By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Board • ✓ Researched, fact-checked, and cross-referenced against primary and scholarly sources. Oregon's Willamette Valley is America's great home of Pinot Noir — a cool, green […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team · ✓ Researched, fact-checked & verified · July 2026 · 6 min readOregon’s modern wine story is usually told through the Willamette Valley. But it […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team · ✓ Researched, fact-checked & verified · July 2026 · 5 min readWinderlea is a Dundee Hills estate built on vines planted in the 1970s, […]
Susan Sokol Blosser's Impact on the Wine Industry Susan Sokol Blosser is famous for her unrelenting efforts as an environmental advocate and community activist. Her name is synonymous with the Oregon pioneer winery, Sokol […]
Lynn Penner-Ash Often described as a "master blender" and "female wine pioneer" from the Willamette Valley, Lynn Penner-Ash and her husband blessed Oregon and the entire wine world with their famous Penner-Ash Wine Cellars […]
David Adelsheim and Chehalem Mountain David Adelsheim and his wife, Ginny Adelsheim, drew the world's attention to Chehalem Mountain when they established the region's first winery in 1971 called Adelsheim Vineyard. Unlike other early […]
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team · ✓ Researched, fact-checked & verified · July 2026 · 6 min readDick Erath was one of the handful of people who turned Oregon’s Willamette […]
July 1478 to May 1576: In this period, a group of Catholic monks is credited with having started the production of wine making. These monks eventually cut their links with the church, which resulted […]
Oregon Tribes History and Wine Regions The American state of Oregon has developed a strong reputation for its winemaking traditions and excellent wine production. Currently, Oregon is the 4th largest state in terms of wine […]
January 1911: During this month, riots broke out in the towns of Damery and Hautvilliers as tensions approached a breaking point. Trucks carrying grapes from the Loire Valley were pushed into the Marne River […]
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