Larry Stone

Person

Master Sommelier who managed Evening Land Vineyards until January 2012, then bought the Janzen farm beside Seven Springs Vineyard and founded Lingua Franca. He sold Lingua Franca to Constellation Brands in 2022.

Ownership

• Lingua Franca (founded)

Work

• Evening Land Vineyards (general manager, until 2012)

Sources

• Larry Stone Returns to Oregon with New Vineyard and Winery (Wine Spectator)
• Exclusive: Constellation Buys Oregon's Lingua Franca (Wine Spectator)
• Oral history interview with Larry Stone, 2019 (Oregon Wine History Archive)

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