Bringing Vines to the Valley Oral Histories

Bringing Vines to the Valley Oral Histories

 

This collection features four videos compiled from oral interviews conducted with David Adelsheim, Dick Erath, Diana Lett, Dick and Nancy Ponzi, Myron Redford, and Susan Sokol Blosser. The basic themes focused on the early years of growing wine grapes in the post-Prohibition Willamette Valley region. These include discussions of the early years (approximate time period 1965-1980) and the developing community of wine-makers, the land use planning efforts in designating Oregon hillsides for agricultural use, and early views of sustainability.

For additional wine history content, see also the Oregon Wine History Archive.

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Submissions from 2010

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Oregon Land Use Planning: Saving the Hills for the Vines, Jeff Peterson, Barrett Dahl, Mark Pederson, and Colleen Williams

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Oregon Wine: The Early Community, Jeff Peterson, Barrett Dahl, Mark Pederson, and Colleen Williams

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Sustainability and the Early Years of Oregon Wine, Jeff Peterson, Barrett Dahl, Mark Pederson, and Colleen Williams

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The Early Years of Oregon Wine, Jeff Peterson, Barrett Dahl, Mark Pederson, and Colleen Williams