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Podcast: The Oregon Wine History Archive Podcast
Episode: Mary Reinke: Oral History Interview
Description: This interview is with Mary Reinke, former owner of Honeywood Winery and covers topics such as how she got into the industry, how she took over the winery, and how she uniquely marketed the business.
Mary Reinke was born in The Dalles, Oregon in the early 1920s and later moved to Salem, Oregon with her family. In 1943, Reinke started working at Honeywood Winery, Oregon’s oldest running fruit winery (established in 1934). Her job began with overseeing various business aspects of the winery, and she later became its owner, saving it from bankruptcy in the late 1950s. Reinke saved the winery wi...