Dick Ponzi, the Glossary
Dick Ponzi (born March 26, 1934) is an American winemaker, a pioneer of the Oregon wine industry and the Oregon brewing industry, and the founder of Ponzi Vineyards, one of the Willamette Valley's founding wineries.[1]
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41 relations: Bollinger, BridgePort Brewing Company, Burgundy, California, Campotosto, Craft beer, David Lett, Disneyland, Fermentation, French wine, History of Oregon wine, India pale ale, Italy, Los Gatos, California, Michigan, Must, Nancy Ponzi, New Castle, Pennsylvania, New World wine, Oenology, Oregon, Oregon State University, Oregon wine, Oregon Wine Board, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, Robert Parker (wine critic), Sherwood, Oregon, The Eyrie Vineyards, The Wine Advocate, United Technologies, University of Michigan, Viticulture, Weather Machine, Willamette Valley, Wine Spectator, Winemaking, Winepress.
- American winemakers
- Engineers from Oregon
Bollinger
Bollinger is a French Champagne house, a producer of luxury sparkling wines from the Champagne region.
BridgePort Brewing Company
BridgePort Brewing Company was a brewery in Portland, Oregon, in the United States.
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Burgundy
Burgundy (Bourgogne; Burgundian: bourguignon) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France.
California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
Campotosto
Campotosto (Sabino: Camputotsu) is a comune and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.
Craft beer
Craft beer is a beer that has been made by craft breweries, which typically produce smaller amounts of beer, than larger "macro" breweries, and are often independently owned.
David Lett
David Lett (1939 – October 9, 2008) was the founder and winemaker for The Eyrie Vineyards in the U.S. state of Oregon. Dick Ponzi and David Lett are American winemakers.
Disneyland
Disneyland is a theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
Fermentation
Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substances through the action of enzymes.
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French wine
French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles.
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History of Oregon wine
The history of Oregon wine production stretches back to before the state was incorporated.
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India pale ale
India pale ale (IPA) is a hoppy beer style within the broader category of pale ale.
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Los Gatos, California
Los Gatos is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
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Michigan
Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
Must
Must (from the Latin vinum mustum) is freshly crushed fruit juice (usually grape juice) that contains the skins, seeds, and stems of the fruit.
Nancy Ponzi
Nancy Ponzi (born 19 August 1941) is an American vineyard owner and winemaker.
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New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle is a city in and the county seat of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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New World wine
New World wines are those wines produced outside the traditional winegrowing areas of Europe and the Middle East, in particular from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States (primarily California).
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Oenology
Oenology (also enology) is the science and study of wine and winemaking.
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
Oregon State University
Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant research university based in Corvallis, Oregon.
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Oregon wine
The state of Oregon in the United States has established an international reputation for its production of wine, ranking fourth in the country behind California, Washington, and New York.
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Oregon Wine Board
The Oregon Wine Board (OWB) is a semi-independent agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon that promotes development of the wine industry within the state, and coordinates both domestic and export marketing efforts for the industry.
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Pinot gris
Pinot gris, Pinot grigio or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera.
Pinot noir
Pinot noir, also known as Pinot nero, is a red-wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera.
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Pioneer Courthouse Square, also known as Portland's living room, is a public space occupying a full city block in the center of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.
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Portland State University
Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon, United States.
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Portland, Oregon
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region.
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Robert Parker (wine critic)
Robert McDowell Parker Jr. (born July 23, 1947) is a retired American wine critic.
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Sherwood, Oregon
Sherwood is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States.
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The Eyrie Vineyards
The Eyrie Vineyards is an American winery in Oregon that consists of in five different vineyards in the Dundee Hills AVA of the Willamette Valley.
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The Wine Advocate
The Wine Advocate, fully known as Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and informally abbreviated TWA or WA or more recently as RP, is a bimonthly wine publication based in the United States featuring the consumer advice of wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. Initially titled The Baltimore-Washington Wine Advocate the first issue was published in 1978.
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United Technologies
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) was an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut.
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Viticulture
Viticulture (vitis cultura, "vine-growing"), viniculture (vinis cultura, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes.
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Weather Machine
Weather Machine is a lumino kinetic bronze sculpture and columnar machine that serves as a weather beacon, displaying a weather prediction each day at noon.
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Willamette Valley
The Willamette Valley is a long valley in Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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Wine Spectator
Wine Spectator is an American lifestyle magazine that focuses on wine, wine culture and wine ratings.
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Winemaking
Winemaking, wine-making, or vinification is the production of wine, starting with the selection of the fruit, its fermentation into alcohol, and the bottling of the finished liquid.
Winepress
A winepress is a device used to extract juice from crushed grapes during winemaking.
See also
American winemakers
- Agoston Haraszthy
- Charles Bundschu
- Charles Saalmann
- David Lake (winemaker)
- David Lett
- Dick Ponzi
- Edward Antill (colonial politician)
- Floral Terranes
- Hermann J. Wiemer
- Jason Court
- Jeff Morgan (vintner)
- Justin Meyer
- Lucian W. Dressel
- Manfred Krankl
- Max Thieriot
- Nagasawa Kanaye
- Peter Mondavi
- Robert Mondavi
- Stanley Wagner (winemaker)
- William Whittingham Lyman
Engineers from Oregon
- Burt Rutan
- Conde McCullough
- Dick Ponzi
- Howard Vollum
- Jensen Huang
- Kent Beck
- Molt Taylor
- Norm Winningstad
- Rebecca Wirfs-Brock
- Sage Sharp
- Tom Bruggere