INTERVIEWER
Schmidt, Rich
DURATION
1 hour 15 minutes 49 seconds
DATE
June 27, 2025
INTERVIEW SUMMARY
This interview is with Lukas Papagiannis of BHN. In this interview, Lukas talks about his early involvement with wine and growing up in Australia.
Lukas dives into his childhood and how he decided to pursue wine while at University in Australia. He shares about his family’s connection to having a vineyard and how this connection and the memories associated with family, vineyards, and wine likely influenced him.
Later in the interview he talks about the different places he has worked and traveled to. He then dives into how he found himself working a harvest in the Willamette Valley and what made him decide to stay. He then goes on to talk about the current project he is working on with Marco Prete.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Wines of Kings in Portland on June 27, 2025.
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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.