Ernest Reuter

Person · Forest Grove, OR

Also known as Ernst Reuter, Rueter

German immigrant winemaker near Forest Grove whose wine won a medal at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the first award to an Oregon winemaker. His grapes grew on the hill west of Forest Grove then called Wine Hill, now David Hill.

Ownership

• David Hill Vineyard (family owner)

Sources

• Oregon Wine History (Oregon Wine Board)
• Knudsen Erath Brochure (Oregon History Project, Oregon Historical Society)
• History of Oregon wine (Wikipedia)
• Legacy (David Hill Vineyards & Winery)

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