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The Willamette Valley's wine country celebrates its 50th birthday

2015-07-21 01:09:36| Beverages - Topix.net

There was extra reason for merrymaking in McMinnville, Oregon, at this year's International Pinot Noir Celebration, which wraps up this weekend: 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of the planting of the first pinot noir vines in the Willamette Valley. David Lett, known to many as "Papa Pinot," was a UC Davis graduate who saw similarities between the climates of Burgundy and the Willamette Valley outside Portland.

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