Harold Olmo
Person · 1909–2006 · Davis, CA
UC Davis viticulture professor from 1938 to 1977 who sourced the Pommard clone of Pinot noir from the Château de Pommard in Burgundy; with the Wädenswil clone that Davis imported from Switzerland, it became the basis of Oregon's first Pinot noir plantings.
Work
- UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology (professor of viticulture, 1938–1977)