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• 271. [Image] John Ousterhout, Rogue Valley wine pioneer

  	John Ousterhout farmed turkeys for many years before trying viticulture. In 1970 he planted his vineyard from cuttings supplied by Porter Lombard, head of Oregon State University’s Hanley Road Research ...
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: John Ousterhout, Rogue Valley wine pioneer Author: MJ Daspit; Eric Weisinger, Ousterhout Wine & Vineyard (Or.) John Ousterhout farmed turkeys for many years before trying viticulture. In 1970 he planted his vineyard from cuttings supplied by Porter Lombard, head of Oregon State University’s Hanley Road Research Station. Soon he had 11.5 acres planted to Semillon, Pinot Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc. Ousterhout is shown having got his tractor stuck in the mud while clearing brush at the edge of the vineyard. Title: John Ousterhout, Rogue Valley wine pioneer Author: MJ Daspit; Eric Weisinger, Ousterhout Wine & Vineyard (Or.) John Ousterhout farmed turkeys for many years before trying viticulture. In 1970 he planted his vineyard from cuttings supplied by Porter Lombard, head of Oregon State University’s Hanley Road Research Station. Soon he had 11.5 acres planted to Semillon, Pinot Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc. Ousterhout is shown having got his tractor stuck in the mud while clearing brush at the edge of the vineyard. Close