Among the Trees
By Katherine Cusumano, MFA ’24
The Fall 2026 Stater is here! Climb into the canopy, uncover secrets in ancient ice and meet the new Pac-12.
Video by Allan Luebke
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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