Women in Wine

The Keck Summer Collaborative Research Program provides opportunities for Linfield College students and faculty to conduct research on issues related to the Pacific Northwest, and to bring the research findings back into the classroom within the subsequent academic year. Students partner with faculty to conduct research and present their work to other students, Linfield staff and faculty, and community members during a series of brown bag lunches. Meghan Gillen and Amanda Maxwell conducted research with Keni Sturgeon and Jeff Peterson and gave this presentation during the summer of 2012. Gillen and Maxwell conducted archival research and interviews on the Role of Women in Oregon\u27s Early Wine History. The research expanded on current archival material hosted at Linfield College as part of the Oregon Wine History Archive and highlighted the roles of women in the wine industry in the Willamette Valley during the early 1960s/1970s. An exhibition of gathered information and artifacts included personal stories from the vintners and spotlighted sections of other wine regions in the Northwest, such as Walla Walla and the Umpqua Valley. Through the creation of this exhibit, students were educated about the viticultural history of the Willamette Valley

Pinot Pioneers: Women in the Early Years of Willamette Valley Wine

The Keck Summer Collaborative Research Program provides opportunities for Linfield College students and faculty to conduct research on issues related to the Pacific Northwest and to bring the research findings back into the classroom within the subsequent academic year. Students partner with faculty to conduct research and present their work to other students, Linfield staff and faculty, and community members during a series of brown bag lunches. Meghan Gillen and Amanda Maxwell conducted research with Keni Sturgeon and Jeff Peterson and gave this presentation during the summer of 2012. Gillen and Maxwell conducted archival research and interviews on the Role of Women in Oregon\u27s Early Wine History. The research expanded on current archival material hosted at Linfield College as part of the Oregon Wine History Archive and highlighted the roles of women in the wine industry in the Willamette Valley during the early 1960s/1970s. An exhibition of gathered information and artifacts included personal stories from the vintners and spotlighted sections of other wine regions in the Northwest, such as Walla Walla and the Umpqua Valley. Through the creation of this exhibit, students were educated about the viticultural history of the Willamette Valley

Pinot Pioneer: Susan Sokol Blosser

This panel describes Susan Sokol Blosser\u27s life as a Pinot Pioneer. Photo Credits 1. Unknown, Susan Sokol Blosser, 2007 (2007). Willamette Valley Archival Photos - Sokol Blosser. Image. Submission 3. http://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/sokol_photos/3 2. Unknown, Susan Sokol Blosser, 1979 (1979). Willamette Valley Archival Photos - Sokol Blosser. Image. Submission 2. http://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/sokol_photos/2 3. Alex and Alison Sokol Blosser. Photo courtesy of Sokol Blosser Winery.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/owhp_women/1005/thumbnail.jp

Spotlight on the Umpqua Valley

This panel spotlights the Umpqua Valley in southern Oregon.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/owhp_women/1001/thumbnail.jp

Pinot Pioneer: Ginny Adelsheim

This panel describes Ginny Adelsheim\u27s life as a Pinot Pioneer.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/owhp_women/1006/thumbnail.jp

Spotlight on the Walla Walla Valley

This panel spotlights the Walla Walla Valley in northeast Oregon and southeast Washington.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/owhp_women/1002/thumbnail.jp

Pinot Pioneers: Women in the Early Years of Willamette Valley Wine

This panel describes the exhibit\u27s focus on women in wine in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Photo Credits The Ponzi Family. Photo courtesy of Ponzi Vineyards. Ginny and David Adelsheim. Photo courtesy of Adelsheim Vineyards. Diana and David Lett. Photo courtesy of The Eyrie Vineyards and Jason Lett. Susan Sokol Blosser with Alex, Alison and Andre the dog. Photo courtesy of Sokol Blosser.https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/owhp_women/1000/thumbnail.jp

Pinot Pioneer: Diana Lett

This panel describes Diana Lett\u27s life as a Pinot Pioneer. Photo Credits 1. Unknown, Diana Lett Transplanting Vines (1966). Willamette Valley Archival Photos - Eyrie. Image. Submission 3. http://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/eyrie_photos/3https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/owhp_women/1003/thumbnail.jp