Hayley Hamilton writes about her opportunity to talk with Oregon wine industry founder, David Adelsheim:

A few weeks ago I has the opportunity to visit with one of Oregon’s first, and some would say best, winery founders, David Adelsheim. David was in town for a special dinner with his club members the evening before, and stuck around to visit with me the next morning.

Upon first impression I knew I would like David. He has an immediately recognizable passion for the industry, and a nonchalant approach for creating his high quality wine.

When David, and his wife Ginny, set out for Willamette Valley in the early 1970’s no one really knew what the Oregon wine country could become. They moved from Portland with a desire to make wine, and thought it would work; but the whole industry was just getting started in the area so who knew what they were really in for.

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