Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
Oral history interview with John D. Weisinger [Sound Recording 01]
Date(s)
- 2002-05-24 (Creation)
Extent
Audiocassette; 00:30:14
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Dampier Weisinger, Jr. was born in Conroe, Texas, in 1941. He earned a bachelor's degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, and a master's degree in divinity from the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. He married Nancy J. Boyd, and they later had three children. In the 1970s, the family moved to Oregon, and in 1978 Weisinger purchased farmland in Ashland. In 1988, he founded the Weisinger Winery on the site. In 2008, he remarried to Janie D. Holloway.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Tape 1, Side 1.This oral history interview with John D. Weisinger was conducted by Jamie Minkus and Kirsten Wall on May 24, 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. The sound quality of this interview is extremely poor, and much of it is inaudible.
In this interview, Weisinger discusses the history of the area around the Weisinger Winery in Ashland, Oregon, and shares the reasons that he chose the site to purchase in 1978. He also talks about his family history of winemaking, then speaks about the early years of his winery, including the process of planting his first grapes. He discusses the wine industry in Oregon, and talks about the Oregon Winegrowers Association and the market for Oregon wines. He closes the interview by talking about the future of the Oregon wine industry, and shares his thoughts about how climate change will affect winegrowers.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
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/
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- eng
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Minkus, Jamie (Contributor)
- Wall, Kirsten (Contributor)