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Materials relate to the wine industry in the Rogue Valley.

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Materials relate to the wine industry in the Rogue Valley.

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The reports by Jones assess wine and winegrowing in southern Oregon and the effects of climate change on wine production. Gregory Jones is an expert on climatology related to wine production. Additional materials provide biographical details about Jones, including a feature in the Oregon Wine Press.

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The materials are summaries and interview transcripts Will Brown conducted with various individuals in the Oregon wine community. The interviewees include Lloyd Lider, Karl Klooster, Joe Dobbes, Rob Stuart, Charley Coury, Bill Fuller, John Weisinger, Betts Coury, and Dick Erath.

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The materials concern David Lett, a pioneer in the Oregon wine industry, also known as "Papa Pinot." The materials are mostly related to Lett's passing in 2008 and his legacy.

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The materials describe Charles Coury, an influential figure in the history of Oregon wine and winemaking. The materials include newspaper clippings, documents about Coury's vineyards, and Coury's master's thesis from UC Davis.

Scope and Contents The materials consist of three items. The first item is a report published by Full Glass Research in January 2006 titled, "The Economic Impact of the Wine and Wine Grape Industries on the Oregon Economy." The second item is an email of a transcript of an article for Oregon Winemaking called "Trying Times for Oregon Wines," written by Karl Klooster. The third item is an article published in Economics of Food Processing in the United States entitled, "Economics of the Wine Industry in the...

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Bill Hatcher, a wine expert, created the materials. Additional materials include some of the sources used in Hatcher's writings.

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The materials provide information from various sources about the history of Fort Vancouver and its role in the introduction of fruit-growing in the Pacific Northwest.

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The materials provide information on the different grape varieties grown in Oregon. Most notable is the list of grape varieties grown in the Rogue Valley AVA as of 2007.