The Oregon Wine History Archive Podcast

This interview is with Jess Pierce. In this interview, Jess speaks about her experience traveling Italy and Germany, and the people that inspired her to enter the wine industry. Born in Baton Rouge, L...

12 Jan 20231h 42min

This oral history interview is with Jess Sandrock. Jess talks about her accidental introduction to wine through a love of horticulture and her discovery of a love of teaching. Her work as an instructo...

12 Jan 20231h 29min

This interview is with Joe Cushman of Threemile Vineyard. Joe talks about growing up in a wine family, and being surrounded by it - if not necessarily enamored with it - from a young age. He then talk...

11 Jan 20231h 5min

This interview is with Joe Wright of Left Coast Cellars. In this interview, Joe speaks about his upbringing, his early interests, and why he decided to move from Southern California to Oregon. He talk...

11 Jan 20231h 3min

This interview is with Joel Gunderson of Coopers Hall. In this interview, Joel speaks of his journey from poet to Restaurant/Winery and Taproom owner. He begins with his unconventional early childhood...

11 Jan 20231h 32min

This interview is with Matt Vuylsteke of Amaterra Winery. In this interview, Matt speaks about growing up around wine in the Portland area and his subsequent study of winemaking and the industry at Or...

11 Jan 20231h 23min

This interview is with Cheryl Wakerhauser of Pix Pâtisserie. In this interview, Cheryl speaks about growing up in Wisconsin and then, through traveling abroad, finding a deep passion for French baking...

5 Jan 20231h

This interview is with Jonathan Oberlander of J. Scott Cellars. In this interview, Jonathan speaks about his time before wine, back when he was a self-described “surf bum.” He talks about his first jo...

21 Des 20221h 3min