INTERVIEWER
Schmidt, Rich
DURATION
54 minutes 47 seconds
DATE
June 13, 2024
INTERVIEW SUMMARY
This interview is with Laurent Percheron of Andante Vineyard. In this interview, Laurent speaks about growing up in France and around wine, but never anticipating it being his path in life. He then talks about his first wine experience and diving headlong into viticulture and enology.
From there, Laurent talks about traveling to work in wine, meeting his wife Erin, and eventually coming to Oregon. He talks about his vineyard philosophy, starting a small brand with Erin, and what comes next.
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.