a rising tide,” Browne says. Seattle-based Precept’s …