Interview
This interview is with Jacques Lardière of Résonance Wines. In this interview, Jacques speaks about his early introduction to wine and his passion for the science behind winemaking.
He then talks about the Oregon part of his career, after 40 years working for the Jadot family in Burgundy. He speaks on how Jadot found and acquired Résonance and how the project has gone so far. And he talks about the potential of the wines from the site and from Oregon.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt on July 31, 2025 at Résonance in Carlton.
Interview
This interview is with Lucia Lemma Walker of Résonance. In this interview, Lucia talks about being raised around the Oregon wine Industry and her own path through the industry.
Lucia shares about growing up around her father’s company, Lemma Wine Company. She then dives into the many lessons she learned from her parents and siblings. She goes on to talk about her own journey through the Oregon wine industry.
Later in the interview, Lucia shares about her different roles in the Oregon wine industry and how she came to find her current position. Lucia also leaves us with some of her hopes for both the industry and her own future.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Lucia’s home in Gaston on July 17, 2025.
Interview
This interview is with Jared Coon of Résonance Vineyard. In this interview, Jared speaks about transitioning from chemical engineering to wine studies at Washington State University after watching A Good Year with Russell Crowe. After his initial interest in the science and chemistry behind winemaking, a New Zealand Syrah in 2010 opened his eyes to a passion in wine itself.
During school, Jared spent a semester abroad at Lincoln University, where he saw a more complete “grape to bottle” experience of winemaking. His first wine job after college was at 12th & Maple in Dundee, after which he returned to Australia for a harvest in the southern hemisphere.
After an additional harvest in California, he set his sights on New Zealand. Here, he worked at two different wineries, extending his working visa to stay for several years, and meeting his future wife in the process. Once again, he added more hands-on experience to his rapidly increasing wine knowledge.
In 2019, Jared and his wife moved back to the States to work in Oregon wineries and start a family. During this time, he worked for Willamette Cross Flow, Jackson Family Wines, Failla Oregon, and Yamhill Valley Vineyards before eventually finding a position at Résonance, where he currently works.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Résonance in Carlton on July 10, 2025.
Interview
This interview is with Emily Bachand of Résonance. Emily talks about finding her way from the restaurant industry in California to the Oregon wine industry, and her progression through. Her dedication to service – “if we can, we should” being her guiding customer service principle – found her at Stoller Estate during a huge growth period. She talks about the lessons learned there, and what drew her to a new challenge at Résonance.
In addition, she talks about the challenges and rewards of being in service and working with a customer-facing team, as well as what might be in the future at Résonance and at Recipe, the Newberg restaurant owned by Emily and her husband Paul.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Résonance in Carlton on May 18, 2022.
Interview
This interview is with Guillaume Large of Résonance Wines. In this interview, Guillaume describes growing up in France, and his journey working for several wineries in Burgundy, including Maison Louis Jadot. He explains eventually making his way to the WIllamette Valley to continue the Maison Louis Jadot legacy in Oregon. He describes starting the brand Résonance in the Willamette Valley, and what all went into the process. Guillaume expresses how his technical and practical experience combine in his winemaking. Later, he describes his thoughts on Oregon, and compares the Terroir of the Willamette Valley and Burgundy. Towards the end of the interview, he touches on climate change, and describes the freedom that winemaking in Oregon allows. To conclude, Guillaume looks ahead to the future of Résonance for the possibility to plant more vines, to continue their relationship with Maison Louis Jadot, and to increase the size of the winery and tasting room, yet no matter what keeping the focus on high quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
This interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Résonance Wines on August 20, 2020.