date:Mar 12, 2013
It has been almost half a century since David Lett planted the first Pinot Noir vines in Oregon's Willamette Valley.Rain and ridicule followed in almost equal amounts, but today the top Oregon Pinots are some of this country's most sought-after wines. In fact, in what would be a first, a major California winery is about to buy a number of Oregon vineyards.
According to Peter Bouman, a real-estate broker with Oregon Vineyard Property, the wine giant Kendall-Jackson is closing soon on the purchas