Cal Knudsen

Person · Died 2009

Also known as C. Calvert Knudsen

Lawyer and timber executive who bought a former walnut orchard in the Dundee Hills in 1971 and planted Knudsen Vineyards. Partner in Knudsen Erath Winery and later chairman of Argyle Winery from 1990 to 2007.

Ownership

• Knudsen Erath Winery (co-founder, from 1975)
• Knudsen Vineyards (founded, from 1971)

Work

• Argyle Winery (chairman, 1990–2007)

Sources

• Oregon Wine Pioneer Cal Knudsen Dies (Wine Spectator)
• Our Story (Knudsen Vineyards)
• Dick Erath, Willamette Valley pioneer, passes away at 87 (Northwest Wine Report)

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