Bennu Glass in Kalama produces millions of wine bottles (photos)

The bottle manufacturer, in the industrial port area at Kalama, Wash., fired up its furnace late last summer, producing millions of wine bottles.

KALAMA, WASHINGTON-Mar. 7, 2013--Burgundy-style wine bottles, still hot from molding, move down a line at Bennu Glass. The bottle manufacturer, in the industrial port area at Kalama, Wash., fired up its furnace late last summer, producing millions of wine bottles. Photo by Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

KALAMA, WASHINGTON-Mar. 7, 2013--A mold for a wine bottle sits on a work table at Bennu Glass, a company in the industrial port area at Kalama, Wash., that fired up its furnace late last summer, producing millions of wine bottles. Photo by Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

KALAMA, WASHINGTON-Mar. 7, 2013--Molten glass drops into a freshly swabbed mold on a line producing Bordeaux-style bottles at Bennu Glass. The bottle manufacturer, in the industrial port area at Kalama, Wash., fired up its furnace late last summer, producing millions of wine bottles. Photo by Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

KALAMA, WASHINGTON-Mar. 7, 2013--Chunks of molten glass drop down toward molds in the factory at Bennu Glass where it is then blown in a metal mold, shaping it into a wine bottle. The bottle manufacturer, in the industrial port area at Kalama, Wash., fired up its furnace late last summer, producing millions of wine bottles. Photo by Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

KALAMA, WASHINGTON-Mar. 7, 2013--Sand, soda ash and limestone are melted together in a giant furnace at Bennu Glass in Kalama and then transformed into quality wine bottles. The manufacturer, in the industrial port area at Kalama, Wash., started up its line late last summer, since producing millions of wine bottles. Photo by Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian

KALAMA, WASHINGTON-Mar. 7, 2013--Molten glass drops into a freshly swabbed mold on a line producing Bordeaux-style bottles at Bennu Glass. The bottle manufacturer, in the industrial port area at Kalama, Wash., fired up its furnace late last summer, producing millions of wine bottles. Photo by Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian