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Today we interviewed Judy Nedry. During her interview, Judy described finding a passion for writing and interest in wine at a young age. After attending school for Journalism, she began her career where she freelanced for multiple publications. Later, she spoke of her role with starting Chehalem winery, and what led her to go back to writing- only this time, writing mystery novels. Judy shared about her writing process, the inclusion of wine in her novels, and Oregon as a setting. She concluded the interview with the biggest changes she has seen in the industry and what she believes wine’s role in society is.

Yesterday we sat down with Anne Sery, winemaker for NW Wine Company. Anne grew up partly in France and spent her early years visiting wineries in Burgundy with her family. She decided at age 14 that she wanted to be a winemaker and later went on to go to school for viticulture and enology. After University, Anne arrived in Oregon and ended up at Beaux Freres for a harvest. This then led to meeting Laurent Montalieu and working for him as the Assistant Winemaker at Soléna Estate. Anne explained what drew her to the Oregon wine industry, and what attracted her to stay.

We interviewed Terry Sherwood, owner of Crush2Cellar this morning. During this interview, Terry shared what it was like growing up in Oregon, and his observation the changes he has seen since he was a child in McMinnville wine country. He described his early years and what drew him to start selling parts for wineries. Terry later spoke about starting Crush2Cellar, the decisions that went into choosing a space, what supplies to include, and his children joining the family business.

This afternoon we connected with Kathy Joseph on Zoom. Kathy is the owner of Fiddlehead Cellars where she makes wine in both California and Oregon. She discussed starting her brand in the early 90’s, and went into some decisions that she made early on in terms of location, varieties, and her business plan.

Today we interviewed Brian Irvine, winemaker at NW Wine Company. During his interview he shared what brought him to Oregon, and a bit about his first years working harvest around the Willamette Valley. Brian discussed how he ended up at NW Wine Company, his interest in Hyland Vineyard, and his connection to the team.

Yesterday we met with Luke Pedotti at his home. He began with describing what it was like growing up in Sonoma county on a cattle farm. He shared what first sparked his interest in viticulture and wine. Luke explained what Brought him to Oregon, and his first job managing vineyards with Evergreen Agricultural Enterprises. After his first job, he ended up at results partners where he is currently the Director of Development.

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