Links to Articles & Videos

NOTE:  Some articles may require the reader to have a subscription (e.g., Business Journal).
 

• May 2026 - Justin Baldwn Received FICB Diploma of Honor at the Assemblage

• Feb. 2026 - Oregon Wine Press article about OWB's 30 Year History
   

• Feb. 2026 - Gary Mortensen of Stoller Received an Oregon Wine Board Award
   

• July 2025 - OWB Cellar Master (ret.) Steve Stevens Passes Away at Age 88
   

• July 2025 - OWB Member Paul Snyder is Named Interim CEO of Oregon Symphony.

           In November 2025, Paul was named President and CEO of Oregon Symphony.
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• VinePair: The Mount Rushmore of Oregon Pinot Noir, According to 8 Wine Experts
  (VinePair.com)
  New member Page Knudsen Cowles' Knudsen Vineyard is mentioned in Ben Roan's section of the article.

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• June 2025 - Stoller Wine Group Acquire Elouan from Copper Cane
  (Portland Business Journal) 
  OWB Member Bob Kraus says:  Elouan was owned by Chuck Wagner of Caymus fame.  Elouan ran into challenges by using Oregon grapes to make Oregon wine produced in California setting off the industry over provenance.  This will catapult Stoller into the top 10 in the US wine distribution rights immediately.

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• May 2025 - Oregon Wine Board Awards More than $350K for Industry Research Grants(Wine Business)

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• April 2025 - Bill Stoller Passes Unexpectedly April 24, 2025

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• ​​​April 2025 - Greg Jones Received FICB Diploma of Honor at the Assemblage 
   

• Feb. 2025 - Bill Stoller Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
   

• Dec. 2024 - Jan Jacobsen (OWB Founding Master Sommelier) Passes  Dec. 2, 2024
   

• June 1  2024 - Bill Stoller Received FICB Diploma of Honor at the Assemblage
   

• 2023 Honorees (Court Carrier and Diane Diamond ... and others)
   

• June 2023 - Carmine Campione  - Winery Spotlight from The Oregonian
   

• June 2023 - FICB News - Cheri Cooley-Hick Receives a Diploma of Honor
   

• March 2023 - Torii Mor Wins Best in Show Red - Leigh Wilson named as Director of Operations
   

• Feb. 2023 - Reader's Digest "12 Best Oregon Wineries" (Yamhill Valley Vineyards is mentioned)
   

• Sept. 2022 - FICB President visits Oregon to present Denis Burger with Diploma of Honor
   

• 2022 - USA Today - Best Tasting Rooms in the U.S. (includes Stoller and Sokol Blosser!)
   

• 2022 - Maragas Winery wins 11 medals (including 2 Double Gold) at San Francisco Chronicle's Wine Competition
   

• Dec. 2021- Greg Jones (Abacela) was interviewed on 60 Minutes about climate change affecting wine (this is a hint of the full interview - you need Paramount+ to watch the whole interview)

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