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Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2020: Driving Success with Commitment to People and Company Culture
Talking with Gretchen Boock is like listening to a podcast at the 2x speed. “Rapid fire” is a term used repeatedly to describe this young CEO who motivates with compassionate leadership and “hammer in...
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Pinot Noir Auction the Flywheel of Success for the Willamette Valley Brand
As auctioneer Fritz Hatton, pointed his finger and called “Sold!” for the last lot of Pinot Noir, the crowd at the Willamette Valley Barrel Auction responded with jubilation. The fund raising event broke...
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Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2019: Washington's Terroir Scientist and Explorer
“I was once like the Indiana Jones of Himalayan geology,” said Kevin Pogue PhD. He explains the cultural, political and topographical setting of his research sites in northwestern Pakistan would have made...
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Wayne Bailey: Sustainable Farming "Is Just the Right Thing to Do"
Anyone who knows Wayne Bailey knows how important farming is to him. It is where his life began, the son of an Iowa sharecropper. And it is where his life has lead him. Through years of business success...
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Wine's Most Inspiring People 2018: A Pillar of Oregon's Wine Tourism Industry
Wayne Bailey, a vintner known for sustainable farming practices advises, “The best fertilizer is the farmer’s footprint.” Bailey’s footprint has far exceeded the 50 acres of his Youngberg Hill estate in...
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Jim Trezise Emphasizes U.S. Wine Industry’s Growing Need for National Representation
If your winery sells 10,000 gallons of wine, you are saving $11,000 a year and you may not even know why: WineAmerica.
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40 Years Later Pinot Noir Joins Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay in Besting French Rivals
On the 40th anniversary of the ‘Judgement of Paris,’ the United States has once again proven the best place to grow classic French varietals is not always in France. Oregon Pinot Noir has shaken expectations...