Interview
This interview is with Savannah Mills of Brick House Vineyards. In this interview, Savannah talks about how she ended up in the Oregon wine industry after growing up in the south and having a corporate career.
Savannah dives into growing up in the south and her early travels to Oregon to visit family. She shares about her decision to attend college in Colorado and how she found a corporate job after she obtained her degree. She then goes on to talk about how she decided to shift her life to wine and work her first harvest at Brick House in 2013.
Savannah goes on to talk about her journey in working at Brick House and the different roles she has held. She then dives into what it has been like to be an assistant winemaker to her uncle and then be promoted to the winemaker.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Brick House in Newberg on March 26, 2025.
Interview
This interview is with Doug Tunnell of Brick House Vineyards. In this interview, Doug talks about his love for wine, his studies abroad, previous work experience as a former correspondent with CBS, and what eventually led him to choosing wine. He then discusses why he chose the land, how he learned how to grow grapes along with his current grape growing philosophy (biodynamic farming), the growth of the estate and decision to make wine, and his winemaking philosophy. Towards the end of the interview, Doug talks about his relationship with Linfield College, his perspective on the wine program, and the biggest changes he’s seen within the Oregon Wine Industry since he first entered it. Towards the end of the interview, Doug speaks about what he sees for the future of his business and for the future in general.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Brick House Vineyards on July 11, 2019.
Interview
This interview is with Doug Tunnell, president and winemaker at Brick House Vineyards in Newberg, Oregon. Tunnell talks about how he got involved in the industry, living in France, biodynamics, and grape growing techniques.
This interview was conducted by Janis Miglavs in 2007.