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and was the founder of Three Rivers Winery
and Biscuit Ridge Vineyards.
Bernau wins OSU honor
Jim Bernau, founding owner of Willamette
Valley Vineyards in Turner, Ore., was honored
with the 2016 Oregon State University College
of Agricultural Sciences Hall of Fame Award.
Bernau helped start the Oregon Wine Advisory
Board, which became the Oregon Wine Board,
and supported legislation that allowed winer-
ies to be built in areas with agricultural zoning,
direct-to-consumer sales and wine tasting in
retail stores. "Jim's generous spirit has lifted our
industry through his gifts to ¡Salud! and Oregon
State University," said OWB executive direc-
tor Tom Danowski. "He has been an effective
spokesperson for our industry in Salem (Ore.)
and Washington, D.C."
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Wedding Oak expands in Hill Country
Wedding Oak Winery in San Saba, Texas
opened a new tasting room and planted a new
vineyard in the Texas Hill Country near Fred-
ericksburg, Texas. The tasting room is in the
visitors' center of the wildflower farm Wildseed
Farms, and the vineyard is nearby. The winery
has planted 11 acres of vines and plans to
plant an additional 7 acres in 2017, followed by
more in 2018.
Voters approve
expanded wine sales in Oklahoma
Voters in Oklahoma approved a measure to
liberalize beer and wine sales in the state by
a margin of almost two to one. The measure,
dubbed State Question 792, allows wine and
Jim Bernau
Wedding Oak Vineyards
at Wildseed Farms
