When about 50 years ago the pioneers in Oregon’s nascent wine scene planted their first vines, the state made few waves. All that changed since, as a recently released industry overview by the Oregon Wine Board attests dramatically. “Oregon in terms of...
Oregon’s wine industry has passed a milestone recently, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the first planting of Pinot Noir vines in Corvallis in the Willamette Valley. Fifty years is a blip on viticulture’s time line, spanning about five thousand years. But...
