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CapitalPress.com
February 10, 2017
People & Places
Pairing wine with experiences
Kat Doescher says
there’s more to
wine than what’s
in the bottle
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Courtesy of Kat Doescher
Kat Doescher moved from the laboratory to making wine in Sonoma County, Calif. Wine has to “form that memory connection with the
consumer that will keep them coming back for it when the mood strikes.”
Western Innovator
Kat Doescher
Residence: Petaluma, Calif.
Age: 39
Education: Humboldt State Universi-
ty, Arcata, Calif.
Occupation: Winemaker
Quote: “Wine’s ability to create moments originates with where
the grapes are grown. The breathtaking views in the vineyard are
inspirational in crafting the final product.”
ally what brought me into
winemaking,” she said. “I
had spent many years in a
traditional environmental lab
job that stressed me out and
kept me locked inside. When
it was finally time to make a
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By JULIA HOLLISTER
SONOMA, Calif. —
Winemaker Kat Doescher
takes a different approach
when it comes to wine pair-
ings: She pairs the wine with
the experience.
“Wines aren’t just for
pairing with food,” she said.
“With the rise of social media
they’re also for pairing with
experiences.
“I often think about how
our Chardonnay might be
good at the beach when
it’s warm and how the
Zinfandels are great for
hanging out in front of a
fire on a winter night,”
she said. “All of the wines
have to be balanced and ex-
cellent expressions of their
varietals, but they also have
to form that memory con-
nection with the consumer
that will keep them coming
back for it when the mood
strikes.”
Doescher grew up in the
Mojave Desert north of Los
Angeles.
“It’s a land of tumble
weeds and shopping malls,”
she said. “When I graduated
high school at 17 I went north
to Humboldt State for school
and have been in Northern
California ever since.”
She acknowledges that
science has always been
the way her mind works
although she didn’t fo-
cus on it until high school,
when she got interested in
chemistry.
“Living in Sonoma Coun-
ty, the land of wine, was re-
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Oregon Board of Agriculture
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Legislative developments, the Jap-
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Friday, Feb. 17
Farm Bureau Women’s Leg-
islative Reception, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Oregon State Capitol Galleria, 900
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Oregon Farm Bureau Women’s
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quality-of-life change, I took
a job in a wine lab and grew
from there.”
Doescher has worked at
Valley of the Moon Winery
for 11 harvests. After it was
purchased by the Stewart
family in 2012, the proper-
ty was returned to its orig-
inal name, Madrone Estate
Winery. She makes wine for
Madrone, Valley of the Moon
and Lake Sonoma Winery,
which are sub-appellation
wines for restaurants.
David Wells, director of
public relations for Sonoma
Valley Visitors Bureau, ac-
knowledged her passion for
wine.
“With her 10-plus years
of winemaking in the Valley,
Kat truly understands the ter-
roir of the vineyards she cul-
tivates grapes from,” he said.
“The wines that Madrone Es-
tate Winery and Lake Sono-
ma Winery have been re-
leasing speak for themselves
and the appellations that they
come from.”
In spite of the success of
California wines there is a
ripe challenge hanging on the
vine.
“The biggest challenge
that I have seen for California
winemakers is distinguishing
yourself in a big field,” she
said. “There are so many
great wineries producing
fabulous wines out there that
finding a way to make your
wines standout is something
you have to constantly be
working for.”
For her wines, the expe-
rience helps make the differ-
ence.
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Oregon State University Ex-
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Marion Soil and Water Con-
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2017 Family Farm Alliance
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Rural Farmers’ Market Work-
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Soil acidity workshop. 8 a.m.-
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W. Rose St., Walla Walla, Wash.
Washington State University Ex-
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Second Annual Mid-Valley
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Agricultural Biodiversity on
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Building Family Business
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