OWA Board Directors
Sam Tannahill • President • A to Z Wineworks • 503.554.1918 • sam@atozwineworks.com
Term expires: 12/31/2013
Sam Tannahill graduated from Washington and Lee with an East Asian Studies degree that he uses on a daily basis in the winery. After traveling through Central Asia for a year he settled down working in the wineries and vineyards of Burgundy at Domaine De L’Arlot for two years and managed to bluff his way to a post-graduate degree in winemaking from the University de Dijon. He reentered the wine industry in the United States by working with Ted Lemon at Littorai, but soon heard the siren song of Yamhill County, Oregon and Archery Summit. Seven years later, after laying a foundation as winemaker at Archery Summit, he decided the time was ripe and stuck out for further fame, glory and new horizons in the form of A to Z Wineworks with his wife, Cheryl Francis, and Bill and Deb Hatcher. A to Z expanded in 2007 with the purchase of Rex Hill winery. Sam and Cheryl also own Francis Tannahill – a winery and biodynamic vineyard founded in 2001. Sam and Cheryl made wines for Le Cadeau – a small Pinot Noir project in Oregon. He was also winemaker for Shea Wine Cellars from 2001 – 2004 Other projects have been consulting for various wineries including Battle Creek, Sawtooth and Zelko. As if that wasn’t enough to think about he also is enjoying his children Theo, Oliver and Stella.
Michael Donovan • Vice President • RoxyAnn Winery •
541.776.2315 • michael@roxyann.com
Term expires: 12/31/2012
Michael Donovan has worked to support the wine industry in Oregon since 1973. Since 2003, he has been the managing director and a minority shareholder of RoxyAnn Winery in Medford, OR. He has served as a member of the Marketing Committee of the Oregon Wine Board since 2008. Michael was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Oregon Wine Board for service to the Oregon wine industry in 2008.
Leigh Bartholomew • Treasurer • Dominio IV Winery • 503.864.4300 • leighb@archerysummit.com
Term expires: 12/31/2012
Leigh Bartholomew has worked in the Oregon wine industry for ten years as a vineyard manager at a winery in Yamhill County and as a vineyard owner in the Columbia Gorge.
David Adelsheim • Secretary • Adelsheim Vineyard •
503.538.3652 • dadelsheim@adelsheim.com
Term expires: 12/31/2011
David Adelsheim is President and an owner of Adelsheim Vineyard in Newberg, which for almost 30 years has been producing Pinot noir, Pinot gris, Pinot blanc and Chardonnay. Adelsheim worked with Oregon State University to set up a clonal importation program that has given growers access to European vines better suited to Oregon’s growing conditions. He also drafted Oregon’s strict labeling regulations that help maintain quality, is a past Chair of the Oregon Wine Board, and was a founder and Director and President of both the International Pinot Noir Celebration and Oregon Pinot Camp (two of the industry’s most successful promotional events). He was instrumental to the formation of the new Oregon Wine Board by leading the effort to garner industry-wide consensus.
David P. Beck • Crawford Beck Vineyard LLC • 503.835.0828 • david@crawfordbeck.com
Term expires: 12/31/2013
A graduate of Princeton University and the Johns Hopkins University, David Beck completed postdoctoral studies at Harvard University. His scientific background is in biochemistry and genetics, and he worked for more than forty years in research and science administration. David and his wife, Jeanne, also a scientist, share a life long passion in wine, and they have traveled extensively to visit vineyards all over the world. When it came time to consider their next career (they use the terms refocus and refinance, instead of retire), David and Jeanne chose farming wine grapes in Oregon, whose spectacular wines they had long admired.
They operate the Crawford Beck Vineyard in Amity, Oregon. The vineyard is on a 48 acres farm and currently 15 acres are planted with vines producing ultra-premium pinot noir, pinot gris, and chardonnay. Strong advocates of sustainable farming, the Becks have obtained LIVE and Salmon Safe certifications for their vineyard. David is also an advocate of advancing the wine grape industry through research, and he has been active on the Oregon Wine Board’s Research Committee.
Terry Brandborg • Brandborg Vineyards & Winery • 541.584.2870 • terrybrandborg@gmail.com
Term expires: 12/31/2012
Terry Brandborg started making wine in California as an amateur in 1975. He founded Brandborg Cellars in 1986 focusing on cool climate varietals from some of the best California AVAs for those wine types. He admired the Oregon industry from the time of his first invitation to pour pinot noir at IPNC in 1994. Terry and his wife, Sue, married in 2001 and began a search for the ideal locale to grow pinot noir. They discovered Elkton in the coolest northwest corner of the Umpqua Valley and moved from California in January 2002. They started planting their estate vineyard and built a winery in Elkton that year. They became involved in the Umpqua Winegrowers Association where Terry served on the board for six years, two as president. He and Sue are also active in the Southern Oregon Winegrowers Association and participate in the Oregon Riesling group. Terry serves on the Oregon Winegrowers Association and Oregon Wine Board Research Committee.
Tim Kennedy • Don Carlo Vineyard • 206.793.6251 • tkennedy@doncarlovineyard.com
Term expires: 12/31/2011
Tim Kennedy and his wife, Lori, are founders, owners and winemakers at Don Carlo Vineyard established in 2007. The vineyard is planted on 12.5 acres in Milton-Freewater. Plans are to build a winery and tasting room in 2010. The grape varieties planted are chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc. The first release of their Walla Walla Valley Wines will occur in the spring of 2010. Tim retired from Tim’s Cascade Potato Chips in 2005 after starting the business in 1986. Tim has served on numerous business boards and commissions and currently serves on the board of Milton-Freewater Chamber of Commerce.
Kara Olmo • Wooldridge Creek Vineyard & Winery • 541.846.6364 • kara@wcreekwinery.com
Term expires: 12/31/2011
Kara Olmo is co-owner of Wooldridge Creek Winery in Grants Pass. Kara relocated to the Applegate Valley to start a small winery focusing on premium blends after attending the enology program at California State University, Fresno. She gained wine industry experience working for the Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission where she worked to promote regional recognition of the Lodi area. Kara currently serves as a board member for the Greater Applegate Community Development Corporation and the Three Rivers District Schools Foundation as well as being an active member of the Southern Oregon Winery Association, Rogue Valley Winegrowers Association and the Applegate Valley Vintners Association.
Bill Sweat • Winderlea Vineyard & Winery • 503.550.5900 • bill@winderlea.com
Term expires: 12/31/2013
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