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- Andrus, Gary
(Archery Summit & Gypsy Dancer)
- Arterberry, Fred Jr
(Arterberry Winery)
- Bagnall, Byrce
(Bryce Vineyard)
- Biehl, Bettina
(Eugene Wine Cellars)
- Bradley, John
(Bradley Vineyard)
- Brooks, James “Jimi” F
(Brooks Wines)
- Cary, Stephen J
(Yamhill Valley Vineyards)
- Coury, Charles J
(Coury Winery)
- Dauenhauer, Lores
(Hauer Of The Dauen Winery)
- Davenport, Joan
(Wine Country Farm)
- DeVito, Phil
(Oregon’s Sommelier)
- Garvin, Vern
(Cliff Creek)
- Green, Patricia
(Patricia Green Cellars)
- Hess, Aron
(Daedalus Cellars)
- Hinman, Doyle
(Hinman Vineyards Winery,
DW Hinman Cellars,
Five H Wines
)
- Hitchings, Wayne
(Sienna Ridge Estate & Red Hills Douglas County Vineyard)
- King, Ed Jr
(King Estate Winery)
- Klaffke, Forest
(Willamette Valley V’yard)
- Knudsen, Calvert “Cal”
(Knudsen Vineyard)
- Kohnert, Arnold
(Pompadour Vineyard)
- Lamy, Jeff
(Lamy Winery Consultants)
- Lett, David
(Eyrie Vineyards)
- Lombard, Porter
(Oregon State University Professor & Grapevine Researcher)
- McDaniel, Jim
(McDaniel Vineyards & “Renaissance Man”)
- Mozeico, Howard
(Et Fille Wines)
- Parker, Deedy
(Melrose Vineyards)
- Powell, Sarah
(Sarah Powell Wines)
- Purdy, Michael
(Orchard Heights Vineyard & Winerys)
- Redman, Bill
(Redman Wines)
- Reinke, Mary
(Honeywood Winery)
- Shafer, Harvey
(Shafer Vineyard Cellars)
- Sommer, Richard
(Hillcrest Vineyard)
- Starr, Rachel R
(Starr Winery)
- Stoller, Cathy
(Stoller Vineyard)
- Teppola, David R
(Laurel Ridge Winery)
- Thomas, Michael G
(Wine Tours Northwest)
- Troon, Dick
(Troon Vineyard)
- Von Pessl, John & Edward
(Early Wine Pioneers, Umpqua Valley)
- Wizer, Gene
(Wizer’s Fine Wines)
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Porter Lombard
Oregon State University Professor & Grapevine Researcher
In 1963 Porter Lombard came to the Oregon State University Southern Oregon Research Station as a pomologist, working with the area’s successful pear industry. At that time in 1963 there were approximately 100 wineries in California, a small number in Eastern Washington, and very few Oregon wineries making wine from varietal grapes.
In the course of his research, Lombard observed that the climate in Southern Oregon was similar to that of Yakima, Washington. In between his pear research he started experimenting with wine grapes. He planted his first wine grape research plot at Valley View Winery in 1972, the year the winery was established. Over the years he conducted extensive trials at the research station with cuttings obtained from the Rhone Valley in France.
Years later Lombard was transferred to OSU’s main campus in Corvallis as part of a team advising Willamette Valley grape growers and wineries. In March 2018 OSU’s Southern Oregon Research Center dedicated a large new research block naming it the “Lombard Block” in honor of his lifetime contribution to the industry.
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Fun Facts
In the course of his research, Lombard observed that the climate in Southern Oregon was similar to that of Yakima, Washington. |