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124 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016 RECALLING THE BEGINNINGS— AND BRILLIANT FUTURE—OF WILLAMETTE VALLEY WINE by Christine Havens R obed in luxurious, perpetual green, the Willamette Valley is home to more than 270 wineries and over 1,000 vineyards. Oregon's largest growing region has enjoyed marked growth over the past few decades, thanks in part to a handful of families that arrived in the late 1960s with little more than determina - tion, vision and a willingness to work together. "My father always loved manual labor and farming; he had a deep connection to the land," Alison Sokol Blosser confides. She's now Co-President of Sokol Blosser, a position she shares with her brother, Alex. She recently took time out of her busy schedule to give us a glimpse into what it was like to grow up in Oregon's then-emerging wine industry. CAMP [ ] [ ] Oregon's Enduring Spirit of Collaboration The Domaine Drouhin winery in the Dundee Hills. A new generation: Alison Sokol Blosser is now Co-President of Sokol Blosser, a position she shares with her brother, Alex. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOMAINE DROUHIN OREGON PHOTO: CWK PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY OF SOKOL BLOSSER

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