Earl Jones

Person · Roseburg, OR

Also known as H. Earl Jones

Co-founder with Hilda Jones of Abacela in the Umpqua Valley, where they planted Oregon's first Tempranillo in 1995. He co-petitioned for the Southern Oregon AVA and served on the Oregon Wine Board from 2003 to 2009.

Ownership

• Abacela (co-founder, from 1995)
• Abacela (owns, present)

Family & mentorship

• Gregory V. Jones (parent of)

Affiliation

• Oregon Wine Board (director, 2003–2009)

Sources

• Abacela (Wikipedia)
• Southern Oregon AVA (Wikipedia)
• Past Oregon Wine Board Directors (Oregon Wine Board)
• Oral history interview with Earl Jones, 2013 (Oregon Wine History Archive)

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