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Oral history interview with Dick Troon [Sound Recording 02]
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- 2002-04-20 (Creation)
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Audiocassette; 00:30:16
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Richard "Dick" Donald Troon was born in Dupree, South Dakota, in 1928. He studied engineering at the University of Southern California, and served in the Marine Corps during World War II. In 1948, he and Beverly J. Freeman were married; they later had four children and divorced in 1967. The next year, he remarried to Virginia "Jinx" Gail Milbank. In 1972, the Troons planted the first grapevines at Troon Vineyard in the Applegate Valley, Oregon. The vineyard sold grapes for the first few decades, and began making wine in 1993. Troon died in 2011.
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Tape 1, Side 2. This oral history interview with Dick Troon was conducted by Jamie Minkus and Kirsten Wall at Troon Vineyards in the Applegate Valley, Oregon, on April 20, 2002. The interview was conducted as part of the Oregon Wine Archives Oral History Project, which collected interviews with notable figures in the wine-growing industry, including vintners, vineyard growers, community members, and workers active in the development of Oregon's wine industry.
In this interview, Troon describes the beginnings of Troon Vineyard. He talks about planting the first grapevines in 1972, about taking a class on viticulture at Oregon State University, and about beginning to make wine in 1993. He discusses the growth of the wine industry in Oregon, talks about the climate and terroir of the Applegate Valley, and speaks about other winemakers in the region. He also talks about the State of Jefferson movement in relation to the Applegate Valley wine industry, discusses how the region differs from the Willamette Valley, and shares his experiences making Cabernet and Zinfandel wines. He talks about his children, their families, and their careers. He closes the interview by discussing his involvement with the Oregon Winegrowers Association, and Oregon wine label regulations.
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Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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- Minkus, Jamie (Contributor)
- Wall, Kirsten (Contributor)