David Adelsheim
Person
Co-founded Adelsheim Vineyard with his wife Ginny after buying land near Newberg in 1971. Learned winemaking from David Lett at The Eyrie Vineyards, studied in Beaune in 1974, and co-authored the Chehalem Mountains AVA petition.
Ownership
- Adelsheim Vineyard (founded, from 1971)
Work
- Adelsheim Vineyard (winemaker at, from 1978)
- The Eyrie Vineyards (worked at)
Family & mentorship
- Ginny Adelsheim (spouse)
- David Lett (mentored by)
Affiliation
- Oregon Winegrowers Association (committee chair)
- Oregon Wine Board (director, 2003–2011)
- ¡Salud! (member)
- Lycée Viticole de Beaune (studied at: two months of study; worked at the experimental winery, 1974)
Sources
- Adelsheim Vineyard (Wikipedia)
- David Adelsheim: A "Latecomer" Oregon Wine Pioneer (The PinotFile / Prince of Pinot)
- Chehalem Mountains AVA (Wikipedia)
- Oral history interview with David Adelsheim (Oregon Wine History Archive)
- Oral history interview with David Adelsheim, 2010 (Oregon Wine History Archive)
- Oral history interview with David Adelsheim (Oregon Wine History Archive)
- Oral history interview with David Adelsheim (Oregon Wine History Archive)
- Oral history interview with David Adelsheim, 2007 (Oregon Wine History Archive)