{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Oregon Wine History Archive Podcast","title":"Brandon Hasart: Oral History Interview","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ace07060\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5325,"description":"This interview is with Brandon Hasart of Lingua Franca. In this interview, Brandon talks about his wine journey and how he came to be the vineyard manager at Lingua Franca.\nBrandon speaks about his original intention to work in veterinary medicine, but becoming interested in wine while attending Washington State University. He charts his path from the initial interest to a variety of internships in Oregon and abroad.\nFrom there, Brandon talks about his work at Abacela Winery in the Umpqua Valley and Brittan Vineyards in the Willamette. He speaks about the lessons he learned on the wine production side, and then his growing interest in viticulture. This led him to pursue his career working with the vines.\nThis interview was conducted by Rich Schmidt at Lingua Franca in Salem on April 1, 2026.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8AkMl-t8kOYmd2BrE7mB584yzKekDC-VHYyaKHJlmcY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xOWI2/YmQ0Y2I2OTQyYjZh/Yzg4ZTVjOWM0ZjY0/MTYyYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}