INTERVIEWER
Schmidt, Rich
DURATION
1 hour 50 minutes 34 seconds
DATE
June 17, 2024
INTERVIEW SUMMARY
This interview is with Jeffrey Weissler of Pairings Portland Wine Shop & Bar. In this interview, Jeffrey talks about his relationship with wine and his winding path to owning and opening his own shop.
Jeffrey shares about his first interactions with wine, which centered around dinner and tasting everything on the table. He goes on to talk about how his passion for wine grew and shaped some of his early careers. He then dives into his different passions, which eventually led him to Oregon and the wine industry.
Later in the interview, Jeffrey talks about creating and opening his own wine shop. He talks about his defining the place’s identity and how his iconic and original tasting menus came to be.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt on June 17, 2024 at Pairings Portland Wine Shop & Bar in Portland.
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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.