Interview
This interview is with Keenan O’Hern of Revino Bottles. In this interview, Keenan talks about his path to help bring a reusable bottle system to the United States.
Keenan shares about growing up and how he split his time between Oregon and the Netherlands. He goes on to discuss how his time in the Netherlands influenced his environmental beliefs about bottle reusing. Before Keenan dives into all things Revino, he talks about his time at college and the different jobs he had before Revino.
Later in the interview, Keenan shares about some of the challenges Revino and reusable wine bottles have faced since coming to the United States. He then goes on to talk about what the Revino name is meant to symbolize and some of his hopes for the company.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt on July 31, 2024 at Linfield University in McMinnville.
Interview
This interview is with Adam Rack of Revino Bottles. In this interview, Adam speaks about his early work in the wine industry and becoming interested in the idea of reusable wine containers while working at Coopers Hall in Portland. He then talks about meeting Keenan O’Hern and working with him to start Revino Bottles.
Adam talks about the milestones so far with Revino, including all the conversations with the industry and research to make sure Revino was working alongside the industry to make a product that would be useful and used. He then talks about what comes next, and what his boldest ambitions are for Revino.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt on July 31, 2024 at Linfield University in McMinnville.
Interview
This interview is with Callie Edwards of Revino Bottles. In this interview, Callie speaks about her background in nonprofit and environmental work, and how she found out about the work Revino is doing. She talks about starting to learn about the wine industry and seeing the impact that reusable bottles could have in it.
She also speaks about her accomplishments so far, her short- and long-term goals, and what her ambitions are for Revino and its impact.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt on July 31, 2024 at Linfield University in McMinnville.