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From E-Media Wire - 2/12/05

“The Willamette Valley is celebrating 40 years as a wine producing region, dating back to 1965 when David Lett, and his wife, Diana, planted 3,000 pinot noir vines in the Dundee Hills. A Utah native, Lett was traveling to San Francisco when he discovered the Napa Valley. He soon gave up a dream of dental school to study viticulture at the University of California at Davis before heading north to Oregon. After studying western Oregon’s geography and climate, Lett planted pinot noir grapes in the Northern Willamette Valley, convinced that pinot noir was a perfect fit.” Read More