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Chuck and Shirley Coury came to Oregon around the same time as David Lett. Chuck and David had been at U.C. Davis during the 1962/63 school year and travelled together the next year in France. They shared a nursery planting near Corvallis, and both purchased land for their vineyards. Chuck made wine under the Charles Coury Vineyards label in 1970 but in 1978 lost control of his business to a financial partner. Chuck and Shirley died in 2004 and 2005. We interviewed their son, Charley, at David Hill Winery near Forest Grove on October 16, 2020. We sat in the midst of vines planted by his father in 1966, when Chuck and Shirley owned this historic vineyard site.

Visit adelsheim.com/50years to join in our 50th celebration, and subscribe to our email list to be the first to know when new episodes are released. Full-length hour-long video conversations will be available to view through the Oregon Wine History Archive for generations to enjoy. Recorded by Tucker Hamilton, Dane Sawyer, and Tristan Brillanceau-LewisProduced by Adelsheim Vineyard in partnership with HouseBelow Productions.