This is a conversation with Bill Blosser, David Adelsheim, and Craig Greenleaf revolving around Oregon's landmark land use planning legislation in the early 1970s. At the urging of Governor Tom McCall, the state senate passed bills 100 and 101 in 1973, giving Oregon counties unprecedented power over their local land use planning.
Bill Blosser, who had just co-founded Sokol Blosser Winery in the Dundee Hills, had a background in city planning and saw right away how the wine industry could benefit from the bills. He teamed up with David Adelsheim and others in the early days of the Oregon wine industry in order to lobby on behalf of the industry.
Craig Greenleaf had been hired by Yamhill County to help implement the new laws. Together with Blosser, Adelsheim, and others, they came up with a plan that preserved much of what has become Oregon wine country, creating a template that was copied by many other counties the Willamette Valley and beyond.
In this conversation, they discuss how the bills came to be, the response, and the process for implementing the wine industry's suggestions and protecting vineyard land.
This conversation was led by Rich Schmidt in Linfield University's Nicholson Library in McMinnville on September 23, 2026.
What is The Oregon Wine History Archive Podcast?
The Oregon Wine History Archive at Linfield University was created to collect, preserve, share, and continue the narrative of Oregon wine.
The growth of the Oregon wine industry extends from the farmers and winemakers to the marketers, scientists, innovators, and dreamers of the enterprise — all of whom are vital to the industry’s success. It is our aim to link the past, present, and future of the industry in hopes of sharing the story of Oregon wine.
Some oral history interviews are conducted on site and may contain background noise from nature, winery, or tasting room operations.