INTERVIEWER

Schmidt, Rich

DURATION

49 minutes 46 seconds

DATE

March 26, 2024

INTERVIEW SUMMARY

This interview is with Peter Gibson of Wine Market Journal. In this interview, Peter speaks about discovering his love for wine and how that guided him through his journey to finding a role in the wine industry.

He first dives into his childhood and growing up in Virginia. Peter shares how he was introduced to the world of wine through his brother who was a wine steward throughout college. He goes on to talk about attaining a business degree and how he found himself still finding ways to be involved with wine.

Later on, Peter goes on to share about his experience in home-winemaking. He then shares about the process in creating a wine database and becoming an independent wine data consultant.

This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Portland Wine Storage in Portland on March 26, 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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