Oregon’s small breweries, wineries brace for ‘a whole domino effect’ amid US-Canada trade war

Whether it’s paying more for canning aluminum, steel for brewing vats or Canada refusing to stock American-made wine, Oregon’s beer and wine industry is suffering.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Across Oregon’s wine, beer and cider industries, there is anguish and a sense of resignation over the new 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum.

“That could be hundreds of thousands of dollars on my business in a year,” said Aaron Sarnoff-Wood, co-founder of 2 Towns Cider in Corvallis. “This is not a necessary component of doing business.”

Sarnoff-Wood said that’s the additional cost they’re facing for aluminum cans they get from Canada. Because of prepaid material

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