Patrick Criteser

President and CEO

Tillamook

Patrick Criteser is a native Oregonian with a passion for and understanding of what it takes to run a manufacturing company with

Northwest roots and a strong local heritage.

Prior to joining The Tillamook County Creamery Association as president and CEO in August of 2012, he spent eight years as

president and CEO at Coffee Bean International, a Portland, Ore.-based coffee roaster with a 40-year-old local heritage. Criteser is an

experienced executive with a 20+ year leadership history and track record of growing and positively changing companies large and

small.

Prior to his role at Coffee Bean International, Criteser held management and strategic development roles at some of the world’s most

respected brands including Nike, Walt Disney Company and Procter & Gamble. Criteser has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical

engineering from the University of Washington and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.

In his role at Tillamook, Criteser leads strategic planning to further grow the brand and distribution of Tillamook products to families

across America. With profits from the co-op going back to its farmer-owners, Criteser works to protect their investments and preserve

a way of life for future generations of Tillamook County farm families.

Paul Anamosa, Ph.D.

Soil Scientist and Viticulturist

Vineyard Soil Technologies

Dr. Paul Anamosa is the owner of Vineyard Soil Technologies, a California based viticultural consulting company, specializing in soil

analysis and land evaluation for winegrape production, vineyard design, grapevine performance, and mineral nutritional disorders.

Dr. Anamosa was raised in New Mexico and has Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Biology and Pest

Management from New Mexico State University. Dr. Anamosa joined the U.S. Peace Corp in 1979, and served as an Agricultural

Extension Agent in Jamaica focusing on soil erosion and soil fertility management. He return to the United States and earned a

Masters of Science in Soil Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and then a Ph.D. in Soil Fertility Management from

the University of Florida-Gainesville with a focus on international agricultural development. Dr. Anamosa conducted his dissertation

research in Cameroon while a faculty member at the National Advanced School for Agriculture.

In 1989, following the completion of his Ph.D., Dr. Anamosa was awarded a Diplomacy Research Fellowship by the American

Association for the Advancement of Science and worked within the offices of the Technical Resources Division of the Africa Bureau

in the United States Agency for International Development in Washington, DC. From 1989 to 1996, he worked as a research strategy

consultant on soil fertility management issues in more than 15 African countries, and accumulated more than six years of long-term

assignments in Cameroon, Zaire (Dem. Rep. of Congo) and Senegal.

Dr. Anamosa returned to the United States in 1996, enrolled at University of California-Davis and received a Masters of Science in

viticulture in the spring of 1997. Paul then served as vice president and Senior Soil Scientist at Crop Care Associates, Inc. for seven

years prior to starting his own company, Vineyard Soil Technologies, in 2004. Dr. Anamosa estimates that since 1996 he has

evaluated more than 20,000 soil pits in the California wine growing regions.

Lesley Berglund

Co-Founder and Chairman

WISE Academy

Lesley is an accomplished wine industry entrepreneur and CEO with a focus on change management. Over the past 24 years in the

wine industry she has started up the equivalent of nine new businesses, acquired and integrated four companies and led during periods

of dramatic change. As co-founder and former CEO of the Ambrosia Wine Catalogue/the Winetasting Network (which she sold in

2004) she has deep experience in consumer direct marketing of fine wines. Lesley has served on the board of 10 wine-related

companies and trade associations, and served as co-chair of the Wine Industry Technology Symposium from 2005 until 2015. In 2008,

she co-founded the WISE Academy, which provides education, training and certification for winery consumer direct professionals. In

2014, she co-founded SOLVE Services, which provides financial analysis, planning and decision support services for wineries. Today,

she spends most of her time coaching winery leaders through growth related challenges and opportunities. Beyond wine, Lesley is a

member of the World Presidents Organization and serves on its Pacific Region Board as well as the YPO-WPO International Forum

Committee. Lesley is also a third generation Napa Valley native from a grape growing family, with a BA from Wesleyan University

and a MBA from Harvard Business School.

Benjamin Bois

Professor of Viticulture and Climatology

Centre de Recherches de Climatologie / Biogeosciences - Université de Bourgogne

Benjamin Bois is an Assistant Professor in the Viticulture Department, Institute Jules Guyot at the University of Burgundy in Dijon,

France. His research performed within the Climate Research Center’s Biogeosciences Lab focuses on climate and viticulture

relationships, with a focus on the role of climate on terroir. Bois is the current president of the viticulture commission of the

International Organization of Vine and Wine.

Bois received an MA in Viticulture from Bordeaux Science Agro College. Prior to teaching at the University of Burgundy, Benjamin

was a winemaker at Chateau Lagarosse in Bordeaux from 2002 to 2004. In December 2004, he began his PhD thesis at Bordeaux

University concerning the spatial variability of climate within the Bordeaux wine growing region and its impact on grapevine

development and grape quality.

Paul Boss

Research Scientist

CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

Paul completed his undergraduate degree and a Masters of Science at the University of Auckland in New Zealand investigating the

causes of browning in apples. He then moved to Adelaide, Australia to take up a PhD scholarship studying the production of

anthocyanin pigments in grape berry skins. Following this, Paul took up a research position at CSIRO to investigate inflorescence

formation in grapes. This interest in flowering and molecular genetics lead Dr. Boss to the John Innes Centre in Norwich, England

where he worked on flowering in the model plant Arabidopsis. In 2004, Paul returned to Adelaide to lead a research group at CSIRO

investigating flavor and aroma development in grape berries, with a particular interest in the link between grape secondary metabolism

and wine flavor and aroma. His current research activities bring together the disciplines of analytical chemistry, molecular biology and

genetics to understand the impact of environment, management and genotype on grape secondary metabolism.

Dick Boushey

Owner

Boushey Vineyards

Dick Boushey has grown wine grapes in the Yakima Valley for 35 years. Dick and his wife Luanne also grow cherries, juice grapes

and manage vineyards in the Red Mountain AVA. Dick is currently a member of the Washington Wine Commission board and the

Wine Advisory Committee. He also serves on the Auction of Washington Wines board, the National Grape/Welch's board. He is past

president of Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers and served on the WAWGG board for 13 years.

Dick has been the recipient of several distinguished industry awards including the Washington State Grape Society Walter Clore

Award, Grower of the Year from the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers, Honorary Grower Chair of the Children's

Hospital Auction of Washington Wines, The Wine Grape Growers Industry Service Award and the 2007 Grower of the Year Award

from Wine & Spirits Magazine. When Dick started growing wine grapes there were nine wineries in Washington, today there are more

than 850 and he is excited to be involved with this tremendous growth.

Scott Burns

Professor Emeritus - Geology

Portland State University

Scott Burns is a professor emeritus of geology and past-chair of the Department of Geology at Portland State University. He has been

teaching for 45 years, with past positions in Switzerland, New Zealand, Washington, Colorado and Louisiana.

Scott specializes in environmental and engineering geology, geomorphology, soils, terroir and Quaternary geology. Scott has won

many awards for outstanding teaching including the Faculty Senate Chair Award at Louisiana Tech University in 1987, the

Distinguished Faculty Award from the Portland State Alumni Association in 2001, and the George Hoffmann Award from PSU in

2007. He has authored more than 100 publications and has received more than 25 research grants. His latest book, Cataclysms on the

Columbia, the Great Missoula Floods was released in 2009.

For the past 45 years Scott has been studying wine and terroir – the relationship between wine, soils, geology and climate. He has

studied the terroir of the Willamette Valley, Columbia Gorge, Umpqua Valley, Rogue Valley and the Illinois Valley.

Allan Carter

Executive Director

On-Premise Wine and Spirits, Southern Wine and Spirits LV

Allan started with Southern Wine & Spirits of Nevada in December 2012 as a portfolio manager in the J&P Wholesale Division. In his

three years with SWS Allan has served as marketing manager, director of sales for fine wine and currently executive director of on-

premise wine. Prior to joining SWS Allan was the general manager for Domaine Serene Winery in Oregon for 10 years. When not

keeping the world safe from fine wine, he enjoys riding his Harley, dining around Vegas with his wife Ally, and mentoring local

musicians on the business of music; his first career many years ago.

Kevin Chambers

Owner

Koosah Farms

Kevin Chambers has been farming wine grapes in the Willamette Valley for 33 years. In 2013, he sold his first major property,

Resonance Vineyard, to Maison Louis Jadot of Beaune. Today, he’s developing a new permaculture vineyard and cider apple orchard

called Koosah Farm at high elevation in the Eola-Amity Hills. Kevin also developed and ultimately sold to the employees, three other

wine-related businesses: Oregon Vineyard Supply, Results Partners and Willamette Cross-Flow.

Mark Chien

Program Coordinator

Oregon Wine Research Institute

Mark was born in Wilmington, Delaware, grew up in New England and received a psychology degree from Amherst College. He

became interested in vines while traveling and studying in Europe. After returning to the US, he enrolled in the viticulture masters

program at the University of California at Davis.

He was first wine maker and second vineyard manager at Pindar Vineyards, then and still the largest winery on Long Island. Mark

then managed Temperance Hill in the Willamette Valley for 16 years growing grapes, Christmas trees and timber products.

In 1999 he joined Penn State Cooperative Extension as the first wine grape extension educator. He is a long time member of the

national American Society for Enology and Viticulture and a former secretary of its Eastern Section. He also serves on the board of

the National Grape and Wine Initiative and is an active participant in the National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) and the National

Viticulture and Enology Extension Conference. In 1999 he earned his Master of Education in Agricultural Extension and Education

from Penn State.

Martin Clubb

Owner and Managing Winemaker

L'Ecole No 41

Martin Clubb is managing winemaker and co-owner with his wife Megan of L’Ecole N° 41. This third generation, family-owned

winery is located in the old Frenchtown Schoolhouse depicted on their label. Founded in 1983, L’Ecole was the third winery in the

Walla Walla Valley. This fall, Wine & Spirits Magazine named L’Ecole a “Winery of the Year” for the fourteenth consecutive year.

L’Ecole is a partner in the highly acclaimed Seven Hills Vineyard as well as the nearby 2,700 acre vineyard development – SeVein –

home to L’Ecole’s newest estate vineyard named Ferguson. The first vintage of wine from this vineyard, 2011 Estate Ferguson, was

named best Bordeaux blend in the world over £15 at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards in 2014.

Martin’s ongoing dedication and commitment to the Washington state wine industry is evident in his many leadership roles. He has

served more than 30 years on the Boards of various wine industry associations, including the Washington Wine Commission. He is

currently president and director of the Washington Wine Institute and board member and treasurer of WineAmerica. Martin was

instrumental in the founding of the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance, serving as its first president. Marty worked with other industry

pioneers in the development of the Walla Walla Community College Center for Enology and Viticulture and continues serving on its

wine advisory board.

Ryan Collins

Director of Viticulture

A to Z Wineworks

Ryan grew up surrounded by vineyards and beaches in Margaret River in Western Australia. He studied viticulture at the University of

Adelaide while working in the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills and then New Zealand. In 2009, his love for Pinot noir

drew him to Oregon's Willamette Valley for a harvest. He fell in love with the region and his future wife, returning to settle in with A

to Z Wineworks and REX HILL in 2010. Ryan works with more than 60 vineyards from around the state following sustainable

principles. Along with overseeing the estate vineyards and managing grower relations he also engaging in continuous viticulture

research. When he's not caring for our vines, you will often find him paddle boarding on the Willamette or surfing in the icy Pacific

Ocean.

Chad Douglas

Vineyard Manager

Chehalem Wines

Chad has been viticulturist/vineyard manager for Chehalem Wines for six vintages. He has a practical, agricultural up-bringing

coupled with more than seven years viticultural experience from Central Otago, New Zealand and Europe, complemented by a

Masters of Science degree. Chad's Masters Degree researched the climatic limits of viticulture in New Zealand.

Chad manages Chehalem’s Correl Creek and Ribbon Ridge vineyard sites along with his skilled and dedicated team. His viticultural

philosophy considers that the each vineyard site is unique, requiring specific managing according to their distinctive subtleties

particularly in combination with the challenges that Pinot noir provides.

When not among the vines, Chad enjoys the challenging demands of his two young boys, playing tennis, golfing and the many

outdoor pursuits that Oregon offers; skiing and hiking, also cheering on the All Blacks, New Zealand’s national rugby team from afar.

Nicole Candelora

Wine Labeling Q&A Specialist

TTB

Nicole Candelora began her career with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) in 2005 and has been an asset in

identifying and eliminating unnecessary practices to reduce regulatory burden. As a Quality Assurance Coordinator within the

Advertising, Labeling and Formulation Division Nicole serves as an expert in the area of wine labeling. She evaluates areas of

inconsistency with interpretations of laws, regulations and procedures and then provides training and advice to employees on these

matters. She has developed and implemented a number of processes that improve uniformity and consistency within the labeling

realm. Nicole also provides training and guidance to new label specialists. She works with the industry on a variety of labeling issues

geared toward bringing companies into compliance with TTB’s regulations. She is also a principal member of the COLAs Online

team, continuously working to improve the system for both internal and external users.

Jessica Cortell

Vineyard Management Instructor

Chemeketa Community College

Jessica Cortell is an Oregon native who has worked in Oregon vineyards for over 15 years. She has both a Bachelors of Science and

Masters of Science in Horticulture from Oregon State and a Ph.D in Food Science and Technology from Oregon State. Her Ph.D

research was with Pinot noir grapes on the influence of vine vigor on fruit and wine phenolic chemistry. Currently she is the Vineyard

Management Instructor at Chemeketa’s Wine Studies Center and is the owner of Vitis Terra Vineyard Services.

Dai Crisp

Winemaker and Grape Grower

Lumos Wine Company and Temperance Hill Vineyard

The Lumos Wine Co., launched in 2000 by Dai Crisp and his wife and business partner PK McCoy is a small operation at just 3,000

cases per year. With the help of his dauntless crew, Dai grows all of the fruit that goes into the Lumos wines on three Certified

Organic vineyards. The Pinot noir, Pinot gris, Rosé and Gewurztraminer come from Temperance Hill Vineyard, of which Dai is the

vineyard manager, Wren Vineyard (Dai’s estate vineyard) and Logsdon Ridge Vineyard (aka Rudolfo in honor of the Rudolph family

who owns it). He has been farming wine grapes - using sustainable and organic methods for 20 years. This philosophy of using a

natural approach with minimal intervention also drives the winemaking.

Rich DeScenzo

Group Leader Microbiology

ETS Laboratories

Dr. Richard DeScenzo is the Microbiology Group Leader for ETS Laboratories. ETS provides a range of microbiological analysis for

problems occurring during the winemaking process, using a combination of classical microbiology methods and molecular biology

techniques. In addition to developing improved diagnostics for the wine industry, Rich focuses on helping clients with a wide range of

winemaking problems.

Rich received his Masters in Plant Pathology and Ph.D. in Plant Biology at the University of New Hampshire, and conducted his

postdoctoral studies on disease resistance genes in barley with the USDA/ARS at Iowa State University. He spent 10 years conducting

research on grape genomics, development of molecular diagnostics, and fermentation monitoring in the wine industry.

Nick Dokoozlian

Director of Viticulture

E&J Gallo Winery

Dr. Nick Dokoozlian is the vice president of viticulture, chemistry and enology at E&J Gallo Winery in Modesto, CA. He also serves

as the research chair for the National Grape and Wine Initiative, as well as an associate editor of the American Journal of Viticulture

and Enology. Prior to joining E&J Gallo, Dokoozlian was a member of the department of viticulture and Enology at the University of

California, Davis, where his research focused on the effects of cultural practices and environmental factors on grape and wine

composition. Dr. Dokoozlian received his PhD in Plant Physiology from the University of California, Davis

Daniel Durall

Associate Professor

University of British Columbia

Dr. Daniel Durall is an associate professor at UBC Okanagan and has been publishing in the field of mycology for more than 25 years.

His research focuses on wine yeasts that are responsible for fermenting wine and how they affect the sensory attributes in the final

wine product. He presently has secured funding from UBC, NSERC and The BC Wine and Grape Council. He also supervises four

graduate students, two undergraduate students and two technicians. Daniel has been collaborating with winemakers from Quails’ Gate,

Cedar Creek, Tantalus, 50th Parallel and Mission Hill Canadian wineries. His lab’s findings illustrate the clear influence of

commercial ADY strains on the composition of S. cerevisiae strains during inoculated and spontaneous fermentations at wineries

conducting both inoculated and spontaneous fermentations.

Doug Frost, MS, MW

Wine Consultant, Writer & Master Sommelier

Doug is the second among only four people in the world to have passed both the Master Sommelier and Master of Wine exams.

Author of several books, including "Uncorking Wine," "On Wine," and "Far From Ordinary: The Spanish Wine Guide," he is also host

of FermentNation, an Emmy Award winning public TV show filmed in Kansas City and is the wine and spirits consultant for United

Airlines worldwide. He is a founding member of the spirits and cocktail educational organization, BAR (Beverage Alcohol Resource).

Cheers magazine selected BAR and its founders as Innovators of the Year for 2007 and Frost as Beverage Innovator of the Year 2009.

Frost runs two wine competitions, the Mid-American Wine Competition and the Jefferson Cup Invitational, now in its fourteenth year,

judges in more than a dozen other competitions, and in his spare time listens to his massive weird music collection and continues to try

to raise two (adult) daughters.

Mark Freund

Managing Director

Silicon Valley Bank

Mark Freund has spent the last 28 years working in commercial finance. Since 2004, he has been with Silicon Valley Bank as a

managing director in its Wine Division in St. Helena with responsibility for winery and vineyard clients in Napa and the Pacific

Northwest.

In 2010, Mark received the Distinguished Service Provider award from the Oregon Wine Board for his contributions to the Oregon

wine business. He has been a frequent speaker in the Pacific Northwest and Napa Valley on topics related to banking and the wine

industry. Mark’s current job allows him to combine his banking and finance experience with his long-time passion for wine. In 2007,

Mark passed the Certified Specialist of Wine exam administered by the Society of Wine Educators and in 2014 passed the

Introductory Sommelier test from the Court of Master Sommeliers.

Mark has served as president, treasurer, financial advisor and Board Member of various animal welfare organizations, most recently

Napa Humane. Mark relocated to Yountville in April 2004, where he currently resides with his girlfriend Erin and their cat George.

Andy Gallagher

Soil Scientist

Red Hill Soils

Andy Gallagher is a certified professional soil scientist and soil classifier with 30 years of experience in soil mapping and soils

research. His business Red Hill Soils is based in Corvallis and for 18 years Andy has focused on providing accurate, practical and

comprehensive soil information for Oregon winegrowers. Working with clients to select the best vineyard sites and consulting on a

full range of vineyard soil issues are Andy’s specialties. He has studied and mapped the soils in more than 250 vineyards in the

Willamette Valley, Columbia Gorge, Umpqua, Applegate and Rogue Valleys.

Andy shares his love for the soil through seminars and soil workshops for wine industry clientele including Chemeketa Community

College, OSU Extension and the Oregon Wine Institute, Oregon Pinot Camp and the International Pinot Noir Celebration. Andy has

made many customized presentations for Oregon wineries both above and below the ground.

Born and raised in the Midwest, Andy got his soils education at the University of Wisconsin. He holds an Master of Science in soil

science from the UW-Madison and a Bachelor’s of Science from the UW-Stevens Point. Andy has field experience with geology and

soils in 10 states from the Midwest, the Southeast Coastal Plain, Piedmont and of course the Pacific Northwest. Andy has published

papers on viticultural soils, nutrient management, no-tillage and precision agriculture, earthworms in agricultural ecosystems,

watershed management, runoff and erosion.

In addition to vineyard managers and winemakers, Andy’s dynamic clients include orchardists, organic vegetable and berry farmers,

foresters, nurseries, watershed conservationists and land use planners. He lives in the shadow of the Oregon Coast Range with his wife

and two young boys.

Stacey Gibson

Wine Director and General Manager

Woodsman Tavern

After receiving a degree in political science from Boston College, Stacey relocated to Washington, DC and sought a career in public

policy. Rather quickly, she realized that the world of politics was not her true calling. Stacey packed up and moved to New York City,

where she started in the restaurant industry and fell in love with the energy and pace of the restaurant floor. Once she discovered the

wine world, she was hooked for good.

She was a sommelier at Momofuku Ma Pêche and Corkbuzz Wine Studio before moving to Oregon in 2013. She is an Advanced

Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers and is currently studying for the Master Sommelier exam. Stacey is the Wine

Director and General Manager at the Woodsman Tavern and wine contributor for Serious Eats.

Nick Goldschmidt

Winemaker

Goldschmidt Vineyards

Born in Auckland, Nick found his way to viticulture through a slightly tortuous route. After completing his Bachelor of Science at

Canterbury, Nick ended up in a research position at Lincoln University in 1982. After a year of working in organics, plant breading

and in the small vineyard, Nick pursued a Diploma in Horticulture at Lincoln. From there he went to Charles Sturt University in

Australia to study viticulture. Then, after three vintages back in New Zealand, he returned to south Australia to complete his post

graduate degree in Winemaking at Roesworthy. His first vintage in California was in 1989 with Carneros Creek making Pinot and

then Chile as winemaker for Caliterra. In 1990, he became the VP/ Winemaker for the Simi Winery in California. During his time

there Nick also developed his own brands: Forefathers and Goldschmidt Vineyard. Simi Winery was owned by LVMH where he

helped with Cloudy Bay NZ, Terrazas Arg and the Italian brand, Ruffino. Simi was eventually purchased by Constellation in 1999. He

was VP winemaker for the Icon estates group until 2003. In 2003, Nick became Senior VP / Winemaker for Allied-Domecq where he

managed winemaking in California brands such as Clos du Bois, Atlas Peak, William Hill, Buena Vista and Gary Farrell to name a

few, Argentina, Mexico, New Zealand, and Spain - 48 wineries in all. In 2006, Allied was sold to Jim Beam and Nick continued on

overseeing all California winemaking but now also including Geyser Peak and Wild Horse. Starting in 2008, Nick went full time on

his own, making single vineyard wines and continuing to consult for 16 wineries in six countries. He also continues his fascination

with new technology and biodynamics.

Thomas Hebenstreit

Wine Director

Imperial

Tom is the Wine Director at Imperial, a 2016 Oregon Wine A-List Award winning restaurant. Tom was born and raised in Portland,

Oregon and previously worked at Departure, Urban Farmer, ClarkLewis and Bluehour. He Graduated from Purdue University in West

Lafayette, Indiana.

Dr. Greg Jones

Director and Professor

Southern Oregon University

Greg Jones is the director of the division of business, communication and the environment and a professor and research climatologist

in environmental science and policy at Southern Oregon University. He specializes in the study of climate structure and suitability for

viticulture, and how climate variability and change influence grapevine growth, wine production and quality. He conducts applied

research for the grape and wine industry in Oregon and has given hundreds of international, national and regional presentations on

climate and wine-related research. He is the author of numerous book chapters and other reports and articles on wine economics,

grapevine phenology, site assessment methods for viticulture, climatological assessments of viticultural potential, and climate change.

Eugenia Keegan

General Manager and Winemaker

Gran Moraine Winery

Eugenia has held many top positions during her 38 years in the wine business. She began her career with Joseph Swan Vineyards as a

cellar/vineyard worker in 1976. That experience led her to numerous opportunities, including cellar intern positions in Burgundy at the

prestigious producers Pousse d’Or in Volnay and Etienne Sauzet in Puligny-Montrachet. Most significantly, she took the position of

business manager at Bouchaine Vineyards in Napa, California, in 1982, during the early days of the winery’s start-up and later was

promoted to president and CEO. In January 1996, she accepted the position of president at Vine Cliff Winery, also in Napa.

Eugenia’s travels took her to Oregon in 2003, where she ventured into the world of wine distribution as the founder and co-owner of

Tsarina Wines, a small fine-wine-only distributor based in Portland. In 2006 Tsarina merged with the Henry Wine Group of Oregon,

and Eugenia continued as co-owner and president until 2009, when the company was sold. All through the years, she has been an

industry consultant and has owned her own wine brand (Keegan Cellars in the Russian River Valley and now in the Roussillon,

France). More recently, she was the acting general manager of The Four Graces in Dundee prior to joining Gran Moraine as general

manager in April 2014.

Markus Keller

Professor, Chateau Ste. Michelle and Distinguished Professor in Viticulture

Washington State University/IAREC

Markus Keller is the Chateau Ste. Michelle distinguished professor of viticulture at Washington State University’s Irrigated

Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser. He received his Master of Science in plant science and PhD in natural sciences

from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich. He has conducted viticulture research and taught in Europe, Australia and

North and South America. His research focuses on environmental factors and management practices as they influence crop physiology

of wine and juice grapes. He is the author of the textbook “The Science of Grapevines – Anatomy and Physiology.”

Mitchell Klug

NW Grower Relations Director

Joel Gott Wines

Mitchell received his degree in Viticulture from California State University at Fresno. Directly after college he worked with a small

vineyard management company as the Viticulturist for 5 years. Mitchell changed directions and started working for Robert Mondavi

Vineyards responsible for the estate vineyards. He ultimately was overseeing all there Napa Valley Vineyards including Opus One and

the Italian Joint venture. 18 years later, another shift to Premier Pacific Vineyards where he was in charge of development and farming

and then as the company grew, more focused on the farming. Having a strong desire to be in Oregon Mitchell consulted in California

for 5 years for wineries and growers until moving to Oregon in 2014 to farm 500+ acres of premium and ultra premium vineyards for

Hyland Vineyard Inc. here in the Willamette Valley. He just completed his 2nd harvest in Oregon.

Misha Kwasniewski

Research and Enology Professor

University of Missouri

Misha T. Kwasniewski was raised in a farming family in the Lake Erie Concord Grape Belt in New York State. His interest in

research and education to support the U.S. wine industry came from growing up in a community that benefited directly from the

strong relationship between the wine industry, research universities and extension centers.

By removing some of the unknowns of grape and wine production, researchers have the ability to reduce the risk from an inherently

chaotic and unpredictable venture. Kwasniewski’s research includes investigating the effect of viticultural practices on aroma

chemistry, chemical changes occurring post-vinification and the creation of streamlined analytical techniques for industry use. He

obtained his B.S. in viticulture and enology and PhD. in food science from Cornell University.

Jerry Lohr

Founder and Proprietor

J. Lohr Vineyards and Wine

Respected universally by his peers for his intimate understanding of California winegrowing, Jerry’s knowledge on the subject is vast.

He can address any facet of the winegrowing process, be it scientific or agricultural. Jerry’s dedication goes beyond J. Lohr Vineyards

& Wines. His work on behalf of the entire industry has included former posts as director and chair of the Wine Institute and chair of

the Monterey Winegrowers Council. Jerry is a founding member of Wine Vision, founder of the National Grape and Wine Initiative

(NGWI), served on the marketing committee of the Monterey County Vintners and Growers’ Association. In 2007, UC Davis honored

Jerry with its Award of Distinction, and in 2008 he was named Wine Industry Person of the Year by the Paso Robles Wine Country

Alliance.

Bob Martin

Research Plant Pathologist

USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit

Dr. Robert Martin (Bob) is a Research Plant Pathologist with the USDA-ARS Horticultural Crops Research Unit (HCRU) in

Corvallis, Oregon. His research focuses on the characterization, detection and management of viruses in the grapes and berry crops.

He also serves as Research Leader for the HCRU, which has 16 Research Scientists, holds a courtesy professor appointment in the

Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University and is a core faculty member of the OWRI. Bob has been

involved with the National Clean Plant Network since its’ inception in 2007 and serves as chair of the NCPN for Berries and on the

Tier II board of NCPN-Grapes. He is also active in the International Committee for Study of Viruses of Temperate Fruit Crops. He

chairs the Grapevine Improvement Committee in Oregon that consists of growers, nursery managers, OSU faculty and Oregon Dept of

Agriculture.

Anna Matzinger

Winemaker and Partner

Matzinger Davies Wine Co.

Anna Matzinger is winemaker and partner in Matzinger Davies Wine Company; a project founded in 2006 with her husband Michael

Davies (Executive Winemaker for REXHILL & AtoZ Wineworks). She also consults on a handful of winemaking projects in the

Willamette Valley and Columbia Gorge with the intention of helping her clients make their best wines. Anna’s industry experience

spans 22 years and includes work in California, Australia, New Zealand and most recently a 14 year tenure at Archery Summit where

she worked as Winemaker and Co-General Manager. She believes if you need to stay anything, stay curious.

Christian Miller

Proprietor

Full Glass Research

Christian Miller has worked in marketing and research since 1983. His industry experience includes restaurant and retail wine sales,

work as a consultant and negoçiant, in brand management and market research. He is currently proprietor of Full Glass Research,

which provides economic analysis and consulting on market and industry strategy for the food and beverage categories, in addition to

advising Wine Opinions on research design and analysis.

Previously, Christian was director of research for MKF, a leading CPA-Consulting firm in the California wine industry. There he

launched the Wine Trends project, which calculated California winery sales by price point and varietal, offering the first detailed look

at high end wine sales in the U.S. He also produced the annual Grape Trends report on California wine acreage and supply by district

and varietal; directed studies of the economic impact of the Washington and Santa Barbara wine industries; and carried out numerous

consumer and industry research projects for wineries, investor and government agencies. Before joining MKF, Christian was manager

of marketing analysis at Sebastiani Vineyards. Previous to that he worked for Kendall-Jackson, Angel Vintners and Merrill Lynch.

Christian is also the co-manager for the Organization de la Vigne et Vin Wine Marketing course at U.C. Davis. He has made

numerous presentations to buyers, universities, sales forces and industry groups, and is often quoted in trade publications.

David Millman

Managing Director

Domaine Drouhin

David Millman joined DDO in 2004 after a 20-year career in the music business working for several record companies and eventually

running his own public relations and marketing firm. In addition to his duties with DDO, David has served on several boards and has

been Board President of both the International Pinot Noir Celebration and Oregon Pinot Camp. He is active in supporting Salud

Auction and frequently serves on industry committees.

Michael Moore

Owner and Vineyard Manager

Quail Run Vineyards and South Stage Cellars

Michael Moore joined Quail Run Vineyards in 2008 and has managed our vineyards since 2011. He carries on our tradition of

experimentation, and together with Oregon State University is conducting canopy management and crop load experiments, irrigation

studies and clonal trials.

Sydney Morgan

Researcher

University of British Columbia

Sydney Morgan is a PhD Student at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. She completed her Bachelors Science with Honors

in microbiology from UBC Okanagan in 2014. Her research focuses on identifying the yeasts conducting spontaneous fermentations

of different grape varietals at multiple wineries. The findings of her current research demonstrate that different concentrations of

sulfur dioxide addition at crush result in different Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain compositions during fermentation. Her research

also supports the findings of the Durall lab that commercial strains dominate spontaneous fermentations at commercial wineries,

regardless of the concentration of sulfur dioxide added. Sydney’s research is supported by UBC, the National Science and Engineering

Research Council (NSERC) and the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV).

James Osborne

Associate Professor and Extension Enologist

Oregon State University

James received his PhD from Washington State University in 2005 researching wine microbiology. He then spent time in his native

New Zealand working at the University of Auckland and Delegat’s Winery. In his current role is as an associate professor in the Food

Science and Technology Department at Oregon State University, his research focuses on the impact of wine microorganisms, such as

wine lactic acid bacteria, Brettanomyces, and non-Saccharomyces yeast, on wine quality. James is the statewide enology extension

specialist for Oregon providing outreach programs for the Oregon wine industry. This includes the development of industry

workshops and seminars to aid in the transfer of relevant research results to commercial application as well as technical workshops

focused on various enology topics. In addition, James also teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in support of the enology and

viticulture program at Oregon State University.

Steve Price

Owner

Price Research Services, Inc.

Steve Price's background is in viticulture and he owns a consulting company, Price Research Services, Inc., offering technical support

for the wine industry in Oregon, California and Australia. He also owns a vineyard in the Willamette Valley growing Pinot noir. Steve

is an Oregon resident who works with wine and grape phenolic chemistry. He has developed the phenolic assays offered by ETS,

works with client support for the phenolic program, and works on a range of ETS research projects. He has a PhD from Oregon State

University in plant physiology and was a viticulturalist at OSU for 12 years. He has been consulting with ETS since 1995.

Jessica Sandrock

Winemaking Instructor

Chemeketa Community College

Jessie is a hands-on-learning enthusiast and the winemaking instructor at Chemeketa Community College’s Northwest Wine Studies

Center. For more than 15 years, she has been working with adult learners to better understand the science of wine growing and

making. Jessie completed her Master of Science in Viticulture and Fermentation Science at Oregon State University. She has worked

and studied in vineyards and wineries in the Willamette Valley, Australia and France.

Rich Schmidt

Director of Resource Sharing

Linfield College

Rich Schmidt graduated from Willamette University and worked in various roles in its Hatfield Library for 10 years before being hired

at Linfield College. As director of resource sharing at Linfield, he shares materials with libraries worldwide and spends half his time

working with Linfield’s college and wine archives, largely focusing on a burgeoning oral history collection of the state’s wine

industry.

Dick Shea

Owner

Shea Vineyard and Shea Wine Cellars

In the late 1980s Dick and Deirdre Shea purchased a rolling hillside pasture in Oregon's north Willamette Valley. The soil was marine

sediment and largely untried for fine wine grape growing at that time.

They planted several clones of Pinot noir and Chardonnay on the 200 acre site and named it Shea Vineyard. The quality of the fruit

was soon recognized and sought out by premier winemakers in both Oregon and California. In 1996, the Sheas produced their first

barrel of wine for their own label, Shea Wine Cellars. While 75% of Shea Vineyard fruit is still sold to 20 other wineries, the Sheas

have grown their own production to 6,500 cases of exceptional Pinot noir and 350 cases of elegant Chardonnay, all from fruit grown at

Shea Vineyard.

Clark Smith

Winemaker and Author

Winesmithwines.com

Clark Robert Smith is one of California’s most widely respected winemakers. He has built many successful brands, consults on five

continents, serves as a judge at several wine competitions and teaches winemaking at six universities.

After attending MIT and graduating as the top student at UC Davis, Smith served as the founding winemaker for The R. H. Phillips

Vineyard for its first seven years, where he implemented night harvesting and published ground-breaking research on vineyard

variables affecting wine quality.

In the 1990s, Smith went on to patent reverse osmosis methods for alcohol removal and volatile acidity correction, founding the

world’s largest wine technology provider, Vinovation. He sold Vinovation in 2008 to concentrate on winemaking, writing, music and

exploring the new American wine scene.

In 1993, Smith started WineSmith to explore a range of California terroirs with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and

Roman Syrah made according to European principles. In 2007, he began making the wines for Diamond Ridge Vineyards, a unique

high altitude site in Lake County.

Smith is recognized as a leading authority on the enhancement of wine structure and a vocal proponent of living soil. He directs the

Best- of-Appellation wine evaluations for AppellationAmerica.com and writes a monthly column “The Postmodern Winemaker” for

Wines and Vines magazine. In recent years, Smith has become increasingly interested in the study of the relationship of wine and

music cognition. A composer and vocalist, he is currently engaged in the production of a CD of original songs about real life in the

wine industry. He resides in Santa Rosa, California.

Larry Stone

Master Sommelier and Founder

Lingua Franca Wines

With more than 30 years of experience in the wine industry, Larry is celebrated for his encyclopedic knowledge of wine as well as for

his considerable experience delivering exquisite service at some of the nation’s top dining establishments. His work has helped garner

an impressive array of awards from the James Beard foundation and others.

Larry was the first American to win the prestigious Sopexa Best International Sommelier in French Wines in Paris. At the time of

winning this award, Larry was the ninth person to receive the title Master Sommelier in the U.S. and the only one in the Pacific

Northwest.

Larry has also served as a Trustee of the James Beard Foundation and on the Board of the Court of Master Sommeliers. In 2012, Larry

joined the International Culinary Center as Dean of Wine Studies. Currently, he is focusing his energies on developing Lingua Franca

wines on an estate vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills. The first release will be in 2017.

Doug Tunnell

Owner

Brick House Vineyard

Doug Tunnell returned to his native Oregon after a 20 year career in foreign news to found Brick House Vineyards in 1990. Dedicated

to growing the three great varieties of Burgundy – Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gamay noir – the vineyards were first certified organic

in 1990 and later Demeter Biodynamic in 2005. Doug is a graduate of West Linn High School (where his father was Superintendent

for 32 years.) He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Lewis and Clark College and and an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University.

He served as a governor’s appointee on the board of Oregon Public Broadcasting for nine years and is currently a trustee of Linfield

College from which he received an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters in 2005. Doug and his wife Melissa Mills reside at Brick

House Vineyards where they produce approximately 4,000 cases of estate grown wine annually.

Rachael Cristine Woody

Archivist

Oregon Wine History Archive, Linfield College

Rachael Cristine Woody graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in history from Pacific University and received her MSLIS with an

archives management concentration from Simmons College. She spent four years as an archivist for the Smithsonian Institution before

she was hired as the archivist for Linfield College in McMinnville in 2011. She established the Oregon Wine History Archive, which

in just a few years has gathered more than 70 collections from wineries, wine people and wine organizations in the rapidly growing

Oregon wine industry. Since her tenure she has brought in more than $75,000 dollars in industry, cultural and educational grants that

help fund student positions, technology and preservation supplies for the OWHA.

Juan Pablo Valot

Winemaker

Silvan Ridge and Elizabeth Chambers Cellar

Juan Pablo has worked for Silvan Ridge Winery for almost nine years and became the Winemaker in August 2012. In 2013, JP also

became the Associate Winemaker for Elizabeth Chambers Cellar, Silvan Ridge’s sister winery locate in McMinnville, sharing

winemaking responsibilities in both wineries.

JP was born in Mendoza, Argentina, which is most known as Argentina’s wine country. He completed a five year degree in

agricultural sciences, with a focus in enology and viticulture at the National University of Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina. After

graduation JP worked as an enologist for Esmeralda, one of the Catena wineries. In 2001, he came to Oregon looking for new

challenges and was attracted by Oregon’s growing wine industry. In 2002, he met his wife Doris and both decided to settle in Oregon.

Before working for Silvan Ridge, JP worked for Willamette Valley Vineyards, Soter Vineyards and Dobbes Family Estate. JP’s

qualifications include 13 years of experience in winemaking with 16 vintages between his work in Oregon and Argentina. He has

played multiple roles in Oregon’s wine industry including winemaker, vineyard manager, and educator. He is a well-rounded wine

professional who understands the winemaking process from the vine to glass. He brings to Silvan Ridge his strong educational and

professional experience but most important, he brings his passion and commitment to make high quality wine.

Chad Vargas

Vineyard Manager

Adelsheim Vineyard

Chad Vargas became Adelsheim Vineyard's vineyard manager in the fall of 2006 after working as a viticulturist for two years at

Kendall-Jackson. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in crop science and plant pathology and has a wealth of

experience in vine nutrition and pest and disease management. Chad is responsible for quality control and sustainability programs,

financial planning and training related their expanding vineyard operations.

Chad is involved with many industry groups in the wine community. He is on the Board of Directors for Low Input Viticulture and

Enology (LIVE), as well as acting chairman of the group's technical committee. He also donates his time peer reviewing competitive

grant research proposals for the Oregon Wine Board, Oregon Wine Research Institute and the Northwest Center for Small Fruits

Research (NCSFR). For the past three years, he has traveled to D.C. with a group of stakeholders from the NCSFR to lobby for

increases in research funding to specialty crops for the Pacific Northwest.

Dr. Vaughn Walton

Associate Professor, Horticultural Entomologist, Department of Horticulture

Oregon State University

Vaughn Walton, Associate Professor of Horticulture Entomologist at Oregon State University works on economically important pests,

with the aim to provide environmentally sustainable and minimal impact pest management strategies for agriculturalists in Oregon and

further afield. Mutiple techniques are used in a whole-system approach to obtain sustainble means of production.

In order to obtain this goal, new knowledge obtained from detailed insect physiological, biological, behavioral, ecological and

environmental studies are needed. This knowledge is then used to apply treatments timed to occur during periods when pests are at

their most vulnerable. These control strategies have historically focused on biological control, mating disruption and conventional

synthetic pesticides.

Lindsay Woodard

Proprietor

Retour Winery

Lindsay Woodard, a sixth generation Oregonian and graduate from Linfield, has been on a trailblazing path as a wine entrepreneur for

the past two decades.

She established the IPNC Internship Program, upon graduation became the marketing and PR manager for Ponzi Vineyards and was

the United States director of winery sales for Riedel.

In 2004, she founded Lindsay Woodard Communications, a branding, pr and design firm that has cultivated an impressive client roster

servicing wineries, distributors, restaurants, resorts and non-profits worldwide. She has a true specialty launching brands that have

gained credibility among the trade, consumers and media. Woodard also specializes in a diverse scope of skills: copywriting, public

speaking, raising capital, mergers, acquisitions, sales in the marketplace and coaching leadership.

She founded Retour Winery in 2005, which has received copious accolades from Wine Spectator, Food + Wine, Forbes and Wine

Enthusiast such as: One of the most important labels in Oregon, Star Producer, Editors' Choice, Cutting Edge and Coolest Label

Design. Woodard also received the prestigious Women for WineSense “Rising Star Award” from Margrit Mondavi.

In 2009, she created her second label, MANIFEST DESTINY and one year later, launched First Growth Wine Consulting, brokering

rare and fine wines.

Ken Wright

Owner and Winemaker

Ken Wright Cellars

The seed for a career in wine was planted squarely in Bourbon country of Lexington, Kentucky. While waiting tables to put himself

through school, Ken was exposed to fine wines from regions around the world. The passion became avocation when Ken left the

Bluegrass State to attend enology and viticulture classes at UC Davis. Eight years were spent winemaking in Monterey County of

California’s central coast. Friends from the Willamette Valley piqued Ken’s interest in the region when they would visit and a trip to

the Dundee Hills in 1976 convinced him that this was where the finest Pinot noir in North America was being grown. In 1986, with

family, belongings and 10 barrels in tow, Ken moved to the valley to begin his career in the wine industry.

More than 36 years of winemaking has taught Ken a simple truth: source is everything. Located in rural Carlton, Ken Wright Cellars

specializes in single vineyard Pinot noir. With a clarity and breadth that is unequaled by other varieties, Pinot noir is the ultimate

transparent vehicle for connection to place. The practice of nutrition based farming ensures that the wines express the full range of

aroma and flavor.

Andy Zalman

Wine Director

Higgins

Andy Zalman is the wine director at Higgins Restaurant and Bar in Portland. He has been with Higgins since the restaurant’s

inception, 22 years ago. Andy was recently awarded the first ever Oregon Wine A-List Wine Director of the Year award in 2015. He

previously worked at Veritable Quandary, Jake’s Restaurant and The Heathman Hotel where he had the privilege of working under

Chef Greg Higgins and Sommelier John Poston. Andy is originally from New York City and has two sons with his wife of 26 years.