Bigger Than Your Head

Bigger Than Your Head

Share this post

Bigger Than Your Head
Bigger Than Your Head
The High Ones Die

The High Ones Die

Fredric Koeppel's avatar
Fredric Koeppel
Oct 13, 2008
∙ Paid

Share this post

Bigger Than Your Head
Bigger Than Your Head
The High Ones Die
Share

David Lett, a pioneer of the Oregon wine industry, died Thursday. He was only 69. He went to Oregon's Willamette Valley in 1965, convinced -- against all the advice he had been given -- that this would be fertile ground for pinot noir and pinot gris. The wines he produced at The Eyrie Vineyard proved him right.

david_lett.JPG

While a later generation or two of winemake…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Bigger Than Your Head to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Fredric Koeppel
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share