This is a story about a winery in Washington state, but also about its connection to 9/11, which will be remembered Monday on the 16th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in American history.
Mercer's charitable branch is connected to its Eagle & Plow Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine that sources grapes from its 1-acre Block 911 vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills appellation of the state.
According to the website, the story begins on Sept. 11, 2001, when Mercer Estates' vineyard manager John Derrick lost a best friend - Richard Guadagno, who was among the passengers who fought and died on United Flight 93, when it went down in a Pennsylvania field near Shanksville.