Our People

Here at Adelsheim, we’re fortunate to have a team of passionate, talented, and driven individuals.
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Director of winemaking and viticulture

Gina Hennen

Gina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Reed College and an AAS in Winemaking from Chemeketa. Before transitioning to a career in winemaking, she worked as a semiconductor engineer for seven years in both Oregon and Dublin, Ireland. Desiring a career that no longer involved cubicles, she returned to Oregon in early 2006 to establish roots in the wine industry.

“Wine grapes can express the location they’re grown in provided the place has something to say, and we believe our small corner of the Willamette Valley has a lot to say.”

Vineyard Manager

Ariel Daly

Ariel’s fascination with terroir and wine’s ability to express time and place comes from an international wine education gained in New York City. She graduated from Wichita State University and completed Vineyard Management and Operations programs at Chemeketa College. Previously, she was the Assistant Viticulturist for Atlas Vineyard Management and a research assistant at Oregon State University’s Skinkis Lab. She’s thrilled to realize her dream of working with historic vines for the opportunity to join the incredible vineyard and winemaking teams at Adelsheim.

Chief executive officer

Rob Alstrin

Rob started his career in semiconductors and technology which took him to Australia where he studied wine marketing at the University of Adelaide, while working in the IT field. He combined his true passion of wine with his work in the late 90’s and there has been no looking back! After working in many roles from distribution to wineries and import companies, he is ecstatic to call Adelsheim home!

“One of our goals is creating a sustainable business that connects people to the land, and offers an authentic hospitality experience to be shared at your home or ours. We love what we do and care deeply about nature and how we can create a better future together.”

founder

david adelsheim

David Adelsheim is the founder of Adelsheim Vineyard, which he established with Ginny Adelsheim in 1971. In the course of his company’s decades-long history, he has been the vineyard manager, winemaker, and the person in charge of sales, marketing, accounting, and fixing broken plumbing. His early winemaking experience included work at the experimental winery of the Lycée Viticole in Beaune, France, and at The Eyrie Vineyards in Oregon.

owner AND DIRECTOR

lynn loacker

Jack and Lynn Loacker became co-owners with David and Ginny Adelsheim in 1994, and purchased full interest in the winery in 2017. Their long-time enthusiasm for wine and vision of producing wines of exceptional quality in Oregon led them to purchase two important Adelsheim estate vineyard sites: Ribbon Springs in the Ribbon Ridge AVA (125-acre site planted in 1995 with Pinot noir, Pinot gris, and Auxerrois) and Boulder Bluff in the Chehalem Mountains AVA (15-acre site planted in 2003 with Pinot noir and Chardonnay).