INTERVIEWER

Schmidt, Rich

DURATION

45 minutes 22 seconds

DATE

June 13, 2024

INTERVIEW SUMMARY

This interview is with Erin Percheron of Andante Vineyard. In this interview, Erin speaks about learning about wine, first on the tasting room side and later in production after graduating from the University of Oregon. After working in a tasting room, she found a passion for wine and diverted into winemaking.

She talks about traveling around the world to work on harvests, and eventually meeting her husband Laurent. After working at Iris Vineyards outside Eugene, they came to work at Andante Vineyard. And they also started their own brand, which she talks about as well.

This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Andante Vineyard in Dallas, Oregon on June 13, 2024.

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COMMENTS

Some oral history interviews are conducted on site and may contain background noise from nature, winery, or tasting room operations.

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