Luisa Ponzi
Person
Daughter of Dick and Nancy Ponzi. Trained in Beaune and was winemaker at Ponzi Vineyards from 1993 to 2024; co-petitioner for the Laurelwood District AVA.
Ownership
- Carlton Winemakers Studio (co-founder, from 2002)
- Carlton Winemakers Studio (co-owner, until 2021)
Work
- Ponzi Vineyards (winemaker at, 1993–2024)
Family & mentorship
- Dick Ponzi (child of)
- Nancy Ponzi (child of)
- Eric Hamacher (spouse)
- Josh Bergström (mentored)
Affiliation
- CFPPA de Beaune (studied at: Brevet Professionnel d'Oenologie et Viticulture, until 1993)
Sources
- Our Story (Ponzi Vineyards)
- Dick Ponzi (Wikipedia)
- Laurelwood District AVA (Wikipedia)
- Oral history interview with Dick & Luisa Ponzi, 2007 (Oregon Wine History Archive)
- Oral history interview with Luisa Ponzi, 2025 (Oregon Wine History Archive)
- Oral history interview with Luisa Ponzi (Oregon Wine History Archive)
- Oral history interview with Luisa Ponzi, 2017 (Oregon Wine History Archive)