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Podcast: The Oregon Wine History Archive Podcast
Episode: Matt and Tabitha Compton: Oral History Interview
Description: This interview is with Tabitha and Matt Compton with Compton Family Wines. In this interview, they describe meeting in college, with Matt managing a research vineyard for Oregon State, and later starting a vineyard management company. Matt and Tabitha describe establishing Spindrift Cellars, and later changing the brand to Compton Family Wines. They speak about their decision to change their branding, choosing their location, as well as their winemaking and farming practices. Next, Matt and Tabitha speak about starting their own distribution company focusing on in-state sales and how selling wine has evolved. They speak about the biggest changes they...