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Oregon Stater SpotlightAn Interview with Dave Cho, '18.

Video by Allan Luebke

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Dave Cho, ’18, winemaker and cofounder of CHO Wines, discovered his passion for winemaking while performing music at Southern California wineries. After moving his family to Oregon, he earned a degree in enology and viticulture from Oregon State University and worked at Willamette Valley wineries like Argyle and Stoller before launching his own small-production label in 2020 as Oregon’s first Korean-American winemaker. In this episode of the Oregon Stater Spotlight, Cho talks about his journey and his approach to winemaking.

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