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Channing Frye and Chosen Family Wines Add to the Team

14-year NBA veteran Channing Frye has been building the Chosen Family Wines team for three years. His team-first mentality is making him quickly successful in Oregon and in the wine industry. Now he’s adding exciting new wines and even more exciting new teammates.  By Sedale McCall   “If you want to go fast, go alone. …

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Mission in a Bottle – Making an Impact through Wine

SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED WINEMAKERS IN THE COUNTRY ARE TEACHING US HOW TO GIVE AND RECEIVE LOVE AND MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT By Erin Ortiz   Few things unite the world, like wine. It transcends language, geography, and cultural differences and replaces them with joy, community, and love. Professional chefs and grandmas nationwide say …

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Tiquette Bramlett Our Legacy Harvested

Tiquette Bramlett is Harvesting BIPOC Legacy in Willamette Valley

Oregon wine leader Tiquette Bramlett isn’t just making history for herself, she’s making history for the diverse world of wine drinkers.  By Sedale McCall   In 2021, just five years after moving to Oregon and starting her wine journey, Tiquette Bramlett became the first black woman to run a winery in a major US region. …

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Anything But Vinifera: Flipping the Script on Land Economics

It Takes a Village to Awaken a Community By Gerrard Roberts   How do you navigate a system that was developed without considering your community? The answer is you don’t. You must embrace your individualism and know that you are not required to play by the rules of the past. Through intentional collaboration, communities can …

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Kumusha Wines winemaker Tinashe Nyumudoka

The Rise of Tinashe Nyamudoka and Kumusha Wines

A Journey of Passion, Community, Memory, and Association By Vanessa Charlot   Tinashe Nyamudoka, a young and ambitious entrepreneur from Zimbabwe, has made waves in the wine industry with this next chapter in his career, Kumusha Wines. This new venture has gained significant attention for Tinashe’s unique wine-making approach and his focus on sustainability. In …

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