Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: The Oregon Wine History Archive Podcast
Episode: Mark Royer: Oral History Interview
Description: This interview is with Mark Royer of Royer Vineyards. In this interview, Mark speaks about his journey in the wine industry, which includes his time spent as a wine banker, part-owner of a wine merchant business, and most recently a vineyard owner. He talks about Royer Vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills and what it was like finding and purchasing the land. He goes on to describe his grape growing philosophy, why he planted Chardonnay and Riesling, and why he eventually ended up making wine. He also discusses earning the WSET, originally looking for land in Italy, and what he was...