Interview
This interview is with Mike Pasquarelli of White Rose Estate. In this interview, Mike speaks about becoming interested in wine while in college at Sonoma State, and starting to work in the industry after a stint in the Peace Corps.
Mike talks about working in various avenues of wine, including production, sales, retail, and distribution. He then talks about traveling the world to do wine production, before coming to Oregon and meeting his now-wife while interning at Bergstrom Wines. And he talks about how he came to work at White Rose, how it’s gone so far, and what’s next.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at White Rose Estate in Dayton on January 22, 2025.
Interview
This interview is with Tresider Burns of White Rose Estate. In this interview, Tresider talks about how he got into wine and the previous career he held. He speaks about his decision to move back to Oregon, the various jobs he held, and how he ended up at White Rose. Towards the end of the interview, he touches on where he sees White Rose heading in the future, his views on how the Oregon Wine Industry has changed, and offers words of wisdom to those looking to enter the industry.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at White Rose Estate on December 12, 2019.
Interview
This interview is with Jesús Guillén, head winemaker of White Rose Estate. In this interview, Jesús discusses his journey from having a background in computer science, to finding a passion and appreciation for wine. He also tells the story of how he came to Oregon from Mexico, and the limitations/adversity faced with being an immigrant winemaker. Jesús later discusses his philosophy for creating wine: to evoke memories, and the ways in which he feels diversity can be improved by changing the language and narrative of wine to include minorities to gain better visibility for them.
This interview was conducted by Stephanie Hofmann at the Nicholson Library on June 25, 2018.
Interview
Jesús Guillén is the vineyard manager at White Rose Estate. He also now makes wine under his personal label, Guillén Family Wines. Jesús was interviewed as part of the “Beyond the Vines” project with the Linfield College Center for the Northwest.
Tributes
Jesús Guillén – a great friend of Linfield College and the Oregon Wine History Archive – passed away in November, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer. Collected here are some of the tributes written after his death.