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Archive Home > 2008 > April > 27 > The vintners' venture

The vintners' venture

Can a handful of families scattered across Central Oregon really make a go of it in the tough High Desert climate?

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
April 27, 2008

MADRAS —

On a southern-facing slope overlooking acres of Madras farmland, two rows of vines hung heavy with triumphant grapes.

Susan Matheny, a Hood River native who spent her childhood picking strawberries and apricots, could hardly wait to get at them. It was fall 2005, and Susan and....

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